KHAIROL ANUAR BIN MOHAMAD TAWI , Datuk Ir . Dr .
WHO ’ S WHO IN ENGINEERING MALAYSIA
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2019-Current Chairman , SIRIM QAS International Sdn . Bhd .
2019-Current Chairman , National Precision Tooling Sdn . Bhd .
2012-Current Executive Chairman , KAT Technologies Sdn . Bhd .
1998-2012 Managing Director , KAT Technologies Sdn . Bhd .
KHAIROL ANUAR BIN MOHAMAD TAWI , Datuk Ir . Dr .
Born April , 1960 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER khairol @ kat . com . my
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Executive Chairman , KAT Technologies Sdn . Bhd .
• Member , Board of Directors , SIRIM Berhad
• Member , Advisory Board , Digital Perak Corporations Holding
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BSc ( Hons ) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering , University of Swansea , UK
• Executive MBA , University of Cranfield Institute of Management , UK
• Senior Management Development Programme , Harvard Business School , USA
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1984-1998 Engineering Management , Sapura Holdings
1983 Engineer , Jabatan Telekom Malaysia
AREA OF EXPERTISE
• Developing go-to-market strategies for new products , especially by new companies
• Operations of physical distribution network for products , particularly FMCGs
• Software development , customisation and consultancies related to physical distribution of products
• Senior leadership and business advisory for technical-based companies
• Speaker on entrepreneurship , especially on transition from engineers to entrepreneurs
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Darjah Pangkuan Seri Melaka - Datuk , 2010
• Fellow , Management Institute of Malaysia ( MIM )
• Honorary Doctorate and Fellowship , University of Swansea , UK , 2015
• Entrepreneur of the Year ( Special Mention ), Star Outstanding Business Awards ( SOBA ), 2014
• Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
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