{"id":4831,"date":"2022-08-23T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/?p=4831"},"modified":"2022-09-07T11:18:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T03:18:47","slug":"welcoming-our-acting-ceo-dr-gerard-boey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/2022\/08\/23\/welcoming-our-acting-ceo-dr-gerard-boey\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming our Acting CEO, Dr. Gerard Boey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/20220906-Dr-G-announcement-02-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/20220906-Dr-G-announcement-02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/20220906-Dr-G-announcement-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/20220906-Dr-G-announcement-02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/20220906-Dr-G-announcement-02-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mckl.edu.my\/pykett\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/09\/20220906-Dr-G-announcement-02.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) Board of Governors is pleased to announce the interim appointment of Dr. Gerard Boey as Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the retirement of Ms. Angela Pok as announced on 31 July 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Gerard, currently the Principal of MCKL College (Penang, Pykett Campus) and Academic Dean, has helmed senior management and leadership positions in the Engineering, ICT and Tertiary Education sectors for 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We thank Dr. Gerard for accepting the Board\u2019s request to serve this position in the interim until the new CEO takes office in October 2022. 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