Chief Strategy Officer, Co-Founder, Senior Principal Consultant

• Graduated from Wichita State University, Kansas, USA in 1986 with Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• >36 years of experience in Project Management, Exploration, and Risk & Assurance, in PETRONAS, and has built a distinguished career across the oil and gas value chain
• Led 47 risk and assurance reviews for major domestic & international projects, delivering practical risk insights and recommending fit-for-purpose mitigation measures to protect project value
• Internal Trainer on Risk Management and Value Assurance for PETRONAS Upstream, enhancing the organisation’s risk culture and decision-making quality
• Key Leadership Roles: General Manager of Value Assurance (Upstream Finance & Risk Division), Head of Hydrocarbon Maturation (Exploration Malaysia), Senior Manager of International Projects (Projects & Engineering Division), and Senior Manager of Onshore Development Projects in Turkmenistan
• In his most recent role, he served as the Head of Project Risk and Project Management Expert under PDEx (Project Delivery Excellence), GPD, PETRONAS
• Significant Contributions: successful execution of global upstream development projects, notably the MBODC Sudan Development Project, Chad-Cameroon Development Project, and Turkmenistan Development Project
• His expertise spans HSE, Engineering Management, Construction Execution, Contracting Strategies, Stakeholder Management, Commercial Negotiations, and Project Economics, with a strong focus on integrated project delivery and long-term asset value protection