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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 the 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.