Highlight Liew Kee Sin redesignated as Eco World chairman

by **Cals** Fri 20 Mar 2015, 02:43

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Liew Kee Sin redesignated as Eco World chairman

By Supriya Surendran and Chong Jin Hun / theedgemarkets.com | March 19, 2015 : 2:03 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR (Mar 19): Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin has been redesignated as [size=14]Eco World Development Group Bhd ([You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Financial Dashboard) non-independent and non-executive chairman.

In statements to the exchange today, property developer Eco World (fundamental: 0.95; valuation : 0.3) said Liew's appointment starts tomorrow.

Liew, currently a director in Eco World, will take over from the company's chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Manaf.

Eco World said Abdul Rashid would remain on the board as founder, and a non-independent and non-executive director.

Meanwhile, Datuk Voon Tin Yow has been appointed executive director while Datuk Noor Farida Mohd Ariffin was appointed independent and non-executve director.

Voon and Noor Farida's appointments will take effect tomorrow.

Today, Eco World shares rose one sen or 0.5% at 12:30pm to settle at RM1.94 for a market capitalisation of RM3.82 billion.

The stock had gained 13% this year versus the KLCI's 3% rise.

(Note: The Edge Research's fundamental score reflects a company’s profitability and balance sheet strength, calculated based on historical numbers. The valuation score determines if a stock is attractively valued or not, also based on historical numbers. A score of 3 suggests strong fundamentals and attractive valuations.)
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