| Working experience and occupation |
Encik Nik Mohamed Sharifidin B N M Din comes from a diverse management background. From year 2002 to 2006, he was with Oilfield Pipeline Inspection Malaysia serving in the Corporate Services division and subsequently as Director of Operations and Marketing. He was involved in general management, with initial focus on back office functions including finance, human resource and legal, and subsequent transition to business development and operations management role.
He was an Engagement Manager for McKinsey & Company Malaysia (and ASEAN) from the year 2008 to 2011 where he led numerous projects on topic of economic and social sector development, focusing on education, tourism and energy industries, for both government and private sector clients.
He then joined Ethos Consulting Malaysia as a Partner and Director from year 2011 to 2016. He assisted to develop value creation strategy for various clients in upstream, petroleum services, and Liquefied Natural Gas port operation business. He supported clients in structuring arrangements for joint-venture or partnerships with third parties, including negotiations of commercial terms, development of strategy and operational responsibilities / organisational structure.
From year 2016 to August 2017, he was the Chief Executive Officer of UNITAR International University. He led the organisation with profit and loss responsibility and aggressive targets for turnaround. He implemented back-office merger integration, and planned for academic integration with another university group. He was involved in operational oversight for key initiatives including introduction of new academic programmes, development and roll-out of student management system, and closure of faculty and branch campus. |