YBhg. Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, is the Executive Chairman and major shareholder of SYABAS
and Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad.
He is
also the founder, Executive Chairman, and major shareholder of
Puncak Niaga Holdings Berhad, the leading water company in Malaysia.
YBhg. Tan Sri graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree
from University Malaya in 1981 and began his career as a Legal
Advisor at the Urban Development Authority (UDA) before joining
Bank Islam (M) Berhad in 1983. Together with a dedicated group
of pioneer bank staff, he conceptualised the first institution
of Islamic banking in Malaysia. After he left Bank Islam (M) Berhad,
he was engaged by Bank Rakyat to advise on the concept for the
conversion of their banking operations system to the Islamic banking
operations system. Today, the Islamic banking concept has become
an important business component in the local banking industry.
In 1987, he set up his own legal practice
and practised as an Advocate & Solicitor for 7 years specialising
in corporate, property and banking work. Guided by his entrepreneurial
spirit, he ventured into the corporate world in 1989 with the
establishment of a family-owned company which embarked into the
property development sector with several major development projects
in the Klang Valley, Kuantan, and Johor.
Realising that the property
and basic utility sectors complement each other, he decided
to venture into the water utility business with the setting up
of Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd (PNSB) in 1989. His dynamism, outstanding
capabilities, commitment, and vast experience in various fields
prompted the Selangor State Government to entrust PNSB to undertake
the concession for the privatisation of the water treatment plants
for the whole of Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala
Lumpur and Putrajaya. The Privatisation Cum Concession Agreement,
involving 27 water treatment plants, commenced on 1st December
1994 for a concession period of 26 years and one month and expires
on 31st December 2020.
Subsequently, PNSB was also awarded a second
concession, the Construction Cum Operation Agreement in 1995 under
which PNSB financed, designed, constructed, and is currently operating,
managing, and maintaining a new 950 million litres per day (MLD)
water treatment plant. The plant is one of the largest water treatment
facilities in South East Asia and was built at a construction
cost of RM1.28 billion (USD337 million). Undoubtedly, YBhg. Tan Sri has proven himself a successful and major
player in the Malaysian Government’s Privatisation Policy.
His vast contributions towards the water
industry and the community at large were duly recognized by the
Government when he was conferred the Darjah Sultan Salahuddin
Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA) which carries the title ‘Dato’ in 1997.
His rise continued when he was conferred the Panglima Setia Mahkota
(PSM) in the year 2000 which carries the title ‘Tan Sri’. He has
also been recognised by his peers for his accomplishments in various
fields. He was conferred the Fellowship Award by the Institute
of Marketing Malaysia (IMM) in November 2001 for his invaluable contributions
to promote the growth and development of the Malaysian property
market. On 26th March 2002, he was awarded the prestigious Asia
Water Management Excellence Award 2002 under the Individual Award
Category by the Regional Institute of Environmental Technology.
This award is an endorsement for his outstanding contributions
in championing excellence in management and best practices in
the Malaysian water and wastewater industries. He has also been
nominated as a Top 10 Nominee for two (2) consecutive years for
the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Malaysia for
2002 and 2003 under the Master Entrepreneur Category.
YBhg. Tan Sri is the Deputy President of the Malaysian Water
Association and sits on the Board of Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) one of the , leading Malaysian universities. He is also an active member of
various influential governmental and non-governmental associations
such as the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology
(MIGHT), Felda Community Social Development Committee, the Malaysian
Institute of Directors, the Malaysian-British Business Council,
the Malaysian-Indonesia Business Council, and the Corporate Malaysia
Roundtable. He was elected Advisor of the Institute of Marketing
Malaysia (IMM) on 16th January 2004.
In February 2003, he was invited to become a permanent member of Commonwealth
Partnership for Technology Management (CPTM), an organisation
that harnesses the combined strengths of all social partners such
as private sector corporations and key individuals in addition
to Governments under the Commonwealth banner.
YBhg. Tan Sri Rozali Ismail is the Chairman of Gabungan Wawasan Generasi Felda (GWGF),
a non-governmental organisation established to handle all matters
related to the second and third generations of Felda settlers.
On 17th April 2004, YBhg. Tan Sri Rozali Ismail was elected as
President of the Malay Chamber of Commerce for the State of Selangor
(2004/2008 Session) (‘Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia Negeri
Selangor Bagi Sidang 2004/2008’ (DPMMS), an association which
aims to develop and promote Bumiputra entrepreneurs’ participation
in the business and industrial sectors.
On 21st May 2004, YBhg. Tan Sri was appointed advisor of the Business and
Accounting Faculty Council of University Malaya (UM) for a term of
three (3) years.
On 25th June 2004, he was appointed as the Governor for Malaysia for Asia Pacific Marketing
Federation (APMF) Foundation, a foundation which seeks to provide
complementary support to the Executive Arm of the Asia Pacific
Marketing Federation in furthering its aims of promoting the principles
and best practices of marketing.
YBhg. Tan Sri Rozali Ismail was
awarded the Honourary Doctorate for Complementary Medicine (Humanitarian
Services) by the Open International University for Complementary
Medicine Colombo Sri Lanka on 24th September 2004.
Besides PNHB, YBhg. Tan Sri Rozali Ismail is also the Executive
Chairman, and major shareholder of two (2) other listed companies,
namely U-Wood Holdings Berhad, a large property company and WWE
Holdings Bhd, a leading wastewater engineering company in Malaysia. |
