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The Malaysia-Qatar Joint Business Council Members are:
Datuk Razeek has 40 years of experience in the corporate, construction, and property
industries. He
began his carrier as a design engineer in a consulting firm in London in 1981. He returned to
Malaysia and worked in an Engineering Consultant Firm. He joined Sime UEP Berhad in 1987.
Subsequently, he joined Land and General Berhad in 1991 and stayed for 13 years, where he ultimately
served as Executive Director.
He was next appointed as the Project Director with Eastern and Oriental Berhad in 2003, where he
managed high-end real estate development and the first phase of the reclamation works at Seri
Tanjung Pinang.
He then moved to Dubai and Cairo as DAMAC’s Senior Vice President for a year. He returned to
Malaysia for Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad as the Chief Operating Officer and was
subsequently appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2009.
He was appointed Chief Operating Officer in DRB-HICOM Berhad in 2012, with a portfolio covering
Services (Pos Malaysia, Waste Management, Vehicle Inspection, Logistics, Airport Services,
Education), Property, and Defense. He ‘retired’ at the age of 60 in 2018 and joined Dhaya Maju
Infrastructure (Asia) Sdn Bhd (DMIA).
Dhaya Maju Infrastructure (Asia) Sdn Bhd (“DMIA”) is a leading Malaysian public transportation,
infrastructure, and property development conglomerate committed to delivering world-class projects
with integrity, professionalism, and quality.
Our core business and passion is in the field of rail and highway construction and infrastructure
development. Our rail centre of excellence in Serendah, Selangor, Malaysia, houses state-of-the-art
railway construction machinery. It is our regional centre of excellence as well as a key hub from
which DMIA can deliver new rail projects and engage in the future of rail expansion and
rehabilitation.
DMIA believes that our unique ability as a business is the way we are able to harmonize cutting edge
technology and human capital to adapt, innovate, and deliver personalised solutions for our clients.
We are committed to keeping Malaysia, and our clients, on track.
Dato’ Maheran has over 23 years of local and global experience in corporate strategic
communications and public relations, legal, business and finance. Dato’ Maheran has extensive
experience in corporate manoeuvre and deal origination. She has reputable business and corporate
networks in Malaysia and the Middle East and has been directly involved in a number of cross border
investment transactions. As a testimony of her enviable networking, she was appointed by a number of
local and international parties to manage the business networking and liaison in Malaysia and the
Middle East.
Dato’ Maheran is active in business associations locally and internationally. She is the Vice
Chairman of Malaysia Qatar Business Council, an integral part of National Chamber of Commerce
Malaysia and Qatar Chamber of Commerce, Qatar. She also an active life member of Women
Entrepreneurship Association of Malaysia PENIAGAWATI, Arab Business Club of Dubai and National Press
Association of Malaysia.
She was formerly the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Board Member of Tanjung Offshore
Berhad, where she also held the chairperson of Tanjung Offshore Berhad’s Nominating and Remuneration
Committees in 2013 until 2016. She also develops and leads various strategic interests with core
focus on oil & gas downstream and upstream activities, mining-related, and management finance.
As a globally experienced professional, she had extensive practice in diverse roles in Standard
Chartered Bank whereby she is distinguished for her contributions in the area of strategic
communications and public relations. Dato’ Maheran was a Senior Manager, in-charge of Corporate
Affairs overseeing Government Regulatory Relationship and Customer Relationship portfolios for both
Standard Chartered Bank and Standard Chartered Saadiq, Malaysia from 2007 until 2013.
Dato’ Maheran currently serves as Non-Executive Director with Spendwisor, a Qatar-based Fintech
company.
She is a Senior Advisor with ZICO Advisory entrusted with all business matters in relation to the
Middle East segment.
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Spendwisor
Spendwisor, licenced under Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC) Fintech company, incubated in
Digital Incubation Centre (DIC) supported by the Ministry of Transportation & Communication, Qatar.
Spendwisor has presence in US and UK, is a fast-growing mobile payment Startup in Qatar.
Spendwisor offers a Smart POS to retailers and has an innovative loyalty program with an intelligent
algorithm helping them to engage and retain customers. It transforms the retail ecosystem by
providing an innovative digital platform that accepts mobile payments and rewards shoppers with
points and cash back. Spendwisor's soft mPOS provide quick and easy adoption to the low-touch
economy with zero investments. It provides an ecosystem where consumer interactions (eg payments,
rewards etc) at retail outlets are done through zero-touch smart mPOS.
Marketing through Spendwisor payment digital media guarantee 100% conversion to sales.
ZICO Advisory
ZICO Advisory is the consulting arm of the ZICO group. Through ASEAN Advisory, we deliver real
consulting value through a combination of experience, depth of local insight and pragmatism for the
ASEAN market to our clients from both, public and private sectors.
