Ir. Bakri bin Ishak
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Ir. Bakri bin Ishak
Upon graduation in 1985, Ir. Bakri bin Ishak began his career as a Design Engineer with the Public Works Department of Malaysia (JKR) and later was subsequently promoted as a District Engineer. After ten years of service, JKR sent him for a Master’s Degree in Japan for two years and upon returning in 1994, he was seconded to KLIA Berhad to lead the construction of KL International Airport (KLIA) in Utilities Department as Assistant General Manager, Construction. Subsequently, he joined Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd (AZRB) as a Project Manager and been promoted as General Manager 3 years later. After eleven years of service in AZRB, he left as an Executive Director, Operation and joined Gabungan Strategi Sdn Bhd as an Operation Director in 2012.
With about 37 years working experience in the construction industry, Ir. Bakri has vast hands-on experience as Project Manager and Project Director for various construction projects including lowmedium rise buildings, high-rise buildings and infrastructure of both urban elevated highways, interchange, rail tracks including the first Mass Rapid Transit V1 (MRT-V1), Jalan Duta Highway, Persiaran Putrajaya and other developments such as housing, apartments and shop lot development, hospitals, stadiums, universities, mosques and other public amenities such as the iconic Masjid Tuanku Mizan (Putrajaya), Universiti Teknologi Petronas and several other prominent buildings.
With his great exposure in construction of variety of projects, the educational team of UTM Razak School and KLIA College invited him to be a guest lecturer to specifically share his valuable experience and to give a lecture on Safety Engineering to Executive Master in Occupational Safety & Health (EMOSH) course students. Aside that, he also was selected to be a member of various subcommittee as a Technical Advisor for CIDB, UTM Razak School and KLIA College. His experience and service in Construction Industry has been recognised and been conferred the ‘Anugerah Tokoh Industri Pembinaan’ during the KLIA College Convocation in 2018.
Ir. Tai Jiunn Hong
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Ir. Tai Jiunn Hong
Ir. Tai Jiunn Hong has more than 22 years of working experience in the industry of civil, structural, geotechnical engineering and property development. He began his career with Tonkin & Taylors Malaysia as a Structural and Geotechnical Engineer in 2001. He was involved in the Perbadanan Putrajaya Complex and the iconic Arch Structure, Putrajaya Boat House, Bank Negara Financial Services Resource Center (FSRC) as well as mega infrastructure project, the KL Monorail.
He obtained his Masters of Business Administration with major in Finance and Strategic Management in 2005 and subsequently moved into property development. He joined CP Landmark Sdn Bhd in 2005 and was involved in the redevelopment of the mixed development of Queensbay, Penang. During his tenure with CP Landmark Sdn Bhd, he was leading the development planning, construction and tenancy of the longest mall in Penang, Queensbay Mall, alongside with the development and construction of Eastin Hotel Penang, landed residentials and condominiums.
In year 2008, he joined Bandar Raya Development Berhad (“BRDB”) and with the company for more than 6 years as an Assistant General Manager. One of his first role in BRDB was the redevelopment of boutique premium malls namely, Bangsar Shopping Center (BSC), of which he was leading the development, tenants mix planning and construction of the live mall aside with the development of BRDB Tower adjoining BSC. Subsequently, he was in charged for the development of the renowned high-end condominium, Serai at Bukit Bandaraya and few more high-end mixed and integrated development locally and overseas.
Abd Razak bin Abd Manan
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Abd Razak bin Abd Manan
Abd Razak bin Abd Manan is an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with over 29 years working experience derived from wide varieties of prestigious and landmark projects in different engineering and management capacity built upon strong technical knowledge and organizational skill.
He started his career with SIRIM as Research Officer and served for 2 years before steadily charted his professional advancement to assume significant roles in major infrastructure and building projects beginning with KLIA as Project Engineer with Taisei Consortium prior to joining Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd as Senior Project Engineer in 1998 for Realignment B15 road at Putrajaya and Cyberjaya project and later was promoted to Project Director of Construction Department oversaw various projects such as Subang Kelana Link, LPT highway Project and Jitra Kodiang Road.
