Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer
Dato' Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim

Dato’ Wan Abdullah Wan Ibrahim joined UEM Land Berhad (“UEM Land”) on 1 January 2006 as the Company’s Managing Director. Prior to joining UEM Land, he was the Group Chief Executive Officer of public-listed property development company, United Malayan Land Berhad.

From 1996 to 2004, he was attached with then Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad, where he last held the position of Director of Property Division. In that capacity, he was tasked to lead the property development activities of the group, as well as for subsidiaries, Highlands and Lowlands Berhad and Guthrie Ropel Berhad. He was one of the key members responsible for the conceptualisation and submission of plans for the Guthrie Corridor Planned Communities which covered an area of 11,650 acres linked and accessed by the Guthrie Corridor Expressway. Prior to this, Dato’ Wan Abdullah spent 10 years with the Emkay Group of companies, a property development group where he held several positions including Group Executive Director.

Dato’ Wan Abdullah was appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of UEM Land Holdings Berhad on 15 September 2008 and was part of the team that saw the successful listing of the Company on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad on 18 November 2008.

He holds a general degree in Business Administration (majoring in Accounting) from the University of Bolton, United Kingdom.

In 2011, Dato’ Wan Abdullah was named Property CEO of the year at the International Real Estate Federation (“FIABCI”) Malaysia Property Award.

Chief Executive Officer, Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd
Mohd Auzir Mohd Tahir

Mohd Auzir Mohd Tahir joined the UEM Group in 1988, rising to his current position in January 2005. He has previously worked for various companies within the UEM Group, including Pengurusan Lebuhraya Berhad, Renong Overseas Corporation Sdn Bhd, Rocpoint (Pty) Limited, Bandar Nusajaya Development Sdn Bhd (“BND”) and UEM Land. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wales, United Kingdom where he graduated in 1982 and he has more than 26 years experience in project management and property development.

Chief Operating Officer
Lum Tuck Ming

Lum Tuck Ming holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Civil Engineering from Leeds University, United Kingdom. He has been a Corporate Member of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia since 1984 and is also a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia. He first joined Sunrise in 1991 as a Project Manager. He was promoted to General Manager, Project & Technical Services in 2000. Subsequent to that, in 2003, he became the Chief Operating Officer and in 2005, the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Sunrise Berhad. Prior to joining the Sunrise Group, he worked with several leading engineering consultant companies for 12 years.

He was promoted to his current position as the Chief Operating Officer of UEM Land Holdings Berhad effective 1 September 2011.

Chief Finance Officer
Azhar Othman

Azhar Othman joined UEM Land Holdings Berhad on 10 July 2012. Prior to joining the organisation, he was attached with Proton Holdings from June 2009 to July 2012 as Group Chief Financial Officer where apart from finance leadership roles, he was also responsible for the information technology, supply chain and group asset management divisions of the company. He championed the enterprise resource planning end to end system project implementation and served as a board member on key subsidiaries of the company.

Prior to that, he had spent 19 years in the semiconductor industry with companies like Spansion, On Semiconductors and Motorola in various senior positions in finance, eight of which was in a corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He has extensive and diversified experience in statutory financial requirements, financial strategy, planning and analysis, cost reduction strategy, performance and profit improvement in various industries ranging from manufacturing, information technology, supply chain and business operations.

Azhar graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance and Corporate Investment) from University of North Texas, Denton, USA in May 1990 and obtained a Master in Business Administration from Arizona State University in Chandler, Arizona, USA in December 2007.

Chief Marketing Officer
Siti Mariam Mohd Desa

Siti Mariam joined UEM Land on 1 March 2012. Prior to joining UEM Land, she was the Group Director, Property, Asset & Construction of DRB-HICOM Berhad . She had also previously held the position of Director, Real Estate Advisory in Kuwait Finance House (M) Berhad where she was an advisor for the bank’s real estate investments in Malaysia and the Asia Pacific Zone. Amongst the projects that she was involved in were high-rise condominiums such as Pavillion Residences, The Pearl, a high-rise Grade A office building near Kuala Lumpur City Centre area as well as a luxurious condominium development in Singapore. She was also part of a team which sought investments in Australia, India and China.

Prior to that she had spent 14 years in Island & Peninsular Berhad where she held several key positions. In 2003, she was promoted to the post of Chief Operating Officer for I&P Properties and was tasked with managing developments in Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan and Penang.

