Unimech Group Berhad announced that the re-designation of Dato' Abdul Rafique Bin Abdul Karim from Independent and Non-Executive Non-Independent Director to Independent and Non-Executive Independent Director, effective April 6, 2018. In year 2007, he was appointed as the Honorary Consul General of Pakistan to Penang. He is also the Honorary Advisor of Penang Xiamen Friendship Association, Vice Chairman of Penang State Consultative Goodwill Council and an active member of various business and social organizations.