Leadership Team

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION(S):

• Doctorate in Business Administration, University of South Australia, Australia
• Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Cranfield University, United Kingdom
• B.Sc (Honours) in Engineering, Bath University, United Kingdom

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• 37 years of experience in the oil and gas industry (both in services and E&P).
• Founded Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad in 2010 and was appointed to the Board in September 2010 as Managing Director.
• Managing Director, Interlink Petroleum Ltd, an oil and gas E&P company listed on the BSE (formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange).
• Chief Operating Officer (COO), SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad (part of Sapura Energy Berhad Group, now known as Vantris Energy Berhad Group).
• Vice President, Energy Sector Projects of Sapura Energy Sdn Bhd.
• Various positions at Sapura Group of companies.
• Previously worked for Schlumberger Overseas (as a Field Engineer in North Africa, Asia and Europe).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Malaysia and Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom
• Yale Global Executive Leadership Program, Yale School of Management, United States of America
• B.A (Honours) in Accounting and Finance, Middlesex University, United Kingdom

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum) in November 2013 and held the position of Vice President, Finance and Group Controller before his appointment as CFO.
• Has over 31 years of accounting and finance experience in various industries, namely oil and gas, manufacturing, technology, services, risk consulting, audit and taxation.
• Was previously CFO at Microsoft Malaysia, responsible for company-wide financial management and was a key member of the senior management team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Texas, United States of America
• B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Texas, United States of America

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum in February 2011 as Head of Petroleum Engineering and a co-founder. Redesignated as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of HiRex Petroleum Sdn Bhd in October 2014.
• Subsequently re-designated as Vice President, New Ventures on May 2016 before being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), SEA Hibiscus Sdn Bhd in September 2017, followed by Senior Vice President of New Ventures in March 2021 prior to commencing current role.
• Has over 25 years of experience in general management, field development, reservoir engineering, production technology and rock mechanics in major local and foreign companies. Includes experience in project management, field development planning, development project execution, well and reservoir management and reserves reporting.
• Previously worked at Schlumberger Sugar Land Technology Center, NASA Johnson Space Center, Shell International EP and Sarawak Shell Berhad.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.Economics, majoring in Accounting, LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Australia

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum on 1 January 2011 as co-founder and CFO. Re-designated as Vice President, Strategy Development in 2015 and is currently Head, Corporate Finance.
• Has more than 34 years of experience in audit, corporate finance, finance, business planning, operations planning, debt and equity fund raising, investor relations, media relations and strategy development.
• Worked in the Corporate Finance departments at Malaysian International Merchant Bankers Berhad and RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Berhad and was involved in numerous projects including acquisitions, corporate restructurings, equity issuances and valuation exercises.
• Set up and headed the new Business Analysis & Planning Department at Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Berhad and was tasked to drive business plans, formulate sales, marketing, production and competitive business models and evaluate prospective investments.
• Headed the Strategic & Operations Planning Unit of the COO’s Office at SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad (now part of Sapura Energy Group) and was responsible for co-driving a group-wide reorganisation of all its business units.
• Sits on the Board of Women’s Fund Asia, a non-profit organisation with headquarters in Sri Lanka and Australia.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CFA Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
• Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, United States of America
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Major in Finance), Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, India
• B. Tech in Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Dhanbad, India

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum in March 2012.
• Over 18 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in a career dedicated to developing financial models and cashflows, performing valuation and sensitivity analysis, debt funding, corporate planning, financial due diligence and reservoir engineering.
• Previously worked with Essar Group – Business Leadership Programme (BLP), Morgan Stanley and Prize Petroleum Ltd in India on multiple oil and gas opportunities based in South East Asia, United Kingdom, Australia, Africa and India.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.Sc in Chemical Engineering, National University Malaysia
• Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus in March 2023.
• Over 24 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry with proven track record of establishing, creating value and monetizing successful operated upstream oil and gas company.
• Worked in diverse roles across commercial, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, economics, strategy and planning, business development and Head of Business Unit in Malaysia, United Kingdom and Australia.
  
• Spent her career working in Accenture, Shell UK, Woodside Energy and Ping Petroleum.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master in Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge University, United Kingdom
• Master of Arts in Engineering, Cambridge University, United Kingdom

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus in December 2017 as COO of SEA Hibiscus Sdn Bhd and appointed CEO in March 2021. Assumed the role of VP, Strategic Ventures prior to taking on current role in July 2026.
• Has over 24 years experience in the oil & gas industry.
• Joined ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Malaysia Inc in 2001 in the Development Projects Department as a Mechanical Engineer and subsequently transitioned through various technical and leadership roles, including assignments in Reservoir Engineering, Production Planning, Operations and Integrity Management.
• Previously worked at Newfield Malaysia (later acquired by Sapura Energy) initially as Business Planning Manager, subsequently assuming technical and operations responsibilities for the company’s crude oil Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) as its Oil Assets Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• M.Sc in International Management, King’s College London, United Kingdom
• B.Eng (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Warwick, United Kingdom

