Management Team

Encik Mohamed bin Rastam Shahrom is the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer effective from 25 October 2023. Encik Mohamed has over 20 years of experience in the field of finance, investment appraisal, fundraising, financial analysis and planning, finance operations, international JVs and statutory reporting. Prior to joining Malaysia Airports, Encik Mohamed was the Chief Financial Officer of UEM Sunrise. Encik Mohamed holds a BSc (Honours) in Accounting and Finance from University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Gordon Andrew Stewart was appointed as Malaysia Airports’ Chief Operating Officer, Airport Operations Malaysia on 1 October 2023.

He brings a wealth of experience from his extensive involvement in the aviation industry, gained through his prior roles at various renowned airports worldwide. Gordon started his career with IBM United Kingdom in 1990 as an International Project and Manufacturing Engineer, then moved to Compaq in 1995 as a Continous Improvement Specialist and acquired his Six Sigma Black Belt.
In 2001, he joined Bombardier Transportation to lead changes in its project risk management and subsequently moved to First ScotRail, where he was responsible for turning around the company’s CAPEX projects. Gordon then moved into the aviation industry with his stint at Edinburgh Airport, Bahrain Airport Company, Maldives Airports Company Limited, and most recently, daa International.

Gordon holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, major in Strategy from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom and a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing System Engineering from the University of Paisley, United Kingdom.
 

Nadiah Tan Abdullah joined Malaysia Airports as Chief Human Capital Officer effective 1 April 2024. 

Nadiah has more than 20 years of expertise in the field of human resources, focusing on Organisational Development and Change Management. Her extensive experience with both local and Fortune 500 multinational companies from various industries has enabled her to win awards, both regionally and internationally.

Throughout her previous tenure, she played pivotal roles in connecting business results with creative people strategies and driving change initiatives to develop optimum organisational structures, as well as attracting top talents. Nadiah was also actively involved in creating positive and sustainable development channels to enhance the capabilities of talents while ensuring a sustainable engagement environment among the company’s employees.

Nadiah holds a BA in International Relations from Staffordshire University, United Kingdom.

Ibrahim was appointed as Chief Procurement Officer. Prior to this, he has held numerous supply chain leadership roles in top-notch companies such as Shell, F&N Coca Cola, Warner Lambert, Sapura Crest Petroleum and Perisai Petroleum. Arising from his 26 years journey and exposure in multiple industries ranging from oil and gas to fast moving consumer goods, he possesses a vast and rich body of knowledge, perspective and experience in procurement operations, contract management, cost optimisation, value engineering, project procurement and logistics. He graduated with an honours Degree in Econometrics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1989.

Mr. Vijaykumar Dayinde is the Chief Information Officer of Malaysia Airports effective 1st November 2022.

Mr. Vijay is a Telecom IT Planning, Implementation, and Operation Specialist with over 19 years of experience. He has served globally across multiple organisations, both from System Integrator, and Service Provider side. He also worked across various technologies for fixed and wireless networks. Mr. Vijay has been at the epicenter of every technological storm that has shaken the communication services industry over the last two decades from the Americas to the Far East across 2G, WiMax, 3G, and 4G implementations.

Prior to joining Malaysia Airports, Mr. Vijay was the Head of Data Science & Solutions, and former Head of IT Development of Celcom Axiata Bhd, Malaysia. He was responsible for establishing and executing visions for delivery of E2E IT solutions and has championed major transformation programmes like Big Data (DSAA), CBS, and BSS.

Mr. Vijay holds three Master Degrees including Master of Business Administration from Sikkim Manipal University, Master of Computer Applications from Manipal University, and Master of Science – Mathematics from Osmania University, and Bachelor of Science – Computer from Nagarjuna University.

Dr Nor Azlina Binti Mohd Isa is the Head of Technical Services Division effective 1 February 2021. 

She is no stranger to Malaysia Airports as she started her career with Malaysia Airports in 2002 as a Civil Engineer and became the GM of Planning & Development in 2011. 

Dr Nor Azlina was the Head of Engineering, MA (Sepang) from 2016 to 2018 before she furthered her career with AirAsia as Head, Group Facilities Management & Development. 

Dr Nor Azlina holds a Doctorate of Business Administration, Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, UiTM. Master of Business Administration, UUM. Post Graduate Diploma in Airport Engineering Management, NUS and B. Eng (Hons.) in Civil Engineering, UM. 

