Kota Kinabalu: Two representatives from Sabah business chambers have been appointed to the board of the Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDCO).
They are Malaysia Malay Chamber of Commerce (DPMM) Sabah President Datuk Awang Buhtamam Awang Mahmun and Kadazandusun Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) supreme council member Carl Moosom.
Deputy Chief Minister III Datuk Ewon Benedick said the appointments would help strengthen Sedco’s direction as a key agency in the State’s economic development.
“I am confident that the appointment of business and industry chamber representatives to Sedco’s board will bring industry perspectives and experience into the agency’s planning,” he said after presenting their appointment letters on Monday.
Ewon, who is also State Industrial Development, Entrepreneurship and Transportation Minister, said corporate figure Tan Sri Dr Andrew Liew Sui Fatt, an Honorary Adviser to the Sabah United Chinese Chambers of Commerce (SUCCC), was already a member of the Sedco board.
He thanked Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor for the confidence in appointing corporate figures and industry association representatives to the boards of statutory bodies and government-linked companies, particularly those under his ministry.
“This is in line with my initial commitment to see more industry representatives appointed, balanced with representatives from the leadership of political parties in the Government,” he said.
