Anwar Syahrin Abdul Ajib, Malaysian, is the Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer (MD&GCEO) of Malakoff Corporation Berhad (Malakoff). He joined Malakoff on 1 December 2020, after a successful stint as the Managing Director and CEO of UEM Sunrise Bhd, from 1 September 2014, until 30 October 2020. Previously, he was the Group Chief Financial Officer at MMC Corporation Berhad (“MMC”), a position he assumed from June 2008.
In addition to his role as the MD&GCEO of Malakoff, Anwar serves on the Board of Alam Flora Sdn Bhd, Malakoff Power Berhad and several other subsidiaries and associate companies within the Malakoff Group. He is also the Chairman of Muscat City Desalination Company S.A.O.G., an associate company of Malakoff which is listed on the Muscat Stock Exchange.
Anwar was also appointed as Group Head, Ports & Logistics Division in January 2014, at MMC and, Chief Financial Officer of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, from April 2006 to May 2008. He was formerly the co-owner and Managing Director/Consultant of Business Associates Consulting Sdn. Bhd., providing strategy and management consulting services, from 2003 to 2006.
Prior to that, Anwar was attached to Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Manchester in the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2002. He started his career with Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. in 1996, as a transport executive where he gained considerable experience in transport and logistics.
Anwar holds a Master in Business Administration from University of Salford, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales, United Kingdom and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
He had also attended the Leadership at the Peak Program held at Arosa, Switzerland, organised by the Center for Creative Leadership, Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, and the CFO Senior Leadership Executive Education Program, at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
He was awarded the Outstanding Property CEO, The Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards 2018, 2018 Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year and PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia).
