Datuk Seri Syed Ali Abbas Alhabshee has resigned his position as Chairman at Bright Packaging Industry Bhd.

"His resignation was due to numerous and unavoidable commitments," the company said in a filing to Bursa Malaysia Monday.

Syed Ali, 55, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on Feb 21, 2013 and redesignated an Independent Non-Executive Director on Oct 11, 2013.

Subsequently, he was redesignated as an Independent Non-Executive Chairman on Feb 28, 2014. He is currently the Senior Independent Director. -- Bernama