PLS Plantations Bhd (PLS), a 73.08 percent owned subsidiary of Ekovest Bhd (Ekovest), said former CIMB chief executive officer and chairperson Nazir Abdul Razak will assume the role of non-executive independent chairperson effective Feb 10.

Another former CIMB senior banker, Tan Hong Kheng, is also set to join as an independent non-executive director on the same date...