ZICO Asean Advisory is the M&A Advisory and Consulting arm of the ZICO Group. Our clients include
government-linked companies, state-owned enterprises, private and public listed companies,
multinational corporations and high-net-worth individuals.
Dato’ Tan is an entrepreneur and passionate leader with long track of over 30 years
record and professional practice careers in industry related to construction and property
development. He holds an Honours of Bachelor of Civil Engineering from University of Malaya.
Dato’ Tan Tian Meng has over 30 years’ experience and professional practice careers in industries
related to construction and property development. He holds a position of CEO in Citic Sunsuria Sdn
Bhd, a joint venture vehicle of Citic Construction Co. Ltd., a tier one wholly owned subsidiary of
Citic Limited, a Fortune Global 500 Company and Sunsuria Builders Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Sunsuria Berhad.
Dato’ Tan Tian Meng is a passionate leader with long track of record of successfully management and
involvement in: -
1. National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia as Exco Member, Council Member and Chairman
for One Belt One Road (OBOR) Committee,
2. The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Malaysia as Secretary General and
Advisor for several committee, and
3. Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kuala Lumpur & Selangor (KLSCCCI) as Vice President
and Advisor for several committee.
Citic Sunsuria Sdn Bhd is a joint venture vehicle between Citicc International Investment Ltd – a
wholly owned subsidiary of Citic Construction Co., Ltd, which in turn is a tier one wholly owned
subsidiary of Citic Limited, a Fortune Global 500 Company and Sunsuria Builders Sdn Bhd, wholly
owned subsidiary of Sunsuria Berhad.
Citic Sunsuria established in the year 2017, and is dedicated to providing clients with package
solutions encompassing feasibility study, project approval and initiation, financing, construction
and operation, all of which can help the clients to expand upstream and downstream industries to
develop complete value chains.
The Company has continued its operation strategy as "Wining over engineering contractorship by
prioritizing investment, financing and pre-service and injecting impetus to industrial development
with the contractorship".
Khairul Anuar Ali is the Executive Director and Founder of Edaran Mesra Sdn Bhd (“EMSB”). He has
more than 20 years experience in entrepreneurship and corporate management. He holds a Master in
Business Administration from University of Wales, Cardiff and Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) from
International Islamic University, Malaysia. He began his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young in
1997 before moving to become a consultant in the risk management department.
Prior founding Edaran Mesra, he was the Group General Manager for Utusan Transport Sdn Bhd, an
associate company to Utusan Melayu (M) Berhad , overseeing day to day newspaper distribution
throughout the country. He currently holds a post as the Treasury General for Malay Chamber of
Commerce Malaysia for 2020-2023 session.
Edaran Mesra Sdn Bhd (EMSB) provides various specialized and value-added products & services to the
various industries in Malaysia. EMSB’s products and services range from high efficiency separation
internals, state-of-the-arts oil in water analyzer, onsite and online performance verification using
isokinetic sampling and radioactive tracers and last but not least the reliable unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAV).
EMSB represents Fuji-Imvac , the largest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Japan focusing in ‘beyond
line of sight” operation namely for image processing of various payloads such as LiDAR (Light
Detection and Ranging), Multispectral, Synthetic-aperture radar and others.
EMSB is also certified by Civil Aviation Authority Malaysia (CAAM) to perform the helideck
inspection and helideck friction test for oil and gas installation in Malaysia.
Started business in 1998 as a bathroom solutions supplier, specializing in post-development. Dealing
with facility management and maintenance, as well as renovation and upgrades. Involved in the
management of both fresh and waste water system. Retail management of JAQUAR brand; Indian premium
sanitary-ware product and becoming the sole distributor for the central region.
2010, started bathroom automation. Include forecast metadata on resources usage and cost
calculation. Introduce GAMIFICATION in allowing technology to educate people. Introduce public
toilets cloud connectivity as pre-emptive solution for better and cleaner toilets.
GOFLO is a hand dryer with smart captive audience advertising panel.
GOFLO advertisement operates through cloud server where client will purchase individual slots or
packages through our web app and upload the advertisement video that later on will be distributed to
the specific hand dryer at the chosen location. Each hand dryer will have their own ID number and
client will receive the views report monthly to track the effectiveness of their advertisement.
The unique feature of our platform is that, we are a low cost digital platform that is made to help
the local businesses or SMEs to promote their business or their product through another media other
than online marketing platform.
GOFLO has been validated by TERAJU under the Ministry of Finance, for pitching the idea in SUPERB
2019 and has earned RM 500k grant to develop the business.
