Dato' Ir. Abdul Hak bin Md. Amin
Managing Director

Dato' Ir. Abdul Hak bin Md. Amin, a Malaysian, is our Managing Director. He was appointed to our Board on 1 February 2002. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations and business activities of our Group.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering from Merchant Marine Academy, Jakarta in 1976. He also holds a Master of Science in Project Engineering from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom, a Diploma in Ship Survey from Det Norske Veritas, Oslo, Norway, and the Certificate of Competency as a Foreign Going Marine Engineer. He is currently registered as a Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia. He began his career as a marine engineer onboard ocean going vessels owned by Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Sdn Bhd in 1976 prior to becoming a project manager with Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority in 1981. In mid of 1981, he worked as a mill engineer at Sime Darby Plantation Berhad for approximately two (2) years and later became the project engineer at Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad in mid-1983 until end of 1983. Subsequent to his departure, he joined Det Norske Veritas (Singapore) Pte Ltd as a ship and engineering surveyor. His job scope involved surveying ships in service/in operation, surveying ships under construction, surveying of offshore structures under construction, approval of ship designs, conducting trainings to newly recruited Ship and Engineering Surveyors, and giving feedback/contributing to the development of "Det Norske Veritas' Steel Ship Rules". During his tenure with Det Norske Veritas (Singapore) Pte Ltd, he was posted to various countries and was subsequently promoted to be a principal surveyor in 1990. In the same year, he also became the managing director of Det Norske Veritas Sdn Bhd, of which he held the position until 2002. 

In 2002, he joined our Company as the Managing Director, focusing on our Company's business strategy and has overseen the growth of our Company from chartering of vessels from third party owners to vessel owning and also shipbuilding. Currently, he is actively involved in the local maritime fraternity and holds many positions in various shipping related non-governmental organisations. He was formerly the President of Institut Kelautan Malaysia (IKMAL). Presently, he is the Vice Chairman of Malaysian Shipowners Association (MASA), Member of Australia Asia Committee for Bureau Veritas, Member for Nippon Kaiji Kyokal Malaysia Committee, and Chancellor of Ranaco Education and Training Institute (RETI) Terengganu. He is also the industry advisor to University Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology (UNIKL MIMET) and University Technology Malaysia (UTM) for maritime studies. Since 2010, he has been part of the Malaysian delegation at International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meetings in London.

Ir. Zulkifli bin Mohd Amin
General Manager

Ir. Zulkifli bin Mohd Amin, a Malaysian, is our General Manager. He graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from University of New Orleans, United States. He started his career in 1992 as a naval architect at Penang Shipbuilding Corporation Sdn Bhd. In 1993, he joined GEC (M) Sdn Bhd as sales engineer/naval architect. In 1994, he joined our Company as a technical manager. In 2008, he was promoted to General Manager and is currently responsible for overall fleet operations and commercial operations for our marine transportation and offshore storage operations as well as port marine services. He is also a director of Johor Shipyard.

Azli Bin Mohamed
Chief Financial Officer

Azli Bin Mohamed, a Malaysian, is our Chief Financial Officer. He is a graduate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He began his career as an Audit Assistant in PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1992 and promoted as a Manager which he stayed on until 2001. He left the firm and joined KPJ Healthcare Berhad in 2001 until 2007 as the Group Accountant. He then served JCorp in 2007 as a General Manager, Finance Division until he assumed the current position as the Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of Kulim since 2011. Currently, he also sits on the Board of other companies within the JCorp Group and Kulim Group.

Johari Shukri Bin Jamil
Chief Operating Officer

Johari Shukri Bin Jamil, a Malaysian, is our Chief Operating Officer. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Polymer Engineering) from University Technology Malaysia and also completed his Advanced Leadership Programme (ALP) at Judge Business School, Cambridge University.

