PETALING JAYA: IOI Group executive chairman Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng has died. According to the IOI Group website, he was scheduled to officially retire as executive chairman tomorrow. He worked his way up and eventually founded one of the biggest oil palm plantation companies in Malay­sia. In 2015, he was conferred the Palm Oil Industry Leadership Award (Pila) by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council. In an interview in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the Malaysian palm oil industry in 2017, Lee told The Star he was involved in the oil palm plantation industry for 56 years.

Source: The Star June 01, 2019 23:03 UTC