Management Team – Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd

Age: 53

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering (Hons) from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Post Graduate Certificate in Business Leadership from University of Northumbria, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Property Management from Property Council of Australia

Skills & Experienced

Started his career working with SAFF Consultants, a consultancy firm as an engineer whose main tasks is the design and project management of building services. Clients include Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) and Johor Corporation (JCorp).
In 2001, he made a major change in his career by joining JCorp Group of Companies as an engineer specialising in the fields of asset and facilities management. Attached to the company’s Technical Department, he oversees the operation and maintenance of JCorp’s buildings that includes KOMTAR, Plaza Kotaraya, Menara Ansar, Terminal Larkin and Kompleks Pusat Bandar Pasir Gudang. He left JCorp in 2006 as a Senior Manager.
In 2006, he joined Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd. (CJSB) as the Head of CJSB’s Facilities Maintenance and Management Department. At CJSB he oversees the operations and facilities management of Kota Iskandar, the Johor State Administrative Centre, that covers a floor area of around 1.6 million sq.ft, 270 acres of land that includes about 100 acres of landscaped area.

Age: 54

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom)
Also a chartered accountant of Malaysian Institute of Accountants, a fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom) and ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant
Negotiate-to-Win Masterclass
Business Leadership (University of Northumbria of Newcastle)

Skills & Experienced

Wide working experience in Corporate Financing, Treasury, Accounting, Administration and Corporate Affairs covering full sets of accounts, tax, budget and Board of Directors’ matters. In addition, experience in quality improvement, establishing quality manual and procedures and lead and act as a management representative in ISO and OHSAS audit and certification.

Key Achievements

Adherence and compliance to highest rating of AAA for 10-year Sukuk consecutively since year 2010.
Early repayment of RM60 million loan resulting to a saving of RM5.6 mil to the company.
Incorporation of five wholly-owned subsidiaries as development and financing vehicles for new projects to ring-fence the holding company.
Capital restructuring by way of capitalisation of company’s retained earnings and increase its paid-up capital.
Develop most efficient financing structure and procurement of RM60 million 6-year Islamic term loan facility for development of Kota Iskandar Mosque with a low financing cost of 4.55% p.a.
Issuance of 10-year RM112 mil Sukuk Murabahah rated AAA by RAM. Structuring the Sukuk resulting to zero gearing at group level.
Negotiation with Ministry of Works and extension of concession periods from 30 to 45 years, an estimated total income of at least RM300 million to the company.
Restructuring and converting RM800 million commercial debts to Government Support Loan. Saving in financing cost from a floating rate of 10% – 15% to a fixed rate of 8% p.a. resulting to a saving of RM16 mil to RM56 mil p.a.

Age: 50

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

Holds a Bachelor of Quantity Surveying degree from University of Technology Malaysia

Skills & Experienced

He started his career as Quantity Surveyor with the well-known Quantity Surveying consultant, KPK Quantity Surveyors (Semenanjung) Sdn Bhd. He was involved in the contract administration and overall development of Bandar Dato’ Onn, Bandar Tiram, Taman Mutiara Rini, Bandar Uda Utama and Permas Jaya from 1997 to 2006.
He joined Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd in March 2006 and was responsible to administer the Contract Management for the overall development undertaken by Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd. He was assigned as Head of Project Department on 23 January 2020.
He has 14 years of experience in Contract Management through involvement in numerous development projects namely Kota Iskandar Phase 1 development, Kota Iskandar Mosque (Parcel Q1M), Phase 2A project, Johor MAHA Pavillion project, Serdang, Selangor, Iskandar Puteri Fire and Rescue Station project, Kota Iskandar Annexe Buildings and Renovation Works project at Bangunan Dato’ Jaafar Muhammad.

Academic/Professional Qualification/Membership

BA (Hons) Electric and Electronic Engineering, from Univ. of Bradford United Kingdom

Skills & Experienced

He began his career in 1997 as an executive in the facilities and maintenance department at Malaysian Shipyard Engineering (MSE), today known as Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB), a company which provides a wide range of domestic and international marine and oil and gas construction services, including marine repair and marine construction. MSE also designs and fabricates skid-mounted process equipment, provides engineering construction, and builds ships.
In 2001 he joined mechanical and electrical consulting company, SAFF Consultant before joining Harta Consult Sdn Bhd in 2002, a subsidiary company of Johor Cooperation until 2007 as an executive in the facilities and maintenance department. He was responsible for maintaining office buildings such as Menara Ansar, shopping complexes such as Plaza Kotaraya, Larkin Sentral Bus Terminal, Nusa Mutiara Sports Complex, and Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium.
With 10 years of experience in various scope of maintenance, he joined Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd in November 2007 as a Senior Executive in Facilities Maintenance and Management Department. He is responsible for maintaining and managing all the facilities and systems available in Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, Johor such as electricity, elevator system, air conditioning system, integrated waste disposal system as well as tours and events.