Her affiliations include the Institute of Value Management Malaysia (IVMM), LeadWomen and Project Management Institute (PMI). She is also accredited as an International Airport Professional (IAP) in 2011, and she has been contributing to the industry as an instructor for the Airport Planning, Development & Environmental Management (APDE) module under the Global ACI-ICAO Airport Management Professional Accreditation Program (AMPAP).

Hani Ezra Hussin joined Malaysia Airports in 2016. She was appointed to her current role as the Senior General Manager, Commercial Services on 1 June 2021. Before this, she was the General Manager, Commercial Business.

She graduated from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Dubuque, USA. 

She started her career in marketing in the fast-moving consumer goods industry in 1997 where she was responsible for managing product portfolios covering all aspects of marketing research, product development as well as promotional initiatives in both above and below the line media.

Her retail career began in 2003 with Suria KLCC where she was responsible for the Marketing division, Customer Service as well as managing Retail Relations. Being the leading shopping mall at the heart of Kuala Lumpur, she and her team had to constantly reinvent and refresh marketing approaches and ideas to deliver an unparalleled shopping experience which contributed to the growth of retail sales for the mall. 

Her wealth of more than 20 years of experience in retail, marketing and branding will certainly be valuable in her efforts to grow Malaysia Airports as the preferred regional hub contributing to organisational profitability and performance as well as delivering a customer-centric culture that will provide a memorable experience for all passengers, airlines and retailers. 

Hani has been instrumental in leading the Commercial Reset in Malaysia Airports to raise the retail profile of the airports, as well as repositioning the airports beyond transportation hubs through various marketing activities, including the signature annual shopping campaign, License To Win.

Megat Ardian Wira Mohd Aminuddin was appointed as the Senior General Manager, Strategy on 1 March 2021. Prior to this appointment, Megat served Malaysia Airports as the General Manager for Corporate Planning and Transformation. 

Megat graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a Master’s Degree in Aviation. He also possesses a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing from the Western Michigan University.

Megat’s extensive experience includes being a consulting trainer for International Air Transport Association (IATA) and other airlines specialising in digital and commercial transformation and strategy initiatives. Megat also has a substantial background in the aviation industry where he worked with AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines Berhad before joining Flynas, a low-cost carrier based in Riyadh, as its Chief Commercial Officer. In addition to his experience in the aviation industry, he was the Chief Marketing Officer at Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), an agency under the Ministry of Health Malaysia.
 

Rosman Nordin joined Malaysia Airports in 2022 as the Head of Internal Audit.

Prior to joining the Company, Rosman was the General Manager of Internal Audit & Risk Management at Alam Maritim Resources Berhad. He has also served with the Petronas group of companies within Malaysia and abroad.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from Open University Malaysia and a Bachelor of Accountancy from University Utara Malaysia. He is a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

He has over 20 years of experience in internal audit, risk management, compliance, finance, and JV accounting.

Datuk Abdullah joined MAHB in 2016 as the General Manager of Stakeholder Relations & Regulatory Affairs. He served the Government for 33 years holding key positions in the Federal Government and its agencies, including a stint as an aide in the private office of the Prime Minister for five years. He also has private sector and academic experience. He worked at Universiti Utara Malaysia from 1991 to 1994 and later at International Islamic University Malaysia. In 1999, he served as the Chief Knowledge Officer and later as Vice President, Multilateral Government Engagement at Multimedia Development Corporation. In 2008, he became the IT advisor at AlBukhary Group of Companies.

He had also founded Altel - a 4G broadband company, and was instrumental in setting up MyTV Broadcasting Company - venturing into digital TV Broadcasting for RTM. Datuk Abdullah also served as Executive Director of Puncak Semangat Sdn. Bhd., a leading IT company. He posseses a Masters Degree (MSc) in Information Science from Loughborough University, UK.

Ai Vin joined MAHB in 2015 and was appointed as General Manager Corporate Finance and Treasury on 1 June 2017. Ai Vin’s primary areas of focus are on the corporate funding, investment and corporate structuring strategies for alignment to MAHB’s overall business strategy and requirements to enhance shareholders value.

Prior to joining MAHB, Ai Vin worked in Transaction Advisory Services of Ernst & Young London. She has also worked in banking and financial advisory sectors in Malaysia and KPMG Singapore.