He further developed his professional progression in construction and engineering when he was with Dasa Sentosa Sdn Bhd as Project Director for school projects and held similar position with SMPP for MRT Package V1 project.
Si So Tian Ann
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Si So Tian Ann
Si So Tian Ann has about 29 years of experience in the construction industry and involved in various construction and development contracts. During his tenure with the company, he spearheaded the team in the procurement and contracts management for the projects undertaken by the company.
Sr. Mustafa Bin Mohd Said
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Sr. Mustafa Bin Mohd Said
Sr. Mustafa Bin Mohd Said has more than 21 years’ experience in various pre and post contracts administration especially in constructions and property development. He began his career in June 2002 with Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor and was responsible for contract administration, recommendation of progress payments and variation orders. He was the key person to established and responsible for all Loss and/or Expenses claims for Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd projects. He was subsequently transferred to Ahmad Zaki Saudi Arabia Ltd (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) in year 2005 until 2009 where he is responsible for handling contracts administration and procurements for all Saudi projects. He was involved in overseeing the project operations on a daily basis, involved in technical matters and ensuring the construction cost within the budget. He was involved in the project construction of Alfaisal University Project (Riyadh), King Abdullah University (Jeddah) and Jabal Omar (Mecca). In 2007, he was promoted to Assistant Contracts Manager.
Upon returning to Malaysia in 2009, he joined Dasa Sentosa Sdn Bhd as a Contracts Manager and responsible handling government school projects around the Klang Valley. In December 2012, he joined Syarikat Muhibbah Perniagaan dan Pembinaan Sdn Bhd as a Contracts Manager, where he was responsible for contracts, procurements and payments of MRT Package V1 – Kota Damansara – Sungai Buloh project.
Thum Peng Yong
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Thum Peng Yong
Thum Peng Yong has more than 37 years’ experience in the construction industry. With his professional qualification and vast experience, the projects undertaken and successfully completed covers a wide range of projects which comprises of residential and commercial development, high rise condominiums/ apartments, public buildings and infra-structure works.
Chew Wei Shin
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Chew Wei Shin
Chew Wei Shin has more than 20 years’ experience in the construction and property development industries, including construction of institutions, high end residential and commercial developments.
Upon his graduation from university, he joined a local contractor firm as a Project Engineer and was involved in various infrastructure projects for private sectors and construction projects for government institutions.
In year 2010, he took up a new challenge in the development industry as Assistant Manager in Sunway City Berhad and was responsible for the expansion of Monash University, Sunway University as well as Sunway Medical Center. He further strengthened his experience in high end residential developments in year 2013 by joining Perdana Park City, the developer for award winning-township Desa ParkCity, KL. The high end mix development - The Breezeway was one of the prestigious projects under his involvement.
Muhammad Ridhwan bin Effendy
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Muhammad Ridhwan bin Effendy
Muhammad Ridhwan bin Effendy was appointed as Vice President of Strategic Planning & Investment under the CEO's office on 2 April 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Banking and Finance from Monash University.
In GBG Group, he is involved in the areas of Planning, Business
Development, Corporate Finance, Investment and Investor Relations. He works closely with the GBG Group’s CEO, Managing Directors of Construction and Property Development divisions, as well as the Finance Department. His responsibilities include assisting in the assessment of new potential ventures, the GBG Group’s fundraising activities, financial management, formalising business plans, investor relations communications and overseeing the development of the GBG Group’s corporate communications strategies.
He started his career in the equity research industry in 2012 as an Equity Research Associate at UOB Kay Hian Securities (M) Sdn Bhd where he was promoted to Investment Analyst in less than 2 years, covering the Construction, Property Development, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Oil & Gas sectors. In 2016, he went on to assume the position of Senior Analyst, specialising in the Construction and Property Development sectors. His role involved conducting detailed equity research including analysing and forecasting industry trends and articulating recommendations on sectors and stocks. In 2017, he was awarded two of The Edge's Best Call Awards.
