PETALING JAYA: Paramount Corp Bhd has appointed Quah Chek Tin (pic) as chairman of the board with effect from Sept 1.

       He was also appointed as an independent non-executive director yesterday.

       Quah’s appointment will fill the void left by the company’s late chairman and executive director Datuk Teo Chiang Quan who passed away unexpectedly on May 24.

       It also announced the appointment of Benjamin Teo Jong Hian, an executive director, as deputy group CEO with effect from Sept 1.