Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad announced appointment of MR YONG KUM CHENG as Executive Director. Date of change is April 1, 2023. Age is 50.

Qualification includes Bachelor Science Biotechnology from University Putra Malaysia. Working experience and occupation: Mr. Yong Kum Cheng ("Mr. Yong") joined Ajinomoto (Malaysia) Berhad ("the Company") in March 1998 as a Production Executive. In 2004, he was promoted to Section Manager at the Research and Development department.

Over the years, he moved up the corporate ladder and served under various capacities. Mr. Yong has served as the Deputy Factory Manager since 2019 and was promoted to Factory Manager in July 2021, where he is responsible for overseeing factory operations as well as acting as the Project Coordinator for the factory relocation.