Top Glove, Staying Ahead of the Curve with Industry Revolution 4.0

Datuk Lee Kim Meow, Managing Director, Top Glove Corporation Berhad

17-Oct-19 08:05

Top Glove, Staying Ahead of the Curve with Industry Revolution 4.0

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It is seldom that Malaysia is ever in pole position but in the world of rubber gloves, we are leaders of the pack. So today we speak to the largest of the players, Datuk Lee Kim Meow, Managing Director of Top Glove Corporation Berhad to find out about the industry dynamics and whether they are making enough progress in Industry Revolution 4.0 and automating fast enough to reduce its dependency on foreign labour and move up the value chain.

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: Markets, Social Issues

Tags: Top Glove, industry revolution, foreign labour,

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