Age: 52 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 16 January 2014
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor in Business Administration, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Master of Business Administration, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Doctor of Business Administration, International Islamic University, Malaysia
Working Experience:
He started his career as Credit Officer with Kwong Yik Bank Berhad in 1995 where he was responsible for ASB loans. He then joined Tractors Malaysia Berhad in 1996 as the Sales & Administrative Executive.
In 2000 he was appointed as the Chief Business Development Officer of Digicert Sdn. Bhd., a joint venture company of POS Malaysia and MIMOS Berhad Officer before moving to Scan Associate Berhad as Head, Business Development in 2011. In January 2014, he joined Century Software (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. as the Chief Executive Officer. Zainul won Masterclass Bumiputra CEO of The Year award at the Malaysia Excellence Business Awards 2018 (MEBA 2018) as well as Strategic Financial Entrepreneur of The Year award at the recent SME and Entrepreneurs Business Awards (SEBA 2019).
Age: 50 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 07 October 2022
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- BA(Hons) Accounting & Finance, De Montfort University, United Kingdom.
- ACCA, Emile-Woolfe College, London.
Working Experience:
MD Zaini joined Censof Holdings Berhad in October 2022 as a Chief Financial Officer. He is a Group CFO of Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) from 2011 until 2022. Previously, he was a Financial Controller of Pantai Holdings Berhad from 2010 until 2011. He also was a Senior Finance Manager of Scomi Rail Berhad from 2009 to 2010. He is a Financial Controller of Sapura Resources Berhad from 2008 to 2009.
In 2005 until 2008, he joined Ranhill Utilities Berhad as a Finance Manager. Previously he was a head of Financial Management Section of SAJ Holdings Bhd from 2002 to 2005. He started his career as Senior Audit Associate of PriceWaterhouseCoopers in year 1999 to 2002.
Age: 59 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 June 2018
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of applied in Computer Science, Royal institute of Technology (RMIT).
- Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance.
- MBA (University of Strathclyde).
Working Experience:
Nagendran worked at 3S Consulting in 2013 as an advisor to various technology companies related to software developments and project management. More than 30 years of experiences in software development methodologies and project management. And has extensive experiences in providing consulting services to government, semi-government, reorganization and process improvements. He was also involved in the setting and developing of business activities in Australia and India.
Nagendran previously worked towards a researcher specializing in artificial intelligence and database system. Not just that, he has worked with Century Software (M) Sdn Bhd by managing and advising the outcome-based budgeting for the ministry of finance Malaysia and government data exchange for the agency MAMPU under The Prime Minister's department.
Nagendran's earlier employment was at Tenaga Serata Sdn Bhd as managing and advising the key projects there and then worked at MIMOS as the senior director where he was in charge of the software development lab and for development platforms.
Age: 54 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 June 2018
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of applied in Computer Science, Royal institute of Technology (RMIT)
- Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance
- MBA (University of Strathclyde)
Working Experience:
Nagendran worked at 3S Consulting in 2013 as an advisor to various technology companies related to software developments and project management. More than 30 years of experiences in software development methodologies and project management. And has extensive experiences in providing consulting services to government, semi-government, reorganization and process improvements. He was also involved in the setting and developing of business activities in Australia and India.
Nagendran previously worked towards a researcher specializing in artificial intelligence and database system. Not just that, he has worked with Century Software (M) Sdn Bhd by managing and advising the outcome-based budgeting for the ministry of finance Malaysia and government data exchange for the agency MAMPU under The Prime Minister's department.
Nagendran's earlier employment was at Tenaga Serata Sdn Bhd as managing and advising the key projects there and then worked at MIMOS as the senior director where he was in charge of the software development lab and for development platforms.
Age: 36 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 Oct 2022
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Diploma In Information Technology, Software Engineering – Cosmopoint University College
Working Experience:
Prior to joining CSM in 2017 as an Account Manager, Syanizam has garnered vast experience in managing local and international clienteles. He has even successfully managed over 200 client portfolios across Asia Pacific and Japan.
In 2018, he was promoted to Senior Account Manager, and subsequently to Head of Sales of CSM's SAGA Sales Team in 2020. During his tenure as the Head of Sales, he successfully increased sales growth by 270% and has consistently retained this achievement. He also expanded the SAGA portfolio by bringing in 12 new clients over the period of 2.5 years. Over the course of his tenure in CSM, the sales growth has increased by 15 times.
He strictly believes that digital transformation is inevitable, and there is a need to accelerate its implementation within the country to stay relevant not just for now, but to future-proof our nation as a leading digital driven nation in the world. Taking the company's vision as his foundation; company mission his pillars of support; and the company's values as his guiding principles, he aims to spearhead CSM to become the next generation technology company in Malaysia.
Age: 53 years old
Nationality: Indonesian
Date of Appointment: November 2011
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Master Degree, Electronic Engineering.
- Technology University Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Working Experience:
Since 1999, he has developed and implemented high quality software development and system integration works in various cities across the Indonesian archipelago. Using pragmatic combination of clear business insight, extensive technological expertise and creativity, he has successfully contributed to clients' results.
He has led many successful projects as Project Director/ Manager such as development and implementation Jakarta Futures Exchange Trading System (JAFETS), Online Stock Trading for Sinar Mas, Investment Management Solution for top 10 Investment Banking in Indonesia.
He specializes in IT business processes in Capital Market, Investment Banking and Wealth Management.
Age: 43 years old
Nationality: New Zealand
Date of Appointment: 1 June 2019
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business, University of Auckland.
