KUALA LUMPUR – Star Media Group Bhd (SMG) has appointed Tan Sri Chor Chee Heung, 66, as its new chairman as well as its independent and non-executive director, effective March 15.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, SMG said Chor, a lawyer by profession, was also Alor Star MP between 1990 and 2013, and had served as deputy home minister, deputy finance minister as well as housing and local government minister.
“Prior to that, between 1996 and 2004, Chor was appointed parliamentary secretary in the Transport Ministry.
“After leaving his political career, Chor entered the corporate world, where he was appointed commissioner of the Malaysian Aviation Commission and adviser in Melati Ehsan Holdings Bhd,” SMG said.
It added that Chor was also an independent director at Tenaga Nasional Bhd between 2015 and 2018. – Bernama, March 9, 2021
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