Dr. Yip, a Malaysian female aged 60, was appointed to the Board on 1 April 2015. She graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine in 1987. Dr. Yip is also a veterinary surgeon registered with the Malaysian Veterinary Council, an Accredited Veterinarian (Scope of Services - Management Biologic and Veterinary Drugs) by Department of Veterinary Service, Malaysia and a life member of the Veterinary Association Malaysia since 2013.
Dr. Yip started her career with Che Dar Pharmaceutical Co. in Taiwan as a Technical Coordinator in 1987 where she was responsible for technical support and laboratory testing. She then returned to Malaysia and joined Coopers Animal Health (M) Sdn Bhd as a Sales and Technical Coordinator in 1989 and was promoted to Field Service Manager in 1991. During her tenure with Coopers Animal Health (M) Sdn Bhd, she was responsible for the provision of technical services and veterinary services to customers as well as for the sales of the company’s animal health products. In 1993, she joined Sano (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as a Technical Executive and was promoted to Technical Manager before she left the company in 1995. She then joined Rhone-Poulenc Malaysia Sdn Bhd (which was subsequently known as Rhodia Malaysia Sdn Bhd in 1998) as a Techno-Commercial Manager in 1995, where she was responsible for the marketing of avian biological and pharmaceutical products and providing veterinary advisory services to the customers. In 2000, she left Rhodia Malaysia Sdn Bhd and joined Rhone Ma Malaysia Sdn Bhd which acquired the animal health division of Rhodia Malaysia Sdn Bhd. Since then, Dr. Yip has been the Senior Techno-Commercial Manager of Rhone Ma Malaysia Sdn Bhd prior to her promotion as the Technical Service Director in 2010.
Currently, Dr. Yip is our Group Marketing & Technical Director where she is primarily responsible for the marketing, technical and research and development functions of our Group, including providing technical advice and support as well as establishing and executing our branding strategy. She does not hold any directorship in other public companies.
Dr. Yip does not have any family relationship with any director and/ or major shareholder of the Company, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. She has no convictions for any oences within the past 5 years, other than trac oences, if any and has not been imposed of any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the nancial year ended 31 December 2022.