She has over 16 years’ experience in financial and corporate transaction advisory in Asia and Europe covering business valuation, corporate restructuring, capital market fundraising, financial due diligence, loan portfolio review, merger and acquisition.

Ai Vin holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, the CPA Australia (Certified Practising Accountant) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Anifruzaidi Ab. Rahim as the General Manager, Project Management Office effective 1 March 2019.

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from University of Liverpool and has more than 25 years of experience in construction, airport development consultancy and airport operations. He has worked for some of the most prestigious companies in these fields including Ranhill (leading consulting firm in Malaysia), Malaysian Japanese Airport Consortium, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), Deutsche AeroConsult GmbH (DACo), Frankfurt Airport GmbH, Leading Edge Aviation Planning Professional (LEAPP), Hill International (Hill) and Landrum & Brown (L&B).

He has also been engaged by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) as ORAT coordinator, facilitating and coordinating efforts in the operation readiness program at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand. His involvement in major international airports projects in the fields of Project Management, ORAT program and Facility Management provides him with a good insight in management and coordination during airport concept development, design, construction, handover, ORAT planning & implementation and facility management start-up phases.

Prior to this appointment, he was engaged by Landrum & Brown USA as the Senior Managing Consultant for Airport Operation Readiness program at King Abdulaziz International Airport.

Azmel holds a B.Sc. Industrial Engineering from University of Toledo, Ohio, USA and Professional Certificate in Management from University of Melbourne. Azmel has 19 years of experience both in local and international companies such as PETRONAS, Goodyear and Schlumberger Business Consulting. He has 6 years experience in operations and 13 years in strategic change and transformation roles. He brings proven methodologies to drive business transformation such as Lean Six Sigma, Performance Improvement and Design Thinking. Prior to this appointment, he was employed by Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation as Vice President of Innovation and Technology to drive the development of Malaysian Oil & Gas service providers. He works with both domestic and international companies as well as government agencies to enable technology development initiatives.

Superintendent(R) Zulkifli bin Bashir is the General Manager, AVSEC effective on 16 March 2020. Encik Zulkifli was the Covering General Manager of Aviation Security prior to his appointment.

Encik Zulkifli joined Malaysia Airports from the Royal Malaysian Police in 2010 and assumed the position of Senior Manager - AVSEC (Intelligence/Investigation/Liaison).

Having accumulated more than 40 years of experience in law enforcement, we believe that with his vast knowledge and experience, he will excel in carrying out his responsibilities in Malaysia Airports.

Cik Nor Aida Othman is our very own home-grown talent appointed as the Acting General Manager, Legal effective 1 April 2019. Cik Aida joined Malaysia Airports as the Senior Manager, Legal in 2012. She was previously seconded to Malaysia Airports from Malaysia Airlines from 2010 to 2011 under the Khazanah Cross Assignment Programme.

From May 2018, she was seconded to MACS Middle East, Doha, Qatar as the Senior Manager, Legal to support its business expansion due for her familiarity in managing stakeholders’ contracts as she was a part of the small team instrumental in setting up MACS Middle East.

Cik Aida has over 25 years experience as an in-house legal counsel, serving in Government-Owned Company, Government-Linked Company and public listed companies namely Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad, Celcom Malaysia Berhad, Technology Resources Industries Berhad (TRI) and Malaysia Airlines. She was also a licenced company secretary in these companies.

Cik Aida holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B Hons) from International Islamic University. She is also an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Courts of Malaya having been called to the Malaysian Bar in 1993. With her vast experience in legal advisory, she is a natural candidate to assume the role.

Zawardi Salleh is the Group Company Secretary effective 1 January 2024. Zawardi was the Covering GM prior to this appointment.

Zawardi brings him more than 20 years’ experience in corporate governance and company secretarial in commercial and public practices, including 15 years as company secretary of public listed companies on oil & gas, shipping, land transportation, construction and property industries.

Muhammad Hidayat joined Malaysia Airports as a cadet in September 2004 and was appointed to his current position as the General Manager of Airport Fire & Rescue Service (AFRS) effective 1 January 2022. Prior to his current appointment, he has served in various capacity in Malaysia as well as in Maldives’ GMR Male International Airport.

Muhammad Hidayat is a certified International Airport Professional and a graduate of the Institution of Fire Engineers. He obtained his Master of Emergency & Response Planning from Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bachelor of Information Technology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Diploma in Fire Science from Fire and Rescue Academy OF Malaysia.

