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He was the only Malaysian selected by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development to represent Malaysia at the International Trade Conference held in Paris, New York and London in 1989. At the age of 40, under the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities, he was appointed as Chairman of the Malaysia Cocoa Board, a federal statutory research and development agency for 8 years from 1997 to 2004.

With his leadership and astute business acumen, TSH Resources was awarded the Highest Profit Growth Company in the plantation sector for 2013 and 2014 by The Edge Billion Ringgit Club and acknowledged by Maybank with the accolade The Best Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Yield 2013.

Ministry of Higher Education appointed Kelvin to the board of directors of University of Malaysia Sabah (Universiti Malaysia Sabah) on 1 August 2017. He also extended his services as Honorary Director of Sabah Chinese High School.

He has gained much recognition for his work and the contributions that he has made to environmental conservation and forestry. In recognition, he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy (Agroforestry) by the University of Malaysia Sabah in September 2006. The youngest recipient of the Honorary Doctorate.

Kelvin was first Conferred Pingat Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK) that carries the title Datuk by the Governor of Sabah, Tun Datuk Seri Panglima Hj Sakaran bin Hj Dandai on the 16 September 1998.

On 19 April 2009, he was also Conferred Darjah Dato¡¯ Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) award that carries the title Dato¡¯ by the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah.