Teoh Cheng Hai

Mr. Teoh Cheng Hai is a founding member of the Governing Council of the Global 500 Forum in June 1992 and was Vice -President of the Forum from 1994 to 1996. He was involved in many of the activities of the Forum and was the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the 1st Global 500 Forum International Conference on "Towards corporate Environmental Excellence: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia Pacific" that was held from 17th to 20th October, 1995 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Professionally, Mr. Teoh Cheng Hai is the Director, Quality & Environment of Golden Hope Plantations Berhad. He is responsible for spearheading the effective implementation of the Group's policies and plans on total quality and environment management. Prior to this appointment, he was the Director for Research & Development from 1989 to June 1995 and Assistant Director from 1978 - 1989. He has 31 years working experience in the plantation industry, particularly in agronomy, plant protection, quality and environment management and has published more than 40 papers and is co-editor of the book "Towards Corporate Environmental Excellence - The Role of Business in Sustainable Development".

Mr. Teoh has served in many industry committees and professional organisations. He is a member of the Malaysian National Committee on Environmental Standards. He was a member of the Malaysian delegation at the 3rd and 5th Plenary meetings of ISO/TC 207 on ISO 14000 Standards in Oslo in June 1995 and in Kyoto in June 1997 respectively. He is a member of the Working Committee of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia (BCSDM) and the Chairman of BCSDM's Committee on Environmental Management Systems.