Siti Mariam was also actively contributing to the property industry via her participation in FIABCI where she served as member of the National Committee in 2005 – 2006. She was also a Board member of Malaysia Property Inc, a public-private initiative under the Ministry of Finance for the promotion of Malaysia as an International Property Destination.

Siti Mariam graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia in 1987. She carries with her more than 20 years of experience in property development, real estate investment and professional architectural practice. She is a registered architect with Lembaga Akitek Malaysia and a corporate member of Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia.

Director, Business Development
Mohd Zakir Omar

Mohd Zakir Omar joined UEM Land in 2003. Prior to joining UEM Land, he was with Faber Group Berhad from 2000 to 2003 with the last position as Senior Manager, Business Development. He has previously worked for Business Focus Group as an Accountant and subsequently as Head of Finance from 1997 to 2000 and for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu from 1994 to 1997. He has been a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants since 1998. He holds a BA(Hons) Combined Studies, Accounting and Law from DeMontfort University, Leicester, England where he graduated in 1993.

General Manager, Human Resource and Administration
Aminah Abdullah

Aminah Abdullah joined UEM Land on 20 December 2010. Prior to joining UEM Land, Aminah was a freelance Senior Consultant. She is a HR practictioner for more than 25 years in various industries ranging from publishing, manufacturing and property development. A graduate of the University of Singapore, she went on to pursue a Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management when she was with the Singapore Civil Service before moving on with FEP International Sdn Bhd, KIG Glass Industrial Bhd and United Malayan Land Bhd. Aminah also holds a Masters in Business Administration from University of Preston, United States.

Senior General Manager, Nusajaya
Mohd Nadzari Hj. Bachek

Mohd Nadzari Hj. Bachek joined UEM Land on 15 March 2010 as General Manager of Operations for Malaysian Bio-XCell Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between UEM Land Berhad and Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn Bhd.

Currently as Senior General Manager, Nusajaya, Mohd Nadzari is responsible for all the township development within Nusajaya including the Puteri Harbour waterfront development projects, Afiat Healthpark, Master Infrastructure Planning, the Nusajaya Regional Open Space (ROS), Ledang Heights, East Ledang, Nusa Idaman, Nusa Bayu, Southern Industrial & Logistic Clusters (SiLC), Bio-XCell Biotechnology park, Affordable Homes R10 and R11, Government Housing development, and public parks.

Mohd Nadzari graduated in 1988 from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Tennessee with a professional degree of Bachelor of Architecture.  After graduation, he worked at The Daniel Company (Danco), Inc., an established construction company in Tennessee. At Danco, he was involved in planning, design and implementation of a variety of residential, commercial and industrial property development projects, including historic preservation projects and recreational resorts in East Tennessee namely, the redevelopment of historic Mechanicsville, Carollwood Subdivision, rehabilitation of Knoxville Union Rescue Mission complex, and Anchor Resort in Harriman, Tennessee.

He later joined Design Innovation Architects, Inc. in 1994, where he was involved in projects of diverse complexity, which include planning, design and contract administration of various property development projects in east Tennessee, namely, First Utility District plants in Concord, Tennessee.

He had also served technical coordinator for the planning and renovation of numerous food services facilities and offices at the University of Tennessee.  In 1993, on his personal professional capacity, he rendered consultancy services to the Consulate General of Malaysia in New York, on preliminary feasibility studies, evaluation and selection of architects and design review for the renovation of the American Field Service Building, New York for the proposed new Consulate General of Malaysia in the city of New York.

Upon returning to Malaysia in July 1996, he joined Mekar Idaman Sdn Bhd as Senior Project Manager.  He subsequently joined Metacorp Berhad in July 1997 as Head of Business Development.  During his tenure, he was appointed as General Manager of Pendinginan Megajana Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company that develops and operates a district cooling system for Cyberjaya’s flagship zone.

Prior to joining UEM Land, he served at MTD Capital Berhad and appointed as General Manager of several MTD’s subsidiary companies.

Project Director, Development Division
Ong Chou Wen

Ong Chou Wen is the Project Director, Development Division of UEM Land Holdings Berhad after having joined its subsidiary, Sunrise Berhad in December 2006.

