KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 7): Malaysia Smelting Corp Bhd (MSC) announced today that it has appointed Patrick Yong as its new chief executive officer, following the resignation of Chua Cheong Yong. Yong is currently the managing director of M Smelt (C) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSC. According to a bourse filing today, Yong has more than four decades of experience in global business operations in several business areas including leadership, research and development of international marketing and sales organisation. Yong has established his proficiency in electrical distribution systems and pursued research in the field of efficiency in energy conversion leading to a PhD in Electrical Engineering, throughout his line of work. MSC is the world's second largest tin mining and smelting group with annual refined tin production of over 30,000 tonnes.

Source: The Edge Markets October 07, 2016 13:07 UTC