Muhammad Hidayat was previously appointed as a Safety Assessor under the Airports Council International’s Airport Excellence in Safety Programme, an Industrial Expert in developing National Occupation Skill Standard, a consultant in reviewing ARFF Standard Operating Procedure and Airport Emergency Plan at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, Maldives, and also appointed as lead trainer in managing the Basic and Advance Training for Hyderabad International Airport.

Ainon Mahat joined Malaysia Airports in 2001 as Senior Executive and was appointed as the Acting General Manager of Internal Audit on 1 January 2019. She subsequently assumes the role of General Manager of Internal Audit on 1 July 2022. Prior to joining Malaysia Airports in 2001, she started her career with MIMOS and subsequently Infopro Sdn Bhd as the Quality Assurance Manager.

She holds an MBA with concentration in Airport Management, UiTM; Graduate Diploma in Airport Management, NUS; and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Computer Business Information Systems, University of Arkansas, USA.

She has over 27 years of experience in the areas of Governance, Risk and Compliance, and is actively engaged by The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIAM) for Internal Quality Assurance Committee (IQAC), Quality Assurance Review (QAR) and Quality Assurance & Improvement Programme (QAIP) for Bursa Malaysia and reputable listed companies.

Ainon is also a Certified Internal Auditor and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia.

Ir. Mohd Khairuddin Shafie was appointed as General Manager of Planning, Development, Standard & Safety (PDSS) effective July 2022. Prior to his appointment, he was the Covering General Manager of the same position.

He holds a B.Eng. (Hons) in Civil Engineering from University of Malaya. He is also a Certified Professional Engineer with the Practicing Certificate from the Board of Engineers Malaysia and a Corporate Member of the Institute Engineers of Malaysia (IEM) since 2007.

Ir. Mohd Khairuddin has 21 years of experience in the Construction and Project Management industry. Before joining Malaysia Airports, he worked with Bina Darulaman Berhad, a leading property developer in Kedah and Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor.

He joined Malaysia Airports in 2007 as a Resident Engineer with Malaysia Airports Management and Technical Services (MAMTS), where he was assigned to manage multiple CAPEX development projects for the Company.

In 2015, he joined the newly formed Project Management Office Division before transferring to Planning Development Standard and Safety Division in 2020 as Senior Manager of Strategic Airport Development.

Azahar Ab Rahim joined Malaysia Airports in January 2018 as a Senior Manager of HR Services. He was appointed to his current position as the General Manager of Human Capital Business Partner on 1 September 2021.

He has over 21 years of experience across a wide spectrum of HR disciplines with an array of companies including UEM Edgenta, TIME dotcom, Deloitte Consulting (SEA) Sdn Bhd and Telekom Malaysia.

Azahar Ab Rahim holds a Bachelor of Science in Global Business with concentration in Human Resources Management from Arizona State University, USA.

Zeid Abdul Razak joined Malaysia Airports in 2014 and was appointed to his current position as the General Manager, Regulatory Economics & Investor Relations effective 15 January 2022.

He is a Certified Public Accountant from the Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as a Chartered Accountant from the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Zeid started his career at Ernst & Young (EY), both in Malaysia and the United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Accountancy (Hons.) from Universiti Malaya.

Maz Hiza Nazly Othman joined Malaysia Airports on 16 November 2022 as the General Manager of IT Architecture & Strategy.

Nazly has over 18 years of experience spanning IT development, IT operations, IT service management, IT strategy, IT architecture, and IT governance. He has also led various key business support system transformation projects, and enterprise architecture initiatives, as well as driving application rationalisation and modernisation on top of technology standardisation.

Prior to joining Malaysia Airports, Nazly was the General Manager of IT Strategy & Architecture at Telekom Malaysia Berhad and covered the position of Vice President of IT Services while at TM. He was also involved in the system development of Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali.

Nazly holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (IT Management) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology (Software Engineering) from Multimedia University.

He is also a TOGAF certified architect with several other certifications in ITIL and Agile Leadership.

Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Shukreen Ma has worked in the fields of Broadcasting, Public Relations, Corporate Affairs, Strategic Communications and Culture Transformation across various industries over a span of 20 years.

