– UK, Royal Tunbridge Wells – M. P. Evans Group PLC (LON: MPE) today announced the appointment of K Chandra Sekaran, president director of P.T. Evans Indonesia, to the Board as an executive director effective on 1 August 2021.
He will remain as PD in addition to his new executive role. He will liaise closely with his executive colleagues in the UK, Peter Hadsley-Chaplin and Matthew Coulson, finance director, as well as with Ravi Krisnapillay, director of operations at P.T.Evans, and other senior colleagues in Indonesia.
Concurrently, Tristan Price will be leaving M.P. Evans on 31 July 2021 after fifteen years of service to the Group. Pending the appointment of a new chief executive, Peter Hadsley-Chaplin will, as part of his function as executive chairman, assume the responsibilities previously managed by Tristan.
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, the executive chairman, said: “Tristan has played a central role in delivering the Group’s strategy over the last fifteen years and should be rightly proud of all he has achieved. He leaves the Company in a position of excellent financial health, and we greatly appreciate his formidable work on the Group’s approach to sustainability, a subject close to his heart. We wish him all the best with his plans. We are, at the same time, delighted to be welcoming Chandra to the board, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of the plantation industry.”
About Chandra Sekaran
Chandra Sekaran joined the Group in 2008 as PD of its Indonesian subsidiary, P.T.Evans, after having worked for the Golden Hope Group in Malaysia and Sinar Mas in Indonesia. He is one of the most respected people in the industry and has been responsible for the on-the-ground success of the Group’s sustainable Indonesian palm-oil expansion.
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