Avarga Limited has announced the appointment of its chief executive officer, Lim Gooi Hwa, for UPP Pulp & Paper Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.
Lim’s appointment on Jan 3, means he will oversee Avarga’s paper manufacturing business in Malaysia.
Prior to his appointment, Lim was most recently the general director of IDS Medical Systems (idsMED) Vietnam.
Avarga’s executive chairman is Tong Kooi Ong, who is also chairman of The Edge Media Group, the parent company of the publisher of The Edge Singapore. Ian Tong, CEO of Avarga, is also an executive director of The Edge Media Group.
Shares in Avarga closed at 27.5 cents on Dec 31, 2021.
