<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (July 21): Westports Holdings Bhd has redesignated its group managing director Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam Abdullah as executive chairman, effective Thursday (July 20).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Ruben, 46, is taking over the position after the demise of the group’s founder Tan Sri G Gnanalingam on July 11, who was also&nbsp;Ruben's father.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The eldest son of the late Gnanalingam started his career in Westports as a trainee in 1999, before he left a year later for his start-up incubator The Makmal Group.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>He returned to the port-operating group as a board director in 2005 and&nbsp;was later promoted as its executive director and group chief executive officer prior to his recent posts.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Ruben currently holds 105.64 million shares or a 3.1% indirect stake in the port operator.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Last month, Ruben’s sister Shaline Gnanalingam joined the group’s board as its non-independent and non-executive director.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares of Westports settled five sen or 1.39% higher to RM3.65 on Thursday (July 20), valuing the port operator at RM12.45 billion.</p></div>


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