Malaysian, Aged 80, Male
Dr. Vijaya was appointed to the Board on 1 November 2010 as our Independent Non-Executive Director. He is the Chairman of Remuneration Committee and member of Nomination Committee. He is a veterinarian with a Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from East Pakistan Agricultural University (currently known as Bangladesh Agriculture University). He graduated with a first class degree in 1970. In 1974, he obtained a PhD in Animal Nutrition from the Royal School of Veterinary Medicine in Hannover, Germany.
After his return from Germany, Dr. Vijaya started his career as a Research officer at the Institut Haiwan, Kluang, Johor for two years. He then joined the feed milling industry as a nutritionist and worked for two (2) related companies, namely Sin Heng Chan (M) Sdn Bhd and Federal Flour Mills Bhd for 35 years before becoming a freelance consultant for a few multinational companies in the field of poultry production, nutrition and staff training.
As a nutritionist, he has pioneered various research projects that are published in various international journals. Dr. Vijaya is also the Chairman of the Technical Committee of Animal Feeds of Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (“SIRIM”). In SIRIM, he spearheaded the development of various types of animal feed for the livestock industry. Dr. Vijaya was awarded the Livestock Asia 2013 Award by the Ministry of Agriculture on his outstanding contribution to Malaysian Feed Milling Industry. This is the third award which he has received from the Ministry of Agriculture ever since the Livestock show started in 2001. He was also honoured by the Malaysian Society of Animal Production for his contribution to the feed industry in 1996 and by our Ministry of Science and Technology for his contribution in the development of various standards for feeding livestock in 1997.
Dr. Vijaya’s other achievements include the Livestock Industry Achievement Award and Lifetime Achievement Award, both awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2002 and 2007 respectively. In 2006, he was appointed as the speaker of the Bureau of World Poultry Science Association, in which he delivered lectures and conducted research papers in various international meetings. In 2008, he was made a fellow by the World Poultry Science Association for the Malaysian Branch. He is also a member of various professional bodies both locally and internationally.
Aside from being a freelance consultant, Dr. Vijaya currently lectures in several local and foreign universities.
He has attended all seven (7) Board Meetings held during the financial year.