<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Supermax Corp Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/7106" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">SUPERMX</a>) said its executive director Shelley Wong Phait Lee is set to step down from her post after over a year with the glove maker’s board.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Wong’s resignation from her position effective Dec 9, at the conclusion of the group's annual general meeting, according to a bourse filing on Friday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Her move comes “due to personal reasons and to pursue other opportunities”, Supermax noted.&nbsp;</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Wong was among a slew of appointments to Supermax’s board reshuffle back in January 2024.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>She was appointed as an independent non-executive director then, and was later redesignated as an executive director in May that same year.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Wong also sits on the boards of YX Precious Metals Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/0250" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">YXPM</a>), Vanzo Holdings Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/0333" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">VANZO</a>) and newly listed JS Solar Holdings Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/0369" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">JSSOLAR</a>).&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares in Supermax ended half a sen or 1.04% lower at 47.5 sen, valuing the group at RM1.55 billion.&nbsp;<br />
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