Chief Executive, Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA)

Mr Joseph was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of IJM Plantation Berhad on 23 May 2010. He joined IJMP in September 2004 to head the research, training and development activities of IJMP Group, and was appointed as Alternate Director on 22 May 2008 and Executive Director on 19 October 2008 besides being the General Manager – Plantations (Sabah). He was then redesignated to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director on 18 May 2009, prior to his appointment as CEO and MD of IJMP.

 Throughout his long career span, Mr Joseph held various positions in the Industry, including as Board member in the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) since 2016 and he is involved as the Main Committee Member in the Mechanisation and Automation Research Consortium of Oil Palm (MARCOP)  He is also a Member of the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) in 2011 – 2013. He is an EXCO and Council Member,  n the Malaysian Estate Owners Association (MEOA) and the Board of Governors, at the Montfort Youth Training Centre (MYTC) in Sabah

Mr Joseph is also the Vice-Chairman, of the MPOA Environment Working Committee since 2004 – 2005 and was involved in the Criteria Working Group as a Member for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

Since 2006 – 2007, Mr Joseph was a Council Member at the Malaysian Oil Scientists’ and Technologists’ Association (MOSTA) and he was the President of the Malaysian Estate Owners’ Association (MEOA): from 2015 to 2018.

Mr Joseph retired from IJM Plantation on 31 December 2021 and on 15 August 2022, he was appointed as the Chief Executive with the  the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA).