Graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry from University of Malaya and attended the following management courses:- (i) General Management Programme conducted by Stanford University and N.U.S (ii) Advanced Management Programme conducted by Templeton College, Oxford University (UK) (iii) The Role of the Chief Executive conducted by INSEAD (iv) Advanced Marketing Strategies conducted by the University of California, Berkeley.
Working Experience
Dato’ Syed Salleh started his career in 1970 in Cold Storage Holdings, a British company, in which he was posted to Singapore and KL working in their dairy division. In 1972, he joined the ICI Group of Companies in Malaysia a career spanning 35 years. During this 35 years tenure, he served in various capacities locally and overseas within the ICI Group of Companies and positions held by him include: • General Manager of ICI Industrial Chemicals Malaysia (1988-1992) • Managing Director of ICI Paints Malaysia (1992-2004) • Director of ICI Paints Singapore, ICI Swire Paints - Hong Kong, National Starch, Esterol and Uniqema Malaysia and Tioxide Asia (1995-2006) • Chairman of ICI-NOF Powder Coatings Malaysia (1995-2001), ICI Paints Vietnam Ltd (1997-2006), ICI Swire Paints, China (1998-2006) and ICI (Malaysia) Holdings Sdn Bhd (1999-2006). • ICI Country Head for Malaysia (2005 to 2006). Dato’ Syed Salleh served as a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, as a member of the Executive Council of Chemical Industry Council of Malaysia and a Founder Member of the Asian Paint Industry Council. He was also the Chairman of the Malaysian Paint Manufacturing Association (“MPMA”) from 1992 to 2007. Dato’ Syed Salleh currently an Advisor to the MPMA, a position he has been holding since 2007. He also sits on the Board of Nippon Paint (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Mardec Polymers Sdn Bhd.
