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Y.M. Dato’ Syed Budriz Putra, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Economics from Richmond University, The American International University in London.
He began his career in 1995 as a Senior Executive in the Business Development Department of Renong Berhad. In 2002, he ventured into the aviation industry by starting his own aviation consultancy company, Airectec Industries to represent the French/German aerospace leader ‘European Aerospace Defense and Space Company’ (EADS), now known as Airbus Group, in marketing their products, namely Airbus commercial planes and Airbus helicopters in Malaysia. In support of the Malaysian aviation industry, he went on to establish Sepang Aircraft Engineering Sdn. Bhd. (SAE) in partnership with Airbus and helmed SAE as its Chief Executive Officer. SAE was set up to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities for commercial aircrafts based in KLIA and AirAsia was its anchor customer.
Y.M. Dato’ Syed Budriz Putra was appointed as the Non-Independent Chairman of the Company on 23 November 2021 and does not serve on any board committee. He is also a Director of Digital Planners Sdn. Bhd., Enfrasys Consulting Sdn. Bhd. and Enfrasys Solutions Sdn. Bhd. He has no family relationship with any other Director.
Encik Ibrahim Aiman Bin Mohd Nadzmi graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara USA in 2019. He started his career as the Special Officer at the Chairman’s Office, Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd. Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd. was the substantial shareholder of two listed companies, Arka Berhad (f.k.a. Transocean Holdings Bhd.) and Epicon Berhad (f.k.a. Konsortium Transnasional Berhad) and thus Encik Ibrahim Aiman’s primary duty as the Special Officer is to assist the former Executive Chairman/ Managing Director, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Mohd Nadzmi Bin Mohd Salleh in supervising the said companies’ subsidiaries’ operations and also several private-owned subsidiaries under Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd. The diversification of businesses under Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd.’s Group of companies has given him the exposure to the manufacturing, transportation and logistics sectors.
Encik Ibrahim Aiman was appointed as the Executive Director of the Company on 1 March 2021 and promoted as the Managing Director of the Company on 1 March 2023. He is also a Director of Syarikat Kenderaan Melayu Kelantan Berhad, a public non-listed company.
Ms. Tung Shao Yin holds a Bachelor of Degree in Quantity Surveying from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She is currently the Chief Project Officer of KL City Gateway Sdn Bhd (Formerly known as Ritzy Gloss Sdn Bhd), after having joined the company in July 2021. She has more than 20 years of experience in the property development industry.
From 2013 to 2021, she was the Executive Director of Orientis Solutions Sdn. Bhd.. She spearheaded the development division in managing deliverables from all aspects of development management. This entails project feasibility studies, product research and development, development planning and strategies, project execution and business development. She also oversees the day-to-day operations of the organization.
Prior to Orientis Solutions Sdn. Bhd., she was the Deputy Senior Manager, Development in UEM Sunrise Bhd where she was involved in award-winning residential and mixed-use developments, namely Mont’Kiara Aman, 10 Mont’Kiara and AngkasaRaya @ KLCC, Jalan Ampang. During her 11 years tenure there, her experience covered procurement and development management.
She was appointed as Director of the Company on 26 June 2024 and serves as Chairman of Remuneration Committee and member of Audit and Risk Management Committee and Nomination Committee.
Mr. Lee Chin Chuan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Western Australia. He is a Chartered Accountant, CA registered with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He joined Ernst & Young in February 1996 and spent more than 3 years in the audit department. Subsequently, he was transferred to tax department in June 1999 and spent more than 4 years specialising in tax investigation.
In August 2003, he joined Pantai Tax Specialist Sdn. Bhd specialising in tax investigation of companies and was also involved in tax advisory and other related matters. In March 2004, he joined Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) as Penolong Pengarah at Pusat Penyiasatan Shah Alam, conducting tax investigation on companies and individuals. In April 2008, he started WAJ Advisory Sdn. Bhd. together with his partner specialising in handling tax investigation of companies and individuals.
He was appointed as Director of the Company on 1 March 2023 and serves as the Chairman of Audit and Risk Management Committee and member of Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee. He sits on the Board of Magna Prima Berhad, a company listed on Bursa Malaysia.
Ms. Au Foong Yee is a Sijil Pelajaran (SPM) holder. Ms Au was the founding Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Edge Property Sdn Bhd, which owns the EdgeProp.my (previously known as TheEdgeProperty. com) weekly publication and www.EdgeProp.my Malaysia’s most relevant and empowering property portal. Ms Au retired in December 2021 and was appointed Editor Emeritus of The Edge Malaysia.
Ms Au was a member of the Malaysian Ministry of Housing and Local Government’s inaugural Panel of Experts (POE).
A pioneer member of The Edge Malaysia team, Ms Au was the founding editor of City & Country, the highly sought-after property pull-out in The Edge Malaysia weekly as well as Haven (the bimonthly design magazine) published by The Edge Malaysia. She went on to be an Executive Editor and Chief Marketing Officer before being promoted to Managing Director of The Edge Malaysia. In July 2016, Ms Au relinquished the role of Managing Director of The Edge Malaysia to helm and drive The Edge Property Sdn Bhd.