He began his career as the Process Engineer in Titan Polyethlene (M) Sdn Bhd in 1995 and promoted as a Project Engineer in 1997 which he stayed on until 2000. In the same year of 2000, he left the firm and joined Foster Wheeler (M) Sdn. Bhd until 2002 as the Project Engineer. He then served as Business Development Manager for several companies in between 2002 to 2005. He then joined Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd in 2005 as a Senior General Manager. From 2006 to 2011, he was with Difense Konsult Sdn Bhd, serving as their Chief Executive Officer & Director. In the same year of 2011, he also joins the Johor Corporation and its group of companies which he still is a part of to date. His prior position right before joining us is the Vice President, Business Relationship & Marketing, Industrial Development Division of the Johor Corporation & TPM Technopark Sdn Bhd and Executive Director of Tanjung Langsat Port Sdn Bhd . He has broad experience in the leadership, management role, and has made a significant impact in the business improvement and value creation to organizational & transformation, commercial and technical expertise with the reputable local and multinational establishment.

Che Zal Azilah bte Che Omar
Accounts Manager

Che Zal Azilah bte Che Omar, a Malaysian, is our Accounts Manager. She graduated in 1991 with a Diploma in Statistics from Mara Institute of Technology, Shah Alam, Selangor. She started her career in 1991 as an assistant statistician at Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah. In 1993, she joined our Group as an account officer. In 1995, she left our Group and joined Sempati Air Pte Ltd as a senior account officer. In 1998, she re-joined our Group as an accounts officer. In 2006, she was promoted to Accounts Manager and is currently responsible for the overall accounting functions of our Group, such as payables, receivables, cash flow monitoring and preparation of accounts for financial reporting purposes.

Tajul Asikin bin Sallehudin
Technical Manager

Tajul Asikin bin Sallehudin, a Malaysian, is our Technical Manager. He graduated in 1984 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Marine) from Indonesian Merchant Marine Academy Jakarta, Indonesia. He started his career in 1984 at Malaysian International Shipping Corporation Berhad ("MISC") as cadet engineer before he was promoted as a marine junior engineer from 1985 to 1986. From 1986 to 1995, he moved up his rank from a marine fourth engineer to a marine chief engineer. The last post he held in MISC is as an auditor in Ship Management Audit Department before he left the company to join Pan Pacific Hotel in 1996 which he served as building chief engineer until 1997. From 1997 to 1998, he served as a field service manager in Sapura Petroleum Services. In 1998, he joined Sapura Maritime Engineering Sdn Bhd as a base/business development manager. From 1999 to 2001, he was the managing director in Profile Budi Sdn Bhd before he left the company to join Rusli Offshore Corporation Sdn Bhd as a vice president of operations. In 2002, he re-joined MISC and served as senior superintendent liner for four (4) years. From 2007 to 2010, he served as a head of fleet in Global Carriers Berhad before he joined JRI Resources Sdn Bhd as a general manager of Operations Department from 2011 until 2012. In early 2013, he joined our Group as a Technical Manager and is mainly responsible for the entire technical operations of our vessels including deck, equipment and machinery.

Captain Nasruddin bin Abdul Mutalib
Safety, Quality and Security Manager

Captain Nasruddin bin Abdul Mutalib, a Malaysian, is our Safety, Quality and Security Manager. He graduated in 1982 with Master Class 1 Certificate of Competency, Foreign Going in Mualim Pelayaran Besar. He started his career in 1971 at Indonesian Maritime Academy before he was promoted as a cadet on MISC vessels in 1973. From 1975 to 1984, he moved up his rank as a third officer to a senior chief officer with a Master's Certificate. From 1985 to 1988 he was appointed as a master in MISC vessels and commanded 13 MISC's ships. From 1988 to 1990 he became an operations superintendent of Liner Division which is in charge of operations and ship planning for Far East Australia services and Japan Taiwan services. From 1990 to 1995, he was in charge of the operations for Far East Europe Service Sector, Australia Service Sector and Japan Taiwan Service Sector for eleven (11) of MISC's vessels and 16 partners' vessels. From 1995 to 2000 he was promoted as an operation manager of Liner Division. Soon after that, he was again promoted as a manager action team where he is responsible for cost reduction measures of Liner Division from 2000 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002 he was appointed as a marine superintendent of the Fleet Management Division. Then, from 2002 to 2004 he was responsible for Technical Operations for three (3) Liner vessels in MISC. In 2004, he left and joined our Company as a senior manager of our Fleet Operation where he is responsible for Technical Operations of our Company's four (4) tanker vessels and LPG vessel, and thereafter in 2005 he was appointed as a company security officer as per the requirement of The International Ship and Port Security (ISPS). In 2006, he was promoted as a Safety, Quality and Security Manager and is currently responsible to carry out shipboard and safety management audits on the vessels in accordance to statutory bodies' requirements.