He is one of the Heads of Development Division who is responsible for the effective implementation of projects undertaken by the Company. His scope of works covers the project’s life cycle from Inception until the end of Defects Liability Period, which includes developing development proposals & feasibility, product positioning and development strategies, managing project’s P&L and financial targets, product development, project management, design and technical coordination with Consultants and Contractors, technical supports to the Company’s construction arm, authority liaisons and submissions, inspections and approvals, project handing over and defects liability.

Prior to joining Sunrise, he worked with Putrajaya Holdings, the property development subsidiary of the PETRONAS Group Of Companies for 8 years. Over his 8 years with Putrajaya Holdings, he had performed the port-folio of a Project Architect, Design Manager, Technical & Operation Manager and Project Manager in different technical departments. This has widely exposed him to various aspects of the projects, technically from design development until DLP, contractually from tender preparation until final account, and financially from feasibility until closure of project’s account (P&L declaration). His 16 years of experience in the property industry include his practical training in the UK during his study, Design/Project Architect in BEP Arkitek after returning to Malaysia and Chief Resident Architect for a Developer in Hong Kong, Tem Fatt Hing Fung.

Ong Chou Wen received a Bachelor (Hons) Degree in Architecture and a Diploma/MA in Architecture (Master Theses: Evolutionary Conquest of Concrete Highrise) with Commendation in Design & Thesis from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. He was also the Award Winner for the Gradus Prize in Architectural Detailing in 1996 and Kenneth Murta Award in Tropical Architecture in 1996 during his educational years in the United Kingdom. He is a registered graduate member of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (1463) & Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (A/G 069).

Project Director, Development Division
Ang Kee Ping

Ang Kee Ping is the Project Director, Development Division of UEM Land Holdings Berhad after having joined its subsidiary, Sunrise Berhad in May 2004.

He is one of the Heads of Development Division responsible for planning and development of projects undertaken by the Company. His scope covers complete project’s life cycle from inception until the end of Defects Liability Period, which includes business development (Joint Venture and Land Purchase), market research & feasibility study, planning approval and design development, developing and monitoring project implementation programmes and liaising with authorities.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Housing, Building & Planning from University of Science Malaysia. Prior to joining Sunrise Group, he had gained more than 13 years experience in property development and project management of residential and commercial development especially from the 1 Billion Gurney Park Mixed Development at Persiaran Gurney, Penang which comprises a two-block of 40-storey high-end condominium, a 38-storey super condominium, an 8-storey shopping complex (Gurney Plaza) and a 352-room business hotel.

Throughout his eight years’ of employment in Sunrise Berhad, he has completed multiple projects which include the fully integrated RM1.4 billion self-sustainable Solaris Dutamas Mixed Development comprising of Retail Mall, Corporate Office, Office suites, Shop Office and Designer Suites and the state-of-the-art environmental friendly thermal storage district cooling system.

Project Director, Development Division
Raymond Cheah Ho Chee

Raymond Cheah is the Project Director, Development Division of UEM Land Holdings after having joined its subsidiary, Sunrise Berhad in January 2001.

Throughout his career with the company, he was appointed to  five Development Committees –  Nusajaya Tech Park (a joint venture with Ascendas of Singapore), Motorsports City, an integrated motorsports hub in Nusajaya (a joint venture with FASTrack Autosports of Singapore),  Mall of Medini in Nusajaya (a joint venture with Iskandar Investment Berhad), Forest Heights,  a township development in Seremban (a joint venture with MCL Land of Singapore), and Radia, an integrated development in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam (a joint venture with Sime Darby Berhad).

He leads the UEM Land team in the mix developments of Marina One and Duo in Singapore, which are being developed by M+S Pte Ltd. He is also an alternate member of the Development and Marketing Coordinating Group for Afiniti, a mixed development by PIV Sdn Bhd.  Both of these projects are joint ventures between Khazanah Nasional Berhad and Temasek Investment of Singapore.

He represented the Company as the Chief Evaluator for FIABCI’s Malaysia Property Award 2010 – Masterplan Category, and prior to that in 2009, was an Evaluator for the High-Rise Residential Category.

Prior to joining Sunrise, he has worked with other Malaysian property development and consultancy companies for six years, where his portfolio included master infrastructure at KLIA and Bandar Puchong Jaya.

He has successfully completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) (with Distinction) from University of Sunderland, United Kingdom and he also holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Iowa, United States of America.