Mohd Desa Bin Pachi

Biography

Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Desa bin Pachi, PSM, DSPN, KMN, serves as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company. He was Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Leader Steel Holdings Berhad since August 10, 1995. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and also acts as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Nominating Committee. He is Chartered Accountant by profession and is Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He studied accountancy in Melbourne, Australia under the Colombo Plan Scholarship. He joined Shell Group of Companies in 1962 and served in various capacities in the Finance Administration. From 1970 to 1976, he was in public practice as Chartered Accountant and was partner of Desa Megat & Co and KPMG Peat Marwick. Subsequently he was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) and later served as Chairman/CEO of Malaysia Mining Corporation Bhd, Executive Chairman of Fleet Group Sdn, Bhd., Chairman/Managing Director of The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad and Chairman of Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (TV3). He was also Chairman of Bumiputra - Commerce Holdings Berhad from 1984 to 2006. He sits on the Board of several private companies and Saujana Consolidated Berhad (Chairman), Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad, Amanah Mutual Berhad (Chairman), Eonmetall Group Berhad (Chairman) and Saujana Resort (M) Berhad. He is a Fellow Member of the Malaysian Institute of Management.

Research Interest

  Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Pharmaceutical Technology Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Engineering Drug Delivery Technologies Medical Devices Drug Regulatory Affairs Pharmaceutical Management