Working Experience:
Rhys is a 15-year veteran of the accounting software industry, having held senior management roles with MYOB now ABSS spanning China, South East Asia and New Zealand. As a founding shareholder of ABSS and part of the leadership team, Rhys brings a background in technology with a passion for helping small businesses grow and thrive.
Age: 34 years old
Nationality: India
Date of Appointment: 3 January 2020
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of Business - Majors in Accounts and Finance Heriot Watt University, Scotland, UK.
- Certified Advance Business Consultant & Project Manager Acumatica University (OpenUni).
- Certified Manufacturing Consultant JAAS Systems (Acumatica ERP).
Working Experience:
Abdul Rehman leads the team in charge of Digital Transformation in SME's. His main task is to create awareness and educate the business owners and key decision makers on benefits of using systems like ERP, HRMS & DMS solutions to increase productivity and profitability in business operations. His experience covers different stages of technology adoption from being a Support Helpdesk Consultant to Implementation consultant and later becoming a Project Manager and finally moving to Presales Director.
Over the last 11 years he has helped 100+ SME's from Malaysia, Singapore & Dubai in adopting technology to grow their business and keeping the Operations lean. Being an Accounting and Finance graduate he is well equipped to envision and architect solutions end to end. He has also mentored number of startups and provided them guidance on business growth hacks and marketing techniques to get early traction.
He is now the Regional Director – Business Development for Netsense Business Solutions. Netsense provides Implementation & Support services for latest solutions like Acumatica ERP, Cadena HRMS & OpenBee DMS covering 6+ Industry verticals.
Age: 46 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 April 2021
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of Computing, Monash University, Australia.
Working Experience:
Giritharan leads the team in charge of Digital Transformation in government procurement, particularly around tendering. He and his team strive to transform the mundane & tedious manual tendering process into a more efficient, effective and time saving electronic tendering experience. His experience covers different stages of technology adoption from being a pre-sales consultant, business development manager and later becoming a General Manager for Presales & SaaS Business, and finally moving to General Manager - Procurement at Century Software Sdn Bhd prior to heading the team at Tender Pintar.
Giritharan has over 22 years of experience in implementation of IT systems and consulting from his previous engagements in Malaysia, India & Australia. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computing from Monash University, Australia.
He is now working closely with government statutory agencies, Government Linked Companies, local councils & state agencies among others in their transformation journey towards electronic tendering.
Age: 38 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 March 2021
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of Computer Science Majoring on Networking (University Technology Malaysia).
Working Experience:
Raj, who graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer System and Communication, currently leads CS Cloud Sdn Bhd as its Chief Executive Director. He also holds certifications in Oracle Database, Linux System Administration, HTML, Linux, and 11gR2.
He started out on his own at the age of 32, with a great passion in continuously providing improvement to ensure business sustainability, scalability and value to the customers.
Over the years, he has accumulated vast experiences and knowledge in the IT infrastructure and platform managed services environment, focusing on customers and people leadership. Raj has managed and optimised multi-level technical teams and solutions to address the business challenges and provided value-added services using the ITIL Framework, ISO 20000 and 27000 standards. He held various management roles focusing on business and operational leadership.
Age: 57 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 20 January 2022
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, University of Minnesota, USA.
Working Experience:
Zulkifli Ghairi is the co-founder and CEO of Cognitive Consulting Sdn. Bhd., a leading Malaysian enterprise automation solution provider. Zulkifli started Cognitive Consulting in 2017 with the goal of helping enterprises to improve efficiency by embracing Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and AI technologies.
His professional career and vast experience encompass areas of Enterprise Resource Planning, IT Management, Project Management and Operational Support Systems/Business Support Systems. His expertise also covers Business Process Improvement, Sales Management, Account Management, IT Consulting including Strategic IT Planning, Project Management and Systems Development across multiple industries such as Telecommunications, Government, Financial Services, Construction, Oil & Gas and Utility.
Prior to joining Cognitive, Zulkifli was the Head of Public Sector and Key Accounts at SAP Malaysia. Zulkifli managed a team of Account Managers and Solution Specialists. He led the engagement with key partners and developed new strategic partnership with the largest telco operator. He was responsible for driving the revenue growth by leveraging on new technologies such as S/4Hana, SAP Cloud Platform, Ariba, Success Factor, Concur and Leonardo.
Zulkifli also spent more than 5 years in Oracle and held a few key roles including Head of Public Sector business in Oracle Technology, Sales Director of Primavera and Oracle Communications and was instrumental in securing large deals in the Telecommunications space. He was also the Country Manager of CA Malaysia.
Age: 50 years old
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of Appointment: 1 April 2022
Academic / Professional Qualification(s):
- Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Biology, University of Malaya
Working Experience:
He started his career as Business Development Executive with Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd in 1997 where he was responsible for Satellite Phones. He later joined Measat Broadcast Network System (Astro) as Sales Executive for Radio Advertisement in 1998. He started his path in the Information Technology field when he joined ORI Systems Sdn Bhd in 2000 overlooking system integration, networking and server maintenance tasks. In 2001 he co-founded GW Intech Sdn Bhd, a company focusing in developing and maintaining financial system for Local Councils.
In 2007, Razak leads the team in charge of modernization of Local Councils by developing the ePBT System version 1.0, an initiative by MAMPU and Kementerian Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT). the version 1.0 was upgraded to ePBT System 2.0 in 2014 and was deployed to 52 Local Councils throughout Malaysia.
With more than 20 years' experience in developing, implementing and supporting financial solutions, Razak now is working closely with Century Software Malaysia to digitally transform the Local Councils financial system by accelerating digital adoption across communities, business entities and government agencies.