Harald Uwe Behrend, male, a German, aged 63, is the
group chief operating officer of Hap Seng Consolidated
Berhad (HSCB) and was appointed to this position on 2
January 2013.
In addition, Mr. Behrend was appointed as chief
executive of the automotive division of HSCB on
1 January 2014. He commenced his career with
Mercedes-Benz AG in Germany in 1989. During his
24-year career with the German company Daimler
AG, he held various senior positions in several
countries including Mainland China, Hong Kong and
South Korea. He also had short-term assignments
in the United States of America and Japan. Prior to
him joining HSCB group of companies, he was the
president and chief executive officer of Mercedes-
Benz Korea Limited and Daimler Trucks Korea Limited.
Mr. Behrend holds a Bachelor of Business Management
Degree (Diplom-Betriebswirt) from University Pforzheim,
in Germany, an Executive Master in Consulting and
Coaching for Change from INSEAD in Singapore and a
Master (Staatsexamen) in History and English as well
as German literature and linguistics from Pedagogical
University Freiburg, Germany.
Mr. Behrend does not have any family relationship
with any director and/or major shareholder nor does
he have any conflict of interests with the Company.
He has not been convicted of any offence in the past
five years and there was no public sanction or penalty
imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the
financial year ended 31 December 2023.