First female CPO manager appointed in 2002

Breaking new grounds: Ambrose charted her own path in overcoming the perception that CPO mills were only for men.

KOTA KINABALU: A Sabah woman who broke the male domain in crude palm oil (CPO) mills is continuing to build a “niche” for herself in the industry.

Stella Ambrose, who was first appointed crude palm oil (CPO) mill manager in Kota Marudu by state-owned Sawit Kinabalu Bhd in 2002, now oversees the company’s eight mills as head of its milling department.