Leonard Ariff Bin Abdul Shatar

Biography

 Mr. Leonard Ariff bin Abdul Shatar serves as Group Managing Director and Executive Director of Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd since January 9, 2015. He was Director of Pharmaceuticals Division from January 1, 2008 until January 9, 2015. He holds Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Bachelor of Economics from Monash University, Australia. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of CCM Duopharma Biotech Berhad and Director of CCM Pharmaceuticals Division since 1 January 2008. On 3 September 2014, Leonard Ariff was further appointed as Director of CCM Chemicals Division. Leonard Ariff started his career in 1988 in various capacities in the legal profession before joining the CCM Group in 1990, where his main responsibilities were in business development and business management at CCM Chemicals Sdn. Bhd. In 2000, he assumed the position of Managing Director of Usaha Pharma (M) Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Prima Health Pharmacy (Retail) Sdn. Bhd.), CCM’s pharmaceuticals retail arm. He later joined ICI Paints Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in 2003 as the General Manager and was subsequently appointed as Managing Director in 2005 until 2007, before re-joining the CCM Group in 2008. He holds directorships on the boards of several companies within the CCM Group and PanGen Biotech Inc. (Korea). He also acts in an advisory capacity at International Medical University School of Pharmacy, Chair of the School of Business Advisory Board at Monash University Malaysia, member of the advisory board of Chemical Engineering Faculty at Monash University Malaysia, industrial and community advisory panel of Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (“INFORMM”) at Universiti Sains Malaysia, and Committee Member of Good Governance for Medicines in the Ministry of Health, Malaysia and is a member of the Malaysian National Biotech Advisory Board.

Research Interest

 pharmacy biotech business and administration