We believe that we can be an advertisement company that will help businesses in reaching out to many
more users all around Malaysia. In fact we hope that our company, OPTIMIST TECHNOLOGY, would be a
media house that offers, not just an advertisement platform for startups, but eventually, have other
services such as an editor, a videographer, a content writer and many more.
Qualified with his medical degree (MD) in 1998 and then went on to specialize and complete his post
graduate training as an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist by obtaining the Membership of the Royal
College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (MRCOG), London in 2005. Since then he has also completed his
MBA specializing in Strategic Management from Maastricht (Netherlands) in 2007.
He was a JPA Scholar and worked with the Ministry of Health (MOH) from the time of qualification in
1998 for 10 years. That was followed by a 2-year stint with the multinational pharmaceutical company
Sanofi Aventis as their Medical Advisor. After that, he went on to work for the largest healthcare
company in the world – Abbott, for their Malaysian office as their Medical Director. After which he
moved to the regional office where his last stint with Abbott was as their Regional Medical Director
for ASEAN.
He has also served as the Hon Secretary General for MALAYSIAN ASSOCIATED INDIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY (MAICCI) on 2015-2017 and 2018-current period, which is the apex body for all Indian
Chambers of Commerce in Malaysia, representing over 30,000 members nationwide. Recently he was
appointed as committee member in Entreprenuership Development Advisory Council (EDAC) under Ministry
of Entreprenuer Development (MED).
He also sits on several charitable besides serving as the Chairman of two school Governor’s board.
He also is a member of the Lembaga Racun Malaysia and Lembaga Tatatertib Peguam-Peguam.
He was appointed by the in August 2012 to become the founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Secretariat For Empowerment Of Indian Entrepreneurs (SEED), Prime Minister’s Department and then a
Director of Economic and Human Capital Development in SEDIC until November 2017.
In his private ventures, he runs entities involved in Healthcare IT and logistics.
https://www.doctoroncall.com.my/
https://maicci.org.my/
DOCTORS ON CALL [Advisor]
Spearheaded the partnership with MOH (Ministry of Health) for DOC to become the lead for the Virtual
Health Advisory portal established to help address Covid-19’s risk communicaon needs. 20 of the MOH
Family Medicine Specialist with DOC’s digital team made it possible to address the communicaon needs
in the COVID-19 CRISIS. We are now embarking on the teleconsultaon plaorm for MOH. Established in
2017, DoctorOnCall is Malaysia's first largest digital health plaorm offering telehealth consultaon,
online pharmacy, medicaon delivery, Malaysia’s largest B.Malaysia health blog, doctors and
specialist booking. With its extensive network of over 1,500 Specialists in private hospitals, it
has since evolved to become a digital health company. DOC is the largest in terms of acve users on
its website, generang about 1,000,000 visits monthly from acve visitors. It has garnered more than
100,000 medical consultaons to date
MYIHS SDN BHD [Chief Executive Officer]
MyIHS is a special purpose vehicle set up to spearhead the largest and most ambious Healthcare IT
Transformaon program instuted by the Ministry of Health, Malaysia for 150 hospitals and 2,000
clinics, covering all their facilies from terary referral centers to the smallest denominator
primary care clinics across the naon. MyIHS iniave also remains Malaysia’s largest healthcare
project commissioned on a Public Private Partnership. MyIHS is meant to achieve integraon across all
188 healthcare ICT systems that are existent in a silo within MOH and over 2,000 facilies are to be
connected on to the Health Informaon Exchange (HIE). Total project cost is approximately RM 6
billion and amorzed over 20 years. A lean and flexible business model that allowed cost to be capped
and project deliveries incenvized for me and efficiency, the Government of Malaysia stands to
benefit a 45% savings against a convenonal approach.
TENAGA SERATA SDN BHD [Chief Executive
Officer]
I lead the charge for TSSB business development acvies to explore the opportunies within the
Malaysian Healthcare sector. The primary aim is to make healthcare more affordable and accessible
where we helped clients across the healthcare field — from payers to providers, investors and new
entrants — to keep pace with an industry demanding faster, beer, cheaper soluons to the challenges
of healthcare today. We leverage a wealth of experience across our vast network in areas including
government healthcare models, industry experts, and healthcare financing opportunies.
Shaun is the Executive Director of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(MICCI) having served the chamber as General Committee (board of directors) member for the last five
years, He is a chartered accountant by qualification earned in Australia.
He was formerly Asia-Pacific CEO of EXi Telecoms, CFO for Ericsson Malaysia and uMobile and COO for
Century Software.