Ms Au tracks closely and analyses the Malaysian real estate since 1994. She conceptualised the highly coveted and prestigious The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards, The Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards and the Haven My Dream Home Awards, all organised by The Edge Malaysia.
In 2017, Ms Au conceptualised The EdgeProp Malaysia’s Best Managed Property Awards which have since evolved and are now known as The Edge Malaysia Best Managed & Sustainable Property Awards. This unique award promotes sustainable real estate and world-class property management practice. It is the first of its kind not only in Malaysia but in the region. Ms Au is the chief judge of the award.
Ms Au is a regular speaker and moderator at property and construction, roundtables, symposiums and fireside chats.
Ms Au sits on the Board of Inta Bina Group Berhad.
Encik Ibrahim Aiman Bin Mohd Nadzmi graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara USA in 2019. He started his career as the Special Officer at the Chairman’s Office, Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd. Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd. was the substantial shareholder of two listed companies, Arka Berhad (f.k.a. Transocean Holdings Bhd.) and Epicon Berhad (f.k.a. Konsortium Transnasional Berhad) and thus Encik Ibrahim Aiman’s primary duty as the Special Officer is to assist the former Executive Chairman/ Managing Director, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Dr. Mohd Nadzmi Bin Mohd Salleh in supervising the said companies’ subsidiaries’ operations and also several private-owned subsidiaries under Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd. The diversification of businesses under Nadicorp Holdings Sdn. Bhd.’s Group of companies has given him the exposure to the manufacturing, transportation and logistics sectors.
Encik Ibrahim Aiman was appointed as the Executive Director of the Company on 1 March 2021 and promoted as the Managing Director of the Company on 1 March 2023. He is also a Director of Syarikat Kenderaan Melayu Kelantan Berhad, a public non-listed company.
Mr. Chung Chee Khuen is a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (“FCCA”) registered with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”) and a Chartered Accountant (“CA”) registered with Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Mr. Chung was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer on 3 February 2023.
He has more than 30 years of work experience with extensive audit, financial, management knowledge and skills in various industries. He has worked in both listed and non-listed companies in Malaysia and Singapore.
Encik Ismail graduated with Bachelor in Business and Administrative (Hons) from Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) in 1998.
Encik Ismail joined the Company in April 2020 as the Chief Operations Officer and was subsequently promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Logistics Division in December 2021.
Prior to joining Arka in April 2020, Encik Ismail served as a Vice President (Operations) with Pos Logistics Berhad and was Regional Manager of MISC Intergrated Logistics Sdn. Bhd.. He has worked in various fields of logistics sectors in Malaysia, Singapore, Africa and Iraq over the period of more than 20 years.
Encik Khairuddin Bin Abdul Rahman graduated in Diploma of Accounts and Finance.
Encik Khairuddin has over 30 years of experience in manufacturing sector. He started his career as an Executive at purchasing department (1999) at Usmeta Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd After that, he was transferred to Badanbas Sdn. Bhd. (coach builder) and served as the Head of Purchasing department from 2005 until 2008 In year 2008, Encik Khairuddin was promoted as a manager in Usmeta Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. and responsible for the company operation until now.
Mr. Suntha is a Malaysian is an Associate Member of Malaysian Chartered of Institute of Logistics and Transport since 2008 and Malaysian Certificate of Education holder.
Mr. Suntha joined the Company in February 2010 as a Haulage Manager and was promoted to the Group Operation Manager in 2011. He left the Company in 2015 and rejoined in February 2016 as a Group Marketing Manager and was promoted as a General Manager of Logistics Division in 2022.
Prior to re-joining the Company, he served as a General Manager in a logistic company overseeing the business development and operations support. He has over 25 years of working experience in the field of business development, logistics operation and cross border trade.
Encik Khairulnizam Bin Zainol Abidin possesses a Diploma in Electronic Engineering and has over 30 years experience in logistics sector. He started his career in MISC Haulage Services Sdn. Bhd. in 1991 and later moved on to other logistic-based companies involving container depot, freight forwarding, non vessel owning common carrier (NVOCC) and shipping line.
He first joined the Company in 2012 and left in 2016 and re-joined the Company in 2020 as the Group Commercial Manager of Logistic Division, responsible for maintaining existing clients as well as to develop new customer base and also to create new development on business unit. He is also the Chairman for Transocean’s Recreation Club.
Madam Theresa Micheal holds a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Business Management (Human Resources Management) from University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
She started her career with the Group in May 1995 as a clerk and was promoted to Personnel Manager in year 2011 and as a Group Personnel & Administrative Manager in year 2012. She holds this position for almost 8 years and has overall responsibility for the entire Company’s Personnel and Administrative matters. She has almost 18 years of working experience in the field of Human Resources Management.
She is also an auditor for the ISO Audit Committee and also a member for the Safety and Health Committee for Arka’s Group of Companies.