EMPAYER MEGAH ENGINEERING SDN. BHD. - Key Persons


Abang Zulkipli

Job Titles:
  • Head Operation
Abang Zulkipli started his career in oil & gas with Shell Malaysia in 1989, as graduate Facilities Engineer. He continued his career progression with Shell Malaysia until 2008, where over the years he was attached to various projects e.g commissioning for on shore Heat Flash Train (HFT) and Bintulu Stabilisation plant (BSTAB) Trains 3 & 4, project engineer coordinating improvement brown field projects in Sabah Waters and other notable projects particularly in Borneo areas. Abang Zul also was attached with Dolphin Energy Limited in Qatar from 2008-2011 where he was involved in Facilities Modification Projects (FMPs) for Dolphin Energy Limited's gas production facilities in Qatar. He was also attached with HESS & Petrofac Malaysia, before joining EJJV Sdn Bhd as Chief Operations Officermin 2016. At EJJV, he is responsible in managing all Engineering and HUC activities from bidding to execution of works awarded to EJJV. He was actively involved in preparing, reviewing and approving various bid submissions for tenders, notably Anjung and Bokor EPCIC HUC portion, Vietnam Block B Development with Technip FMC/SHI as well as Mubadala's Pegaga EPCC HUC as consortium to SHI/Technip FMC as well as provision of CMMS service for Mubadala Pegaga Project for Sapura Energy. In essence, Abang Zul's 29 years of experience in oil and gas sector shall provide valuable insights to EMESB in charting its journey towards developing its businesses in oil & gas sector. Abang Zul graduated from University of Leeds, UK in BSc Mechanical Engineering (Honors) and also a member with Malaysia's Board of Engineers. He currently assumes the position as Senior Director in EMESB.

Ahmad Zaid

Job Titles:
  • Nawawi Executive Director
As one of the pioneer staff, Ahmad Zaid was responsible in managing the overall operation and have assume various roles in the company since its establishment. Ahmad Zaid started his career with EMESB upon graduating from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Skudai in Bachelor of Civil Engineering in 2006. Over the years, he has been active in assisting the Managing Director in shaping the company's corporate direction. Ahmad Zaid also plays an important role in identifying & developing new business opportunity and has maintain considerable networks with other industry stakeholders. Ahmad Zaid is a registered member with Board of Engineers Malaysia (Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia) and currently holding the Executive Director position in EMESB.

Akmal Hamka

Job Titles:
  • Hamka Document Controller
holds a diploma certification from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Diploma in Information Management. With skills acquired, Akmal start his career in EMESB as Administrator and handle various task including document controlling and computer maintenance.

Dato' Seri Abd Halim

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Che Abbas Chairman
Dato Seri Abd Halim is currently holds Director, Upstream Business with EMESB. Prior to this, he was attached with T7 Global Berhad as Business Development Director. In addition he is also the Chairman for Naluri Alam Cergas (M) Sdn Bhd. He also sits in the Board of Directors for Collabro Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd and Ulul Albab Foundation. Dato Seri Abd Halim was also the advisor for the Woodgroup Mustang and SMV Ventures Sdn Bhd. His key role was to strategize the Company's direction and to identify business opportunity for the Group. Dato Seri Abd Halim started his career with PETRONAS as Project Engineer in Production Department in 1981 and has rose through the ranks in senior management capacity over the years. In 2005, Dato Seri Halim was the General Manager for PETRONAS MLNG LNG Sdn Bhd before assuming the role of CEO for PETRONAS Malaysia Thailand Joint Authority. He continued serving with PETRONAS group with his last appointment as Head, Risk and Assurance for PETRONAS E&P business. Dato Seri Halim has accumulated 38 years of well-rounded hands on experience spanning the oil and gas industry value chain, from the upstream, downstream and marketing & trading, both at national and global level. He plays an instrumental role in developing EMESB business strategy. Dato Seri Abd Halim graduated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum and Natural Gas) in 1981.

Hj. Nawawi Sa

Job Titles:
  • Adi Managing Director
Hj Nawawi Sa'adi, is the founder of Empayer Megah Engineering SB (EMESB) and has been the Managing Director since its establishment. Hj Nawawi has been instrumental in developing EMESB into its current state and has successfully steered the company to become one of the successful bumiputera contractor in Sarawak. Hj Nawawi started his career with Jabatan Kerja Raya from 1986 untill 1995 where he was exposed to every aspects of project management & coordination for state government and also at federal level. After spending 9 years with JKR, Hj Nawawi then continued his career with PPES Works Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Cahaya Mata Sarawak Berhad, Sarawak's leading infrastructure facilitator. He started off as Operations Manager before being promoted as General Manager in 1997. He was responsible in every aspect of technical and commercial matters and has led the company to deliver projects worth close to MYR400m during his tenure. After garnering 16 years of corporate experience on project management covering infrastructure & civil works, Hj Nawawi decided to venture into his own business which led to the inception of EMESB. Hj Nawawi holds Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University College Swansea in Wales, UK.

Mohd Azmi

Job Titles:
  • Head, Project Services
A finance graduate from Western Michigan University, USA, Azmi started his career in banking industries for 13 years, covering all aspects of banking operations and commercial loans. He was attached with numerous local and global banks such as Citibank, Public Bank, AmBank & lastly with HSBC, with his last position as Assistant Vice President under the Business Banking Division. He was responsible in promoting Trade Finance, Project Financing, Receivable Financing, Cash Management Solution, FEX/Structured Investment, Insurance and other banking products. In 2015, Azmi decided to venture out to other industry and joined Tresenergy Sdn Bhd, a Marine Contractor specialized in Oil & Gas segment. As the Head in Commercial & Contract Department, he was responsible to assist the CEO on commercial and contracting activities of the company. He later joined Ayra Engineering Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of UZMA Bhd, as General Manager, Business Support before joining the management team of EMESB. Azmi is also a holder of MBA majoring in Islamic Banking & Finance from International Islamic University Malaysia, IIUM. He currently assumes the Head, Project Services position and also responsible to manage the overall financial scope of the company.

Mohd Quirul

Job Titles:
  • Head, Business Development, Upstream & Downstream
Graduated with 2 Diplomas in Welding Technology & Technical Management from ADTEC and a BSc degree in Civil Engineering from Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur, Quirul brings his stellar education background with extensive experience involving Quality Supervision and Site Coordination for Fabrication, Erection, Installation, Pre-Commissioning & also Commissioning at Yard fabrication, workshop fabrication and plant refinery. Quirul is also well verse in system of EPCC, EPCM, EPCIM and PCC for new fabrication, maintenance and shutdown. Overall, Quirul has 12 years' experience in QAQC NDT for EPCC and EPCIC Project Concepts & 3 years' experience in business and operation development with EPCC, EPCIC and Project study for PMO, SKO AND SBO. Over the years, he was attached to various oil and gas industry players such as Malaysia Marine Heavy Engineering (MMHE), Chevron Thailand, PETRONAS, Petrofac, Handal Resources Bhd, with his last attachment in EJJV Sdn Bhd as QAQC Manager. He now leads the Business & Operation Department with EMESB.

Mohd Shairani

Job Titles:
  • HR / Admin / Acc Manager
Shairani holds a degree in Accounting from RMIT University, Australia. He has more than 7 years of experience in Accounting with attachments to an audit firm, a multinational consulting firm and a construction company. He joined Empayer Megah Engineering Sdn Bhd since 2014. Throughout his career, he has held responsibilities from handling accounts to managing company's administration, licensing and legal matters as well as assisting project managers in project control. He is a determined, responsible, and supportive team player who takes charge and willing to explore.

Mohd Yasser Anas HSE

Job Titles:
  • Manager
Mohd Yasser Anas holds a degree and graduated as civil engineering and structure from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2006. He started as a project management, scheduling and planner in a consultant company until 2009. he later works in a construction company in 2014 as a project engineer doing the procurement and scheduling for government projects and Petronas projects. he also attended the NIOSH program in 2015 as a safety & health supervisor and later was promoted as HSE executive in Empayer Megah Engineering.

Sara Zainal

Job Titles:
  • QAQC Manager
Sara holds a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Structural Engineering with Architecture from the University of Manchester, UK. She has experience working as a Civil Engineer at Halcrow, a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy in Kuala Lumpur. Thereafter she moved to Singapore to join CH2M Hill as a Structural Engineer before joining Empayer Megah Engineering Sdn Bhd in 2017. To date she has more than 8 years experience and broad exposure to many aspects of the consulting engineer profession within Malaysia and Singapore. Her experience varies over a multitude of infrastructure projects mainly in the water and transport industry. She has held responsibilities ranging from managing the development and delivery of structural design of a multidiciplinary project to assisting project managers in coordination of projects and liaison with various parties. She has sound knowledge of structural design in reinforced concrete structures and familiar with the Singapore, British, and Euro design codes.