United Malacca Berhad announced resignation of Mr Tan Jiew Hoe as Non Independent and Non Executive Director to pursue his personal interest. Date of change is September 27, 2023. Age is 76.

The Board accepted Mr. Tan Jiew Hoe's decision to step down from the Board of United Malacca Berhad, and he shall cease as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director immediately after the conclusion of 109th Annual General Meeting held on 27 September 2023. However, Mr. Tan will remain on the Board of United Malacca Berhad's subsidiaries. Working experience and occupation: Mr. Tan is a Director of several other private companies in Malaysia and Singapore and is a keen plantsman.

In 2000, Mr. Tan was awarded a silver medal for 10-19 years of service as a Director of Singapore Chinese Girls School by the Ministry of Education. Subsequently, in 2010 he received a gold medal for more than 20 years of service as a Director of Singapore Chinese Girls School. The President of Singapore also awarded him Pingat Bakti Masyarakat (PBM) in November 2013 for his contributions to the Public Service in the National Parks Board to recognise his 30 years contributions and support for plant introduction and botany publications.

In April 2019, Mr. Tan received the Veitch Memorial Medal, an international award issued by the Royal Horticultural Society in United Kingdom to persons of any nationality who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the science and practice of horticulture. Mr. Tan is the President of Singapore Gardening Society and a Director of Gardens By the Bay in Singapore.