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined SEA Hibiscus in January 2023.
• Over 27 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in general management, strategic planning, asset management, development and production operations, financial performance management, risk mitigation and Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) management, procurement and stakeholder management.
• Previously worked in ExxonMobil, Petronas Carigali, Murphy Oil and SapuraOMV Malaysia.
• Recent roles in Hibiscus were as the COO for SEA Hibiscus where he was managing and supporting business activities in exploration, development and production operations of the North Sabah fields and as the Head of Contracts & Procurement for Hibiscus Malaysia managing all contracting activities for Malaysia operations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• LLB(Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce (Economics & Finance) from Bond University, Australia

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus in December 2025.
• Over 20 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry, with deep expertise in regulatory compliance, complex litigation, high-value contract negotiations, and strategic legal advisory to executive leadership.
• Previously worked in ExxonMobil as its Group General Counsel and Chooi & Co as an advocate + solicitor.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MBA (Finance), Tulane University, United States of America
• B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, United States of America

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum in March 2023.
• Over 34 years of experience in the oil and gas industry involving upstream business analysis, LNG and gas marketing, business development and acquisition/divestment of oil and gas properties. Early career spent in project engineering and maintenance engineering assignments in oil refineries.
• Worked in diverse roles including Marketing Manager for RasGas in Qatar, Divestment Manager accountable for sale of late life producing properties onshore US and offshore Gulf of Mexico, Middle East Business Development Executive focused on UAE, Iraq and Oman and Project Executive for international divestment campaigns.
• Previously worked in Chevron, Mobil and ExxonMobil.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s (MSt) in Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• MBA, International Islamic University, Malaysia
• B. A (Honours) in Accountancy and Finance, Lancaster University, United Kingdom

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum in September 2011. Initially held the position of Senior General Manager, Corporate Finance, Secretarial and Regulatory Compliance. Currently, she is Vice President, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Reporting.
• Over 29 years’ experience across the Energy, Financial Services and Infrastructure sectors.
• Forward-thinking sustainability (ESG) leader with a proven ability to institutionalise governance frameworks and drive organisational transformation for business sustainability resilience. In 2017, she mobilised the Hibiscus team to embrace the practical changes needed which have resulted in several recognitions for ESG performance obtained for the Company.
• Possesses a solid track record in corporate finance, corporate strategy, asset management, private equity, audit and general management encompassing production of Annual Report (including Sustainability Report), investor relations management and risk identification and mitigation.
• Previously the Deputy Head, Alternative Investment Group at KFH Asset Management Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad (KFHMB) and worked with the International Business Team of KFHMB. Prior to that, she previously served at Artisan Encipta (M) Sdn Bhd (the venture capital arm of MIMOS Berhad). Career commenced in the Renong Berhad Group of companies, where she was instrumental in the Commercial & Marketing Department’s efforts in its transportation unit, after having an initial stint in internal audit.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.A in Economics (Hons) Laurentienne University, Sudbury, Canada.

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum in February 2023.
• Over 27 years’ experience in various areas of human capital namely organisational development, talent management, reward and compensation, employee engagement/industrial relations, corporate governance and ESG.
• Previously worked at Velesto Energy Berhad as Vice President of Human Resources and headed human capital functions for various oil and gas and energy companies including Bumi Armada,  Sapura Crest, Petra Energy, Dialog, Eden Group and Renong Group.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom
• B.A (Honours) in Accounting, University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus Petroleum in January 2020.
• Has 22 years of diversified experience in investment banking, corporate finance, investor relations, corporate strategy, media relations, corporate communications, advisory and investment consulting, corporate social responsibility, finance and audit.
• Was with Sapura Energy Berhad prior to joining Hibiscus Petroleum, working on corporate finance and investor relations and led the RM4 billion rights issue exercise in 2019.
• Previously a Director of Corporate Finance at CIMB Investment Bank, involved in the structuring, planning and execution of corporate finance transactions for 8 years, covering mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital markets, including two major initial public offerings with combined transaction value of RM19.1 billion.
• Career commenced at Ernst & Young, leading the audit of companies in various industries.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University College London and BEng in Mechanical Engineering from University of Notthingham.

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

• Joined Hibiscus in September 2024 as Technical Manager of Hibiscus EP (Brunei) B.V. prior to assuming current role in May 2026.
• Over 23 years of international experience spanning general management, asset management, production operations, asset integrity and process safety, project management, engineering management, and procurement management.
• Previously worked in Petrofac and held several senior management positions, including Asset Manager, Head of Production Operations, Operations Manager, and Integrity & Engineering Manager.