KUALA LUMPUR: Pentamaster Corp Bhd
has appointed Hon Tuck Weng as its chief executive officer, effective May 9, 2025.
Hon, 54, has more than 25 years of experience in automation solutions industry.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, Pentamaster said Hon began his career with the group in March 1995 as a software programmer and has served as operations director since May 2007.
He is responsible for overseeing the group’s daily operations in management information systems, quality assurance and control, manufacturing facilities, as well as internal systems and control functions.
He sits on the ESG committee as well as risk management committee of the group.
Hon holds a qualification in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick, UK.
In the first quarter ended March 31, the group’s net profit fell 32.6% to RM13.1mil, or earnings per share of 1.84 sen compared with RM19.4mil, or 2.72 sen in the year-ago quarter.
Its revenue fell 22.9% to RM131.6mil against RM170.8mil last year.