His consultancy roles has given him a wide knowledge of many industry sectors across the
Asia-Pacific from distribution of fruit & vegetables, building telecom networks, setting up shariah
finance company, data analytics performance management with various government ministries, video
face recognition and many more. This wide range of sectoral experience and knowledge provides him
with the ability to speak the speak of MICCI’s members and to articulate their challenges to
regulators and stakeholders.
He has made numerous media statements and have been in the forefront of advocating for the business
community especially during the pandemic measures by the government.
A keen military historian and a technologist helping businesses in digital transformation. He has
since digitally transformed a 184+ year old chamber.
The Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) is the oldest chamber in
Malaysia founded in 1837.
It is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce based in Paris and a constituent member of
the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Malaysia.
We represent about 1,000 Multinationals and local businesses with branches nationwide.
We advocate on behalf of businesses to the regulators, disseminate policies, build your presence,
provide networking and knowledge sharing.
We have a very active and established social media platform to build and extend your brand.
Dato’ Nathan K Suppiah is the Vice President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). He
graduated from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom where he obtained the Bachelor
of Laws LLB (Hons) degree in 1990. He had an illustrious career spanning more than 30 years in the
manufacturing and retail industries.
Presently he is the Executive Director of Isus JVC Industries Sdn Bhd. He has held this position
since October 2008. Prior to this, he was the Executive Director of Matsushita Display Devices (M)
Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned company of Panasonic, Japan for over 18 years.
He is currently the Executive Chairman of SVI Technologies Sdn Bhd and sits on the Boards of 004
International (MY) Sdn Bhd and Australian Robotic Building Technology Sdn Bhd.
Further, having served in several senior management positions in companies such as Mulpha
International Trading Corporation Berhad and Antara Steel Mills Sdn. Bhd. (Member of Lion Group)
previously, he has acquired wide range of experience in the Manufacturing Sector and has good
working knowledge in senior management environment.
He is the National Vice President and a very long serving Council Member of the Federation of
Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM). Concurrently, he is heading the Human Resources Committee and
previously has served as the Chairman of the Logistics Committee and the Intellectual Properties &
Branding Committees.
He is also the nominated Secretary General of the Malaysian National Shippers Council (MNSC), an NGO
under the patronage of the Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI). Accordingly, he is one
of the members of the National Logistics Task Force, Ministry of Transport.
Since January 2019 he was appointed as one of the Board of Directors of the PERKESO/Social Security
Organization (SOCSO) under Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) and serves as a member in the
Disciplinary Committee of SOCSO.
He is also a member of the PERKESO/SOCSO’s Investment Board appointed by the Yb Minister of Human
Resources.
He is serving as the Industries Representative in the Board of Directors of the German Malaysian
Institute (GMI) since October 2019.
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers is Malaysia's premier economic organisation. Since its
establishment in 1968, FMM has consistently led Malaysian manufacturers in spearheading the nation's
growth and modernisation.
FMM represents over 3,500 manufacturing and industrial service companies of varying sizes, FMM is
the officially recognised and acknowledged voice of the industry.
Mohd Nazrul Izam Mansor, 46, is the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FGV Holdings Berhad,
appointed on 23 August 2021.
Mohd Nazrul has over 22 years of experience in various capacities in several different industries.
Prior to his appointment as the Company's Group CEO, he was formerly the Group CEO of FELCRA Berhad
since 2018.
Mohd Nazrul began his career in 1998 as an Accounts Executive with RHB Unit Trust Management Berhad.
In 2000, prior to joining PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Senior Associate, he was an Audit Assistant at
Hasyudeen & Co. During his tenure with the two public accounting firms, he was involved in various
auditing and assurance assignments for medium to large public and private companies.
He joined Padiberas Nasional Berhad in 2002 and played key roles in risk management, corporate
planning and was the Executive Assistant to the CEO until 2007. In 2009, he joined Malaysia Building
Society Berhad (MBSB) as the Head of Structured Business.
In 2010, he was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer at Realmild Sdn Bhd before he joined
N.U.R Power Sdn Bhd as Director of Finance in 2013, where he held the position until 2018 before
joining Teras Dara Konsortium Sdn Bhd to become its Managing Director.
Mohd Nazrul is a Chartered Accountant by training and a member of the Malaysian Institute of
Accountants and a Fellow Certified Practicing Accountant of CPA Australia. He also holds a Bachelor
of Commerce degree from The University of Queensland, Australia.
FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) is Malaysia’s leading global agri-business and is one of the world’s
largest producers of Crude Palm Oil (CPO). FGV’s operations stretch across nine countries in Asia,
the Middle East, North America and Europe and are focused on five main sectors; Plantation, Sugar,
Logistics and Support Businesses, Integrated Farming and Consumer Products.