Ir. Khoo Teck Thye
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Ir. Khoo Teck Thye
Ir. Khoo has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. He began his career with Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering Constructor in Singapore in 1994, as a Project Engineer in charge of the design and build of 6 Blocks of 24-storey Residential Blocks with Multi-Storey Carpark. After completing the project in year 1997, he joined United Engineer of Malaysia (UEM) as a Senior Engineer and took charge of the infrastructure work in Nusajaya, Gelang Patah, and Design & Build of 250 Beds of Hospital in Lahad Datu, Sabah.
He joined Tung Hup Group (TH Group) construction division as a Project Manager in 1999 and was advanced to the role of Head of Operation while overseeing multiple projects across Malaysia including East Malaysia, Sabah. Before joining Gabungan Strategik Sdn Bhd (“GSSB”) as Operation Manager in the MRT Package V1 project from 2013 to 2016, he was with Dolomite Engineering Sdn Bhd as Assistant General Manager and then promoted to General Manager heading the construction division played a key role in business development and client relationship management from year 2009 to 2013.
Thereafter, he joined Sunway Construction Sdn Bhd in 2016 and served as Assistant General Manager and, then, rejoined GSSB in 2022 as a Senior Project Director in charge of Package GS04 of the Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project, whose responsibilities included cross-functional teams to streamline project timelines and optimise resource allocation.
Nazarul Hisham bin Sabardin
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Nazarul Hisham bin Sabardin
24-years of experience of managing projects involving various M&E works including Hospital, Airport, Viaduct & Stations for MRT & LRT, Office Complex, Retail, High Rise Office Tower and Residential Building.
He began his career in 1995 with Perspec-Taisei-Kajima-Shimizu- Hazama Consortium as M&E Project Engineer for KLIA. He then joined Putra Perdana Construction Sdn. Bhd. in 1998 for the completion of Federal Administrative Government Building Parcel C, Putrajaya.
In 2000, he joined Ahmad Zaki Sdn. Bhd. for a hospital project and Tender & Procurement for M&E, medical equipment and other related works. He then joined MRCB in 2009 as a Senior Manager, overseeing the delivery of Project Implementation and headed Tender, Procurement & Cost Control for KL Sentral Development.
In 2013, he returned to Ahmad Zaki Sdn. Bhd. as General Manager, M&E, where he set-up the M&E Department, steering the path and leading the team to greater heights with planning and implementation of several projects. He guided the planning, procurement and furnishing medical equipment for Design & Built International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Teaching Hospital,Kuantan and lead the completion of JKR HQ Building for Green Building Index (GBI) Platinum rating.
Involved as M&E key player for successful completion of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) HQ, Putrajaya in 2017 for Pembinaan Mitrajaya Sdn Bhd.
In December 2017, he joined Gabungan Strategik Sdn Bhd as Head of M&E, leading the team for several projects.
Ummi Sa'adah Binti Salleh Hudin
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Ummi Sa'adah Binti Salleh Hudin
Puan Ummi Sa'adah binti Salleh Hudin ("Puan Ummi Sa'adah") holds a Bachelors Degree in Accountancy from Universiti Utara Malaysia and has over 17 years of extensive experience in driving a broad spectrum of financial management, audit, and governance operations towards enhancing shareholders value. She is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
She is well versed in cashflow management, financial and management reporting, budget development, and project management. She is also recognized as a resourceful and decisive professional with sound people management and leadership qualities.
She started her career at Ernst & Young in the field of audit for almost 5 years and followed by 2 years of experience in a property development company, a subsidiary of MK Land Holdings Bhd. She continued her journey at a local construction company (Johawaki Group) and progressed from an Accountant to a Manager role in more than 4 years.
In November 2015, her career progressed to another construction company, Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad, a public listed company with a larger turnover and team. Over the years, she went from Senior Manager to Asst. General Manager, and was later promoted to Group Financial Controller.
She has been very active in sports and continuously learning to improve her communication and leadership skills by joining Toastmasters International and has completed her first Pathway project, Dynamic Leadership, served as Vice President of Education at her club, and won International Speech Contest at Club and Area Level.
