Ir. Bakri bin Ishak holds a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from University Malaya in 1985 and a postgraduate Master Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Kumamoto University, Japan (1994).

Upon graduation in 1985, he started his career as a Design Engineer and later as District Engineer with Public Works Department of Malaysia. In 1995, he was seconded to KLIA Berhad for the construction of KL International Airport as Assistant General Manager, Construction. Subsequently, he joined Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd as Executive Director, Operation from 1999 to 2009 before joining Gabungan Strategik Sdn Bhd as an Operation Director on 2 April 2012 till now. He was then subsequently redesignated as the Chief Operating Officer of the Construction Division on 26 May 2016 and on 1 March 2018, he was promoted to Managing Director of Gabungan Strategik Sdn Bhd, our Group’s Construction subsidiary.

Having about 32 years working experience in the construction industry, Ir. Bakri Ishak has vast hands-on experience as Project Manager and Project Director for various construction works, such as housing and shop lots development, infrastructure works, hospitals, stadiums, universities, mosques, urban elevated highways and other public amenities.

Ir. Tai Jiunn Hong is the Board of Engineer (BEM) Registered Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate (PEPC) since year 2006 and is a member of REHDA Selangor Chapter, Malaysia. He joined Gabungan AQRS Berhad’s Property Division in March 2015 as the Division Head and was redesignated as the Chief Operating Officer of the Property Division on 26 May 2016. On 1 March 2018, he was then promoted to Managing Director, Property Division.

Ir. Tai graduated from the University of Technology Malaysia with a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering (Honours) in 2001, majoring in Construction Management. He also holds a Master of Business Administration (Honours) from University of Malaya, majoring in Finance and Strategic Management (2005).

Ir. Tai has more than 17 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 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. In year 2008, he joined Bandar Raya Development Berhad (“BRDB”). He was with BRDB for more than 6 years as an Assistant General Manager and was involved in the redevelopment of boutique premium malls namely, Bangsar Shopping Center, BRDB Class A Office Tower, high-end condominium One Menerung, Serai at Bukit Bandaraya and many more high-end mixed and integrated development locally as well as internationally.

Abd Razak bin Abd Manan holds a Bachelor Degree of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Denver USA and a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from University of Manchester Institute of Technology United Kingdom. In October 2017, he joined the Company and served as Senior Project Director. He was then appointed as the Executive Director, Operations on 1 March 2018.

He is an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with over 20 years of extensive experience in managing projects related to infrastructure and building works. He started his career with SIRIM. After 2 years of service, he joined Taisei Consortium for KLIA project before served as Senior Engineer in 1998 at Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd and was later promoted to the Project Director of the construction department. He also held a position as Project Director for both Dasa Sentosa Sdn Bhd for school projects and SMPP for MRT V1 project.

Si So Tian Ann holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Construction Management and Economics from Curtin University of Technology, Australia.

He joined the Group on 2 January 2015 as Assistant General Manager for Post Contracts Department and was then redesignated as Head of Pre & Post Contracts on 26 May 2016. On 1 March 2018, he was promoted as the Executive Director, Contracts.

He has about 25 years of experience in the construction industry and involved in various construction and development contracts. During his tenure with the Group, he spearheaded the team in the procurement and contracts management for the projects undertaken by the Group.

Ir. Sudirman bin Kamal holds a Bachelor Degree of Science in Civil and Structural Engineering from University of Aston, Birmingham. He is also member of the Board of Engineers (BEM), Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate (PEPC) and Associate Asean Engineer (AAE). He joined the Company on 2 January 2013 as Operations Manager and subsequently on 1 March 2018, he was promoted to Vice President, Technical.

He had accumulated a total of 36 years of experience in the industry, from the aspects of planning, designing, tendering, managing and supervision covering the construction and maintenance of roads, bridges, buildings, infrastructure works including public amenities, elevated roadways, MRT viaducts and stations.

He began his career with Jabatan Kerja Raya, designing, managing and supervising myriad project both States and Federal funded project including maintenance works. Served the public service for 16 years, 5 of which was with the Implementation Coordination Unit, Prime Minister’s Department and 3 years as District Engineer. Upon leaving the public service, he was appointed as Project Director of Contrail Sdn Bhd, involving himself with the construction of Package CA01, KLIA 1 and the underpass of the KTM rail line near Bank Negara for a period of 5 years before joining Khairi Consult in the capacity of Chief Resident Engineer undertaking the demolition of Pudu Jail for the construction of the Bukit Bintang Underpass Tunnel in early 2009. Subsequently, he joined SMPP as Interfacing Manager handling MRT Line 1, Package V1 project in 1 September 2012.

Sr. Mustafa Bin Mohd Said is the Registered Quantity Surveyor of Board of Quantity Surveyors, Malaysia since 2017 and is a Member of The Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor Degree of Quantity Surveying from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) since June 2002. He joined the Company on 2 June 2015 as a Contract Services Manager and subsequently on 1 March 2018, he was appointed as Vice President, Contracts.

He has more than 15 years experience in various contracts especially in construction and property development. He began his career in 2002 with Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor. He was subsequently transfered to Ahmad Zaki Saudi Arabia Ltd in 2005 until 2009 where he was responsible for handling contracts and procurements for all Saudi projects. He was involved in overseeing the construction of Alfaisal University Project (Riyadh), King Abdullah University (Jeddah) and Jabal Omar (Mecca).

Upon returning to Malaysia, he became Contracts Manager for Dasa Sentosa Sdn Bhd, handling government school projects around the Klang Valley. In 2012, he joined
SMPP as a Contracts Manager, where he was handling contracts and procurements for MRT Package V1 – Kota Damansara – Sungai Buloh.

Thum Peng Yong graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor Degree of Science in Civil and Structural Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) United Kingdom.

He joined the Company on 15 November 2008 as an Operations Manager and was then promoted to Assistant General Manager, Operations on 1 June 2013, General Manager, Operations on 1 June 2014 and re-designated to Deputy Chief Operation Officer, Operations on 26 May 2016. On 1 March 2018, he was promoted to Vice President, Operations.

He has more than 32 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 infrastructure works including the recently completed MRT SBK Line - Package V1.

Chew Wei Shin holds a Bachelor Degree (Hons) in Civil Engineering from University of Technology, Malaysia. He joined the Company on 15 July 2015 as Project Manager for Development and was promoted as Vice President, Development on 1 March 2018.

He has more than 15 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 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 graduated from Monash University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Banking and Finance. He joined the Company on 2 April 2018 as Vice President of Strategic Planning & Investment under the CEO’s Office and is involved in the company’s planning and strategic investments.

He started his career in UOB Kay Hian Securities as an Equity Research Associate in 2012. He assisted in covering the Malaysian construction, property, REIT and oil & gas sectors. In 2014, he managed the coverage of the Malaysian construction and property sectors as an Investment Analyst. In 2016, he went on to assume the position of Senior Analyst within the same sectors. In 2017, he was awarded two of The Edge’s Best Call Awards.

Lawrence Goh Yin Huat graduated in year 2001 with a Bachelor Degree of Arts in Accounting from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. He is also a chartered accountant by profession and was admitted as a member of the ACCA in 2007 and is currently a Fellow member of the accountancy body. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He joined the Group as Finance Manager on 10 September 2012 and was later promoted to Senior Finance Manager on 1 September 2015. He was then promoted to Deputy Group Financial Controller effective from 1 March 2018.

Prior to joining the Group, he had worked in a public accounting firm for 10 years. He has extensive exposure in financial management with his working experience of over 15 years which covers the principal areas of auditing, accounting, and finance.