KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) announced the appointment of Madam Noraihan Abdul Rahman as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective 1 December 2022, here, today. Madam Noraihan will replace Mr. Muhtar Suhaili who resigned as CEO on 1 October 2022.
Madam Noraihan, who was MTC’s first woman Chief Operations Officer (COO), is now the Council’s first woman CEO in its 30-year history. She will oversee the strategic direction and drive sustainable growth for the Council. Madam Noraihan possesses wide experience and held various key posts in MTC. She holds a degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from the University of Arizona USA, began her career in MTC as an officer in the Market Promotion Division before being appointed as its Deputy Director in 2010. After serving for over two decades in the Market Promotion Division, she was promoted as the Director of Corporate Communications Division in 2020 and subsequently appointed as the COO on 1 March 2022.