As the Group's core business, the Plantation Sector possesses a fully integrated palm value chain of
upstream, processing and downstream activities. FGV also owns one of the world’s largest bulking and
storage facilities for vegetable oil, and is Malaysia’s top refined sugar producer. In addition, FGV
is also one of the biggest compound fertiliser manufacturers in the country.
FGV is embarking on aggressive integrated farming activities with business components inclusive of
cash crops, paddy and rice, animal nutrition and protein, livestock as well as dairy farming.
Besides that, FGV is also a well-known FMCG player in the country where it markets a wide range of
branded and preferred consumer food products such as SAJI, ADELA, TIGA UDANG, SERI PELANGI, TIARA
and BRIGHT COW. With a workforce of more than 45,000, FGV aspires to be one of the world’s leading
agri-business companies.
Salman is Group Chief Strategy Officer of FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV). He has more than 16 years of
experience in various fields including strategy, investments, corporate finance and business
development, private equity, and business banking.
Salman began his career in Consolidated Plantations Berhad (CPB), currently known as Sime Darby
Plantation Berhad (SDP), from 2005 until 2012, mainly responsible for strategy, corporate finance,
and business development-related activities.
While in SDP, he was also assigned to PEMANDU’s National Key Economic Area (NKEA) lab in 2010 where
he became Head of Palm Oil Food & Health-based Downstream Sector. He was then seconded to Emery
Oleochemicals in 2011, which is a 50:50 joint venture company between SDP and PTT Global Chemical,
to oversee SDP’s interest in the oleochemicals sector covering Global Strategy.
Salman left SDP in December 2011 and joined Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) in 2012 in the
Executive Vice President’s Office before joining Khazanah Nasional Berhad as Vice President of
Investments and Special Officer to the Chief Investment Officer until 2015.
He then became Managing Partner of RM Capital Partners & Associates (RMCP), one of the largest
boutique private equity firms in Malaysia, where he held various directorship positions as well in
RMCP’s investee companies operating in the Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Plastics, and Personal Care
sectors. Salman was also an Investment Committee (IC) member for both RMCP One Fund and RMCP Two
Fund.
Prior to joining FGV in September 2019, Salman was Head of the Business Banking Division in Bank
Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia Development Bank).
Salman is an alumnus of the Royal Military College (RMC) and a recipient of the Yayasan Sime Darby
(YSD) scholarship award to read Accounting & Finance at the London School of Economics & Political
Science, London, UK (LSE) until 2005.
FGV is one of the world’s largest producers of crude palm oil (CPO), accounting for about 15% of
Malaysia’s total annual production of CPO.
FGV operates in 9 countries across Asia, the Middle East, North America, and Europe.
FGV is a Malaysia-based agri-business listed on the main market of Bursa Malaysia on 28 June 2012.
The initial public offering which was the world’s third-largest raised RM10.4 billion. It was
initially incorporated as a commercial arm of the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) in 2007
to oversee investments in the upstream and downstream palm oil businesses as well as other
agri-businesses.
FGV is supported by a strong workforce of more than 45,000 people. We are focused primarily on three
core business sectors: Plantation, Sugar, and Logistics.
With 50 years of industry expertise, we are committed to continuously drive a sustainable business,
whilst tapping into new revenue streams from the circular economy to create more value.
Roza is a talented and seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience in the field of Strategy,
Business Development and Stakeholder Management in Large Cap Public Listed Companies and Government
Linked Companies.
She brings a wealth of expertise with particular strengths in areas such as mergers and
acquisitions, initial public offerings, corporate restructuring and business transformation. With an
abundance of international experiences, Roza has conducted numerous business dealings in the Middle
East, Europe and Asia.
With her previous experiences in charge of growth and transformation for a listed company, Roza is
currently mandated to transform, restructure and implement the growth strategy for FELCRA Berhad, an
organization owned by MOF with the objective of elevating business performance and growth
opportunities while balancing the commercial and social objectives of the organisation.
She has held various top management positions at listed companies and a Rating Agency and also Board
positions within the listed companies stable and currently holding various Board positions within
the FELCRA Group of companies.
Roza holds an MBA from Strathclyde University, United Kingdom and BSc (Hons) in Combined Studies
(Accounting and Law) Leicester Polytechnic, United Kingdom (Now DeMontfort University)
The Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (FELCRA) was initially established as a
statutory body in 1966. FELCRA is responsible for developing rural areas by opening up opportunities
for rural communities to participate in economic activities to generate income.
In 1997, FELCRA Berhad was incorporated and ceased to be a statutory body, evolving into a Corporate
Organisation wholly owned by the Minister of Finance Inc.
Currently, FELCRA Berhad proactively explores several areas of business such as plantation,
fertilizers, real estate and construction, education, and food production, including dairy
livestock.
