Kuala Lumpur: Offshore operator Sealink International has alerted the local bourse about the passing of its chairman Datuk Michael Hardin, 79. He began his career in the early 1950s as Sarawak Administrative Officer in the Sarawak Civil Service. In the early 1960s, he served as an Assistant Private Secretary to the Governor of Sarawak and one year later as a Private Secretary to the Chief Minister of Sarawak. In the 1970s, he served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Forestry and Land in Kuching, Sarawak. In 1980s, he served as a Resident of the Fourth Division in Miri till his retirement from the civil service in 1984. Upon retiring from civil service, Hardin ventured into private business and was involved in businesses including timber operations, general trading and shipping. He was with Sealink International for the past 24 years since 1988. [29/11/12]