She began working in broadcasting with Media Prima, before joining public relations consultancy, Perception Management Sdn Bhd. She later spent 12 years at PETRONAS, which included stints with the Group Corporate Affairs Department as well as a series of secondments to the Group's Shipping, Fuel Retail and Marketing subsidiaries. She then returned to PETRONAS' corporate office in a communications and culture transformation role in the office of the Group President and CEO in 2015.

In 2018, she joined Bursa Malaysia to lead the Strategic Communications team before leaving for a short career break. She then joined Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to drive the company's culture transformation, and progressed to lead TNB's Group Corporate Communications department in 2021.

Shukreen graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Communications from HELP Institute, Kuala Lumpur. She is a firm believer in purpose-driven work, and juggles her job with raising two little gentlemen, as well as personal interests such as reading, diving and good coffee.

Juanita Armia Mohd Momin was appointed as General Manager, Research & Planning on 1 April 2023.
Juanita Armia started her career in research and technical analysis in the share market, product development and marketing field. Prior to that, she was a tutor at Universiti Putra Malaysia while pursuing her postgraduate studies. 
Upon the completion of her studies, she pursued a career as an academician before joining Malaysia Airports in 2000.
She is also part of an active think tank group, at3 since 2014. The group is affiliated with and registered under ACI World Economics.

Juanita Armia holds a Master’s in Economics from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia.
 

Zulhikam graduated with a Bachelor Degree (Hons) in Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 1996. Although a certified public accountant, he found his passion in retail. With more than 12 years experience in a leading oil and gas company, Zulhikam started as a graduate trainee and was subsequently groomed to take on various roles within the organisation. His previous portfolio included Finance, Retail Operation, Health, Safety, Security and Environment, as well as Training and Learning Development for Malaysia, Singapore and Asia Pacific. After that, he joined a leading international hypermarket chain from 2008 to 2010, where he led the turnaround of one of their outlets in Klang Valley. His last position before joining MAHB was as the General Manager of Sales and Operations for 7-Eleven stores in Malaysia where he served for five years from 2010 to 2015, and transformed their operations and business processes to where theyare now. Since joining MAHB on 15 January 2015, he has successfully turned around the business in 2016 and 2017, MA (Niaga) is on track to record a double digit sales growth with the highest monthly sales recorded in the month of December 2017.

Zamri Muslimin joined ,Malaysia Airports in 2021 and assumed responsibility as the Head of Integrity, effective 6 December 2023. 

Zamri brings with him close to 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. He started his career with Malaysia Airlines, serving 11 years at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in the United States of America, in which he was involved in managing the operational disruption at EWR during the 9/11 crisis that took place in New York in 2001. He was also involved as a caregiver manager during the incident involving MH370 and MH017 in 2014.

Throughout his previous tenure, he was entrusted with various leadership roles in Airport Operations, Customer Experience, Internal Audit, Group Property, as well as in the Group CEO’s Office. During his tenure as the General Manager of the Transformation Office with Malaysia Airlines, he successfully led the cost saving initiatives and business transformation lab for customer experience.

Zamri holds a Bachelor of Science (Biology) from California State University. He has also completed various IATA training modules such as Airside Accident Investigation, as well as being a certified ISAGO Auditor. He is well versed in Anti-Bribery Management System and Enterprise Risk Management, as well as being a Certified Integrity Officer (CeIO) by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

Imtyaz Azzat as General Manager, Corporate Planning, effective from 19 February 2024. Prior to his appointment, Imtyaz served as the Chief Operating Officer at Kampong Kravers.

Imtyaz is a seasoned professional with expertise in strategic growth and transformations. His experience stretches across various industries such as aviation, energy, and investment banking. Among the notable organisations he has served are AirAsia, where he played a key role in developing the group's transformation strategy, and General Electric, as Director of Market Development, where he played a crucial role in leading the company's expansion efforts and driving growth initiatives.

He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Imtyaz brings a wealth of experience, and with his strategic insight and commitment to collaborative leadership, we eagerly anticipate his leadership in propelling the company to even greater success.

Hanita Ahmad assumed the role of General Manager, Finance Business Partner and Taxation, effective 1 April 2024.

Hanita brings with her over 25 years of experience in the finance fraternity, where she served in distinguished roles such as Executive Director, and Director at PwC and KPMG.

She is also actively involved in professional associations, which sees her being invited frequently as a panel speaker at various forums and seminars.

Hanita holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Adelaide, Australia, as well as a Certified Practising Accountant from CPA Australia.