61 years of age | Male | Italian | Appointed 1 June 2004
Mr Gian Carlo Maccagno was first appointed
as an Executive Director of WB on 1 June 2004
and subsequently promoted to be the Deputy
Managing Director on 1 January 2007. Mr
Maccagno succeeded the role as Managing
Director/Group Chief Executive Officer of WB
following the retirement of Mr Chan Cheu Leong
from the position with effect from 1 July 2023.
He is responsible for the overall business and
management operations of the WB Group.
Mr Maccagno attained his Bachelor in Business
Administration from Tecnico Commerciale
Maddalena Adria (RO) Italy in 1982, after which
he worked with Socotherm S.R.L, Italy from 1984
to 1987 as a Trainee in Production and Project
Management. He was appointed as Project
Manager for Socotherm S.R.L in Nigeria from
1987 to 1990 and was briefly seconded to PetroPipe Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. (“PPI”) in 1990 to
assist in the setting up of PPI’s coating plant in
Kuantan, Malaysia. After serving as Country
Manager for Socotherm S.R.L in Taiwan from
1991 to 1992, he returned to Malaysia in 1993
to be the General Manager of Wasco Coatings
Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in Kuantan, Malaysia. He
has vast experience in the global pipe coating
business and the Oil and Gas business in general.
Mr Maccagno is a Director of Petra Energy
Berhad. He also sits on the Board of several other
private limited companies.