KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): AT Systematization Bhd (ATS) has appointed Choong Lee Aun as managing director of the company.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, ATS said Choong, 51, has more than 25 years of experience ranging from various general management and sales leadership roles.

"He is well versed with corporate operations and processes, as well as the familiarity of complex business environment globally," it added.

Choong was previously a head of marketing and global brand ambassador of RS Components, the world's leading high service level distributor of electrical, electronic and industrial supplies based in Shanghai.

Prior to that, he was the vice-president of Arrow China, a worldwide leading distributor of products, services and solutions to the electronics component market across the Asia-Pacific region.

Choong previously held positions covering sales and marketing in companies based in Malaysia. He was mainly in charge of launching a new office in Penang and setting up the marketing department for an LCD manufacturing firm.

ATS shares closed unchanged at 9.5 sen today, bringing it a market capitalisation of RM40.08 million.