Full Release: Kuala Lumpur, 8 December – UEM Edgenta Berhad (“UEM Edgenta” or the “Company”) would like to announce that its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Syahrunizam Samsudin, has been conferred the Executive of the Year – Engineering, at the Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2021 organised by the Singapore Business Review.

The award acknowledges outstanding individuals and teams whose initiatives have brought tangible business gains for their company’s operations with the evolving work environment and the current economic landscape.

“It is an honour to receive this prestigious award, truly this is also a recognition of the hard work and dedication of our more than 20,000 employees around the region or fondly known as Edgenta Stars, who have shown great resilience amidst the pandemic and continued to push UEM Edgenta towards further growth, driven by technology and innovation with a focus on sustainability,” said Syahrunizam.

Syahrunizam has been a crucial management member who steered the Company to embark on the ‘Edgenta of the Future 2025’ vision. Through his leadership, he has led the Company in supporting the nation’s combat against COVID-19 and assisting to accelerate the nation's recovery efforts. He has also successfully driven the Company’s business diversification and digitalisation by introducing Edgenta NXT, UEM Edgenta’s first cloud-based ecosystem, and QuickMed, a cloud-based digital healthcare solution.

Under Syahrunizam’s helm, UEM Edgenta registered a revenue of RM1.6 billion for the first nine months of FY2021, an increase of 11.2% against the same period in FY2020 at RM1.4 billion. He also helped the Company secure key healthcare support services contract wins in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia.

To read more on Syahrunizam’s feature in Singapore Business Review, click here.