Muthukumaran Murugiah joined the Goodhope Group in 2019. He leads the Engineering Department, both upstream and downstream while managing all engineering projects of the Group. He drives initiatives to improve operational efficiencies, optimize Engineering processes, and introduces engineering best practices across the Group toward achieving desired outcomes to support corporate goals.
Prior to joining Goodhope, he was the Head of Engineering for New Britain Palm Oil (Sime Darby Plantations) in Papua New Guinea. In his 18-year plantation career, he has worked in Sime Darby Plantations, New Britain Palm Oil LTD, and Cargill Temasik Plantations. He has also worked in the plastic industry, food processing, and solvent extraction industry.
He has 23 years of experience in engineering including 20 years in the plantations industry. Muthukumaran graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree from the University of Science, Malaysia.