Norhalim Yunus
MALAYSIAN Technology Development Corp Bhd yesterday said it appointed Norhalim Yunus as its new chief executive officer effective June 1. Norhalim, 46, replaced Datuk Azlin Alias who will assume a new assignment by Khazanah Nasional Bhd. Norhalim was previously MTDC director of technology development division and has been with the company since 1993.He holds a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Norhalim is the CEO of MTDC and is a graduate of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and is a biologist by training. He joined MTDC in 1993, a few months after its inception, and has been instrumental in the commercialisation of research results of local universities and research institutes since then, as well as in the setting up of several start-up and spin-off companies.
Currently, under Norhalim’s supervision, MTDC’s Technology Development Division manages several government technology development programs including Commercialisation of R&D Fund (“CRDF”), Technology Acquisition Fund (“TAF”), Technology Acquisition Fund for Women (“TAF-W”), and technology incubators and garages in three major universities – Universiti Putra Malaysia , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Norhalim started his career with Malaysian Oil Palm Growers’ Council in 1987 before moving to Guthrie Plantation & Agricultural Services Sdn Bhd in 1991 as the Assistant Manager responsible for the production and sales of oil palm planting material and agrochemicals, as well as providing technical services to oil palm estates.
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