Ts. Azmi has 30 years of experience in both the public and private sector in Malaysia. He began his
carrier as a Refinery Process Engineer, ESSO Malaysia Berhad (now EXXON Mobil) in 1992 after
undergoing exposure and training with British Petroleum (BP) during his undergraduate as BP
sponsored student.
Following his professional career with EXXON he joined various Malaysian SMEs in the area of
advanced material production under the private investment of prominent businessman Tan Sri Wan Azmi
Wan Hamzah. He then joined Malaysian Technology Development Corporation Malaysia (MTDC), the first
venture capital entity in the country.
He started his entrepreneurship endeavour in 1999 by establishing advanced material design and
production house to the oil & gas and energy industries.
He then started his technology management consulting business in 2004 focusing in the area of
technology transfer, technology assessment & benchmarking, technology funding, technology start-up,
business turnaround, policy study & blueprint, regional planning and business strategic
implementation plan.
He had also served as Subject Matter Expert to the Malaysian Industry Government for High-Technology
(MIGHT), a government think-tank under the Patronage of the Prime Minister; Technology Depository
Agency, a government entity focusing on “counter-trade” matters under the Ministry of Finance;
VentureTECH (formerly known as A-Bio), a technology investment entity under MIGHT, Prime Minister
Department; and MYBIOMASS, a joint-venture business entity between FGV-SIME Darby-VentureTECH.
He was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of SME Corporation Malaysia, a government Central
Coordinating Agency overlooking about a million MSMEs in the country, in 2018. He left the
organization in 2020 after being instrumental in pushing the agenda for SME digitalisation in the
country.
Ts. Azmi is currently the is the Non-Executive Chairman of MyCreative Venture Sdn Bhd and also the
Chairman of FRIM Incorporated Sdn Bhd. MyCreative Venture is a business entity owned by the Ministry
of Finance Malaysia and FRIM Incorporated is the commercialization arm of Forest Research Institute
Malaysia, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Malaysia.
His expertise covers digitalisation, renewable energy, green technology, high tech and SME
development in commercialization, start-up, technology development, turnaround, strategy and market
access.
He brings together knowledge and network in both public and private entities and players of orange
or creative economy, MSMEs, tech start-up and commercialisation in the country. Azmi is among the
prime mover of SME digitalisation in Malaysia.
http://www.mycreative.com.my/
https://www.cendana.com.my/
https://www.riuh.com.my/
https://frim-inc.com.my/
https://smecorp.gov.my/index.php/en/
MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd
MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd is a Government investment arm launched in September 2012 to spur
Malaysia's creative industry via strategic and innovative funding through debt or equity investments
in Malaysian creative companies. RM200 million was allocated from the 2012 Malaysian Budget to help
boost the creative industry's significance to the Malaysian economy.
MyCreative Ventures Sdn Bhd reports to the Ministry of Communication and Multimedia. The entity is
in the creative industry that contributing about 2.0% of the GDP.
FRIM Incorporated Sdn Bhd
The establishment of FRIM Incorporated Sdn. Bhd. or FRIM Inc. in 2017 is a new commercialization
platform to improvise and strengthen commercialization efforts of FRIM R&D findings and experts.
FRIM Incorporated is part of the Malaysian timber (including oud) and furniture industry ecosystem
in Malaysia.
Naqiyuddin is a legal practitioner who specialises in Corporate Finance and Securities.
He has been actively involved in various corporate transactions involving joint ventures, M&A of
private companies and businesses, corporate restructuring and foreign investment in Malaysia. His
practice includes reviewing and drafting transaction documents, applications, business plans and
strategic advisory to clients.
During his secondment to Indonesia, He was involved in due diligent exercise, cross border M&A
transaction and various corporate advisory and legal reviews. He also has involved in preparing a
white paper to the Government of Indonesia pursuant to introduce a pilgrimage fund to facilitate
savings for the pilgrimage to Mecca through investment. The white paper covers infrastructure
developments such as the introduction of new laws and regulation, development of Shariah-based
talents in Indonesia and proposal to regulate pilgrimage businesses.
He is currently serving as Mentor under the Virtual Global Accelerator Programme with Malaysian
Global Innovation & Creativity Centre, MaGIC.
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Dato’ Khairil holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) majoring in Marketing Management
from Coventry University, UK. He started his career with the National Health Service (NHS) of
Wakefield, UK as a Systems Analyst in 1992.
Dato’ Khairil has almost 30 years’ experience in the corporate sector. He was recruited into the
Renong Management Trainee Scheme in 1993 and held various positions in the Renong Group such as in
United Engineers Malaysia Berhad (UEM), Cement Industries Malaysia Berhad (CIMA) and Time
Engineering Berhad (TIME). He was involved in several national infrastructure projects, industrial
manufacturing, marketing, logistics and distribution as well the Information Communication
Technology sectors.
