Milestone Announcement at World Congress of Information Technology 2008, Kuala Lumpur, on the completion of the first draft assembly of the oil palm genome. From left, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, chief executive, Genting Plantations Berhad, Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili (then Science, Technology and Innovation Minister), Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (then Deputy Prime Minister),Venter, CEO, Synthetic Genomics, Inc, Datuk Peter Chin (then Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister). — Genting Plantations Berhad
With arable land becoming scarce, Genting Plantations Berhad has focused its attention on unlockingthe full potential of oil palm.
SOMETHING profound happens when opportunities meet opportunists. That winning formula should serve anyone well. So, it’s no surprise, then, why Genting has become an ubiquitous brand name, what with the guile and tenacity of its founder, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong.
