Harald Uwe Behrend, male, a German, aged 60, 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 5 years and
there was no public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year ended
31 December 2020.