He left the Renong Group in 2000 to join JARING Communications Sdn Bhd (a subsidiary of MIMOS Bhd)
and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MLABS Systems Bhd (an associate company of University
Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2004. He stayed on to become a Corporate Advisor to the School of Computer
Sciences, USM from 2005 to 2008, and joined SCAN Associates Berhad, an ICT Solutions company in
2006, as its Marketing Director, International Business covering mostly the Middle East and North
Africa Region.
In 2012, Dato’ Khairil joined FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) as Chief Operating Officer of Domestic
Business Operations. In 2014 he was appointed as Executive Vice President, Head of Trading &
Marketing, Logistics and Others and was made the Chief Operating Officer of Logistics & Others
Sector of FGV in 2017 before being appointed as Executive Director of MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad
(MSM) in December 2017. He left MSM as the Group Chief Executive Officer in October 2020.
He is currently Chairman of Permodalan RISDA Berhad since April 2021 and was appointed as the
Chairman of Cloudera Aviation Services Sdn Bhd in July 2021. He is also a Director of Sinergi
Perdana Sdn Bhd (a consortium formed by FELDA, the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development
Authority (RISDA), Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (FELCRA), under the
auspices of the Ministry of Rural Development and the Prime Minister’s Department). He also serves
as Advisor to Kenny Heights Land Sdn Bhd, a company under Duta Land Berhad Group.
Permodalan RISDA Berhad (PRB) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RISDA which was established on 15
November 1994 with a Paid-Up Capital of RM8.4 Million and an Authorised Capital of RM25 million.
RISDA is a federal government agency under the Ministry of Rural Development, established in 1973.
Its main role is to implement development policies and programs to ensure the growth and viability
of the smallholder sector rubber industry ; provide technical services, advice, training and
education programs to the smallholder sector; implement activities to improve the social and
economic well-being of smallholders and ensure that the smallholder sector is modernized to improve
the social and economic well-being of smallholders.
PRB’s main activities are managing RISDA funds, factoring and supply of servers and ICT products as
well as data centre services. PRB also implements Personal Financing activities for all RISDA staff
and RISDA -owned companies. PRB is currently involved in the construction of Telecommunication
Towers in the South and East Coast of Peninsula Malaysia.
PRB’s vision is to become a leading corporate body in the areas of fund management, investment,
financing and ICT technology.
With 32 years experiences in variety field of industry such as highway contraction, media owner,
banking, logistic, as special officer to Selangor EXCO members, marine construction (dredging &
reclamation), oil & gas industry and exposure in EPCC and EPCIC type of contract.
And 15 years exposed abroad in Indonesia, Singapore and Middle East (GCC) country such United Arab
Emirate (UAE), Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar which involved in marine construction works as well
as logistic (fleet management), business development networking and oil & gas industry. Experience
in Ship repair and docking in Batam, Belawan Port, Indonesia, Pioneer Road Singapore, Al Jaddaf,
Dubai, Al Ras Khaimah, UAE and Sohar Port, Oman.
As Assistant Manager Plant & Maintenance, involving in setting up office and site preparation in Tg.
Tokong, Penang, Kuala Besar, Jambatan Yahya Petra, Kuala Sg. Masin, Kelantan, coordination in
dismantle and assemble Cutter Suction Dredger for TNB dam Habu, Ringlet, Cameron Highland. Site
preparation for land base equipment for LPT 3 highway project. Chilacap. Jawa Tengah, Bandara Udara
Pantai Cermin, Medan Indonesia, Vopak Horizon Fujairah Ltd, UAE for jetty refinery project for phase
3&4 and 5&6, Waste water project Bil Finger Berger, Mirbah, Fujairah UAE, JAL Hotel Dibba, Fuijairah
UAE dreding and reclamation and breakwater construction work, Mina Al Fajer, Dibba Fujairah UAE and
Banana Island Marina breakwater construction work, Fujairah, UAE.
As a Project Coordinator for SCADA and Fiber Optic project with Qatar Petroleum in Dukhan Fields.
Currently as Director of Danex (East Coast) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Danex Sdn Bhd specializing in
Oil and Gas maintenance rotating and static equipment for oil and gas plant, power plant, refinery
plant, chemical plant and industrial plant such as turbine, boiler, compressor, valve, pump, piping,
tank cleaning and minor fabrication work.
We are a Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) contractor for various types of rotating equipment,
including gas and steam turbines, engines, motors, generators, pumps, compressors and industrial
fans.
Our MRO services are currently focused on rotating equipment used in the energy industry, including
Oil and Gas production and refineries and power plants.
