NEW DELHI – Former Malaysian Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin was named as a member of the board of directors of Fischer Medical Ventures Ltd which is headquartered in India.
The company, previously known as Fischer Chemic Ltd, announced his appointment as additional director in an independent director capacity for a period of five years starting May 4 2024 in a recent stock market announcement.
Khairy served as Malaysia's Minister of Health between 2021 and 2022 while as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2020 to 2021.
Fischer Medical Ventures is involved primarily in the trading of chemicals and laboratory equipment.
The company announced changes in management following the successful completion of an open offer made by Time Medical International Ventures Pte Ltd and other investors.
The board of directors approved the appointment of Ravindran Govindan as Chairman and Managing Director while Svetlana Rao Raviwada as full-time Director for a period of five years.