Captain Mohd Yusni bin Razali
Fleet Operation Manager

Captain Mohd Yusni bin Razali, a Malaysian, is our Fleet Operation Manager. He holds Certificate of Competency as Master of Foreign Going Ships issued by the Marine Department of Malaysia. He started his career in 1984 as a cadet and held various positions including, navigation officer, senior second officer and chief officer during his tenure in MISC/LNG fleet until 1995. He served in various merchant shipping companies as a chief officer and master until 1997. From 1997 to 2000, he served as a master mariner at Global Carriers Berhad. From 2000 to 2002, he served Akademi Laut Malaysia as a nautical lecturer before he joined Pelita Akedemi Sdn Bhd in 2003 as a Maritime Training & Education director. From 2004 to 2005, he was in Latihan Perikanan Laut Dalam Armada as a director of recruitment and training development. In 2005, he joined Cycle Craft Accessories (M) Sdn Bhd as a marine project manager. In the beginning of 2006, he served Global Carriers Berhad as a fleet superintendent and was promoted to a manager of Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) in 2008. Prior to his appointment as a manager, he served as a Designated Person Ashore (DPA). In 2009, he was appointed as a senior manager of Marine Operation and HSSE. The last position he held in Global Carriers Berhad was as a senior manager, Fleet Management Division until he left the company in 2013 to join our Company as a Fleet Operation Manager. He is mainly responsible for operational performance of our Group's fleet and to ensure that our fleet complies with all relevant rules and regulations.

Farrah Radziah Binti Dato' Ir. Abdul Hak
Commercial Manager

Farrah Radziah Binti Dato' Ir. Abdul Hak, a Malaysian, is our Commercial Manager. She graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor Degree Business & Accounting from University of Sunderland, United Kingdom. She started her career in 2006 as a stock control clerk at Walkers Pte Ltd, United Kingdom. In 2007, she joined our Company as a junior executive, operation and commercial before she continued her study for Bachelor Degree of Business & Public Relations from 2008 to 2009 in University of Sunderland, United Kingdom. In 2009, she re-joined our Company as an executive, operation & commercial. She was promoted to senior executive, manning department in 2011 and was promoted to head of manning department in 2013. She was promoted as the Commercial Manager on 1 April 2014 and is mainly responsible for the commercial aspects of our Group's fleet and management of charter parties.

New Kok Ho
General Manager, Johor Shipyard

New Kok Ho, a Malaysian, is the General Manager for Johor Shipyard. He graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia with a Bachelor Degree in Engineering Marine Technology (Honours) in 1994. His career started in 1994 when he joined Syarikat Ong Yoke Lin Sdn Bhd as a senior services engineer and was mainly involved in mechanical and electrical engineering as well as project management. In 2000, he left and joined Metrojaya Berhad as a property manager. In 2003, he joined Sumber Samudra Sdn Bhd as a project manager and was mainly involved in shipbuilding and ship repairs for five (5) years until 2008. In 2008, he joined Johor Shipyard as a manager and was subsequently promoted to General Manager of our shipyard on 1 April 2014. He oversees the day-to-day operations of our shipyard and is currently overseeing the construction of new vessels and our expansion of our shipyard facilities.