Gajendra Balasingham is a Tech Entrepreneur / IT Consultant / trainer who has been a project lead
and project manager for various regional projects in multi-national and local companies. He is an
accomplished entrepreneur directly delivering via his founded companies turn key upskilling/
reskilling training projects at a value of 5 Million USD.
Gajen has diverse Industry knowledge in Telco, Logistics, Banking, IT Support service, Sales and
Service desk. In his working career for past 15 years, he has been actively involved in turn key
projects in the range from 5 million USD to 50 Million USD.
His training expertise on experiential and consultative teaching compared to just theory. This has
been proven via various training sessions where the clients across the globe tend to use and
implement what is taught.
Dr.Gajendra and GKK have successfully completed various training assignments across continents of
Asia and Middle East (UAE) in technology and deep skills.
GKK Consultants Sdn Bhd is the irrefutable leader of professional training & certifications across
the ASEAN region. Established in 2011, GKK has embedded its roots across hundreds of companies,
including Fortune 500 companies, government departments and agencies, government linked corporations
as well as many of the Top 100 companies on Bursa Malaysia.
Its core goal is to enhance the skills & capacity of their employees with the aim of maximising
their ROI and to gain competitive advantage.
GKK offers superior training, a more impactful learning experience and highly effective results
allowing us to set the benchmark as a global training provider!
Sue Kamal is a Malaysian by birth and Global by approach. She is currently the Executive Chairman of
SKT Global Resources (M) and Executive Director of SKC Smart (M) where both listed and recognised by
MATRADE under The Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia. Sue has a Certificate and a
Degree in Law (LL.B Honours) from The International Islamic University (IIUM), Malaysia.
She co-founded a business consultancy company named as ‘SMC Emirates’ in Dubai, UAE and served as
the
Business Development Director before returning to Malaysia, fully and globally operated from Kuala
Lumpur in 2016. Sue received various accolades at international arena. She was awarded a Diplomatic
Letter of Recognition on her economic contribution from the Government Republic of Uganda, including
compliments from The Ministry of Trade of The Republic of Uganda, The Barclays Bank Uganda and The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Niger in 2011 and 2012. The given recognition has made
her to be still entrusted by several projects in Africa region.
Sue was the Winner of 2014 Brand Ambassador Alleem Achiever Award UAE and a Special Business
Leadership Award 2014 by The Alleem Business Congress UAE which is a prestige and most respected UAE
business congress at that time for cutting edge, thinking, best learning practices and research on
advanced business management. Sue is the first Malaysian and in ASEAN to receive the two prestigious
Awards at Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry UAE.
Sue Kamal’s contribution in economic development of the Sultanate of Oman, has been recognized and
complimented by The ‘Majlis A’Shura’ (Parliament Sultanate of Oman) in a ‘Majlis Takrim’ (Honouring
Session) on 5th Oct 2018. This event was held at the Office of the Secretary-General of ‘Majlis
AShura’ in Muscat, His Excellency Sheikh Ali Nasser Al Mahrouqi, The Honourable Secretary-General
himself. In November 2019, Sue Kamal had received appointment from the National Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Malaysia (NCCIM) to be one the Council Members on Board for Malaysia – Qatar Business
Council (MQBC). The Council is an integral part of NCCIM, plays a Governmental level role to
facilitate and strengthen the two countries bilateral trade and develop economy in all sectors
between Malaysia and Qatar.
Her name was once again come out from the world list of '28 Credentials of Entrepreneur' in early
2021. A platform which shares credential of global entrepreneurs across 50 countries around the
globe.
Sue has been nominated in May 2021 by the prominent Middle Eastern figure, His Excellency Sheikh
Abdul Latif Al Nemeer of Kingdom Saudi Arabia, who is also the Patron-Chief of Commonwealth
Entrepreneur Club (CEC) based in London, UK as the Global Ambassador of CEC. Her appointment is to
enhance the CEC establishment to leverage the economic connection and activities via business, trade
and investment in the Commonwealth countries and worldwide.
In August 2021, Sue has been listed in the Women Reform Organisation (W.R.O Africa), a Pan-African
and Humanitarian Organisation based in Lagos, Nigeria to empower women in all aspects through out
Africa region. Women Empowerment has been one of the world human development agenda at present and
Sue Kamal has been receiving global invitations to be part of the empowerment motion.
SKT Global provides Oil & Gas and Commodities related supply and services through out the world.
Besides Oil and Gas, the company is also active in international trade for Eco-construction
material, Petrochemical products, Food and Beverages, Charcoal and Machineries.
The vast experience, skill and knowledge at international level, services such as business advisory
and consultancy is rendered.
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