| Working experience and occupation |
Encik Safuan bin Yusof ("Encik Safuan") is the Top level ICT professional with a combination of 30 years of experience in managing large companies in their digitalization and implementation of ICT products and services. He has extensive knowledge of business processes, data management, and technology in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Manufacturing, Logistics, Government, Consulting, and Automotive. His passion is to bring values and improvement to the quality of life through technology and innovations.
Having commenced his career as a Software Programmer at DEC Ltd (UK), the second-largest ICT company in the world at that time, he subsequently returned to Malaysia to assume the role of Analyst Programmer in Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn. Bhd. This marked the start of his tenure in ICT Management with other well-known companies, including Sapura Digital Sdn. Bhd., EON Berhad, KLB Berhad, MISC Berhad, British American Tobacco (M) Berhad, and DHL (Cyberjaya).
He has vast experience in ERP systems and manufacturing systems project implementation at the largest Petrochