Key Management Team

Azman Yusof

Group Managing Director

Azman Yusof, male, a Malaysian aged 58 is our Promoter, substantial shareholder and Group Managing Director. He was appointed to our Board on 16 August 2024. He currently oversees the overall strategic direction of our Group including business development, operations and marketing.

He graduated with a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering with Honours from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur in September 1990.

He started his career in July 1990 as a Product Engineer at Intel Technologies Sdn Bhd (“Intel”), Penang where he was involved in the testing of microprocessor chips products. In January 1991, he was nominated to participate in a product testing facility technology transfer where he was assigned to Intel Corporation’s plant in Chandler, Arizona, USA. He was then promoted as Senior Engineer in Intel in January 1994.

He left Intel in September 1994 and joined Hexagon Tower Sdn Bhd (“Hexagon”), a construction engineering company as Sales Manager. He led and managed sales and project deliveries in various industries in the east coast region of Peninsular Malaysia (i.e. Terengganu and Pahang). He assisted to establish Hexagon’s branch in Kemaman in 1995 and led the company to diversify into chemicals, petrochemicals, O&G industries in the region. He left Hexagon in September 1999 where his last position was Regional Head.

After leaving Hexagon, he headed the operations of EMSB in September 1999 and commenced a trading business in mechanical spares, corrosion resistant product application and non-metallic products (i.e. thermoplastic and composite process piping) to the petrochemical industries and served process piping projects for surrounding petrochemical, O&G industries as a direct supplier, contractor and sub-contractor. He led EMSB to diversify the services offered to include mechanical and construction services to the PETRONAS Group of Companies upon obtaining the PETRONAS licence by EMSB in 2007. He also oversees the operations of EHSB, a joint venture company formed between EMSB and Hydrodyne in April 2019, with the purpose of undertaking the TA4MS contract. He has been instrumental in the growth and expansion of our Group throughout the years.

Mohd Nizam bin Yaakub

Chief Executive Officer

Mohd Nizam bin Yaakub, male, a Malaysian aged 54 is our Group’s Chief Executive Officer and currently oversees and manages our Group’s entire operations. He obtained his Diploma in Manufacturing Technology from Port Dickson Polytechnic in June 1994.

He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing Systems Engineering with Honours from the University of Portsmouth, UK in June 1996.

Upon completion of his studies, he took a study break before commencing his career in September 1996 as a Project Engineer at Maju Egatt (M) Sdn Bhd where he was involved in project site works, management and execution of various infrastructure development projects. In August 2002, he was seconded to another member of the Maju Group named PFC Engineering Sdn Bhd as a Cost and Contract Manager. There, he was involved in the company’s project bidding proposals, costing and budgeting as well as project management and supervision. He steadily rose through the ranks in the company, being promoted to the position of Project Manager in 2009 and then as a Senior Manager in the Tender and Contracting department in 2014 before leaving the company in December 2017.

He then joined MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd in January 2018 as a Manager, bearing the same job scope of his managerial positions at PFC Engineering Sdn Bhd prior to his departure. He left the company in November 2020 and subsequently joined us in the same month as a Manager in the Proposal and Contracting department. His responsibilities were similar to his previous positions up until January 2021 when he was elevated to the position of Chief Executive Officer in EMSB. His responsibilities include overseeing, managing and developing operation strategies, short-term and long-term objectives for the operations of the company in its 4 business regions at Melaka, Terengganu, Johor and Putrajaya as well as assisting our Group Managing Director in the Group’s sales and marketing activities.

Hakimi bin Bahador

Turnaround Director

Hakimi bin Bahador, male, a Malaysian aged 57 is our Group’s Turnaround Director and currently oversees our Group’s entire Turnaround operations.

He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, USA with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in May 1991. He obtained an additional Diploma (Plant Maintenance) from JICA Kyushu, Japan in April 1997. He obtained his Master in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in March 2004.

He started his career in April 1991 as a Project Engineer in Mechanical Operations at Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd where he was involved in the management and maintenance operations at a steel manufacturing plant before leaving the company as the Division Head of Maintenance in December 2001. In January 2002, he joined PFC Engineering Sdn Bhd as a Chief Operating Officer where he was involved in the management of the company’s EPCC projects. He steadily rose in the company and was promoted to the position of Project Manager where he oversaw the entire operations of PFC Engineering Sdn Bhd before leaving the company in July 2015.

He joined MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd in the same month as a Project Manager, carrying out a similar responsibility as his previous position at PFC Engineering Sdn Bhd prior to his departure. He was promoted to the position of Head of O&G in September 2018 where he was involved in overseeing all activities relating to the group’s oil and gas operations before leaving the company in October 2019. He joined EMSB in October 2019 as a General Manager of Operations, mainly tasked with overseeing the operational and managerial activities at our Pengerang Business Unit up until December 2021 before being promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer in January 2022. As our Chief Operating Officer, he managed the operational activities of EMSB. He was promoted as our Turnaround Director in January 2023 with the task of overseeing the overall operational and commercial aspects related to our Group’s turnaround division which is primarily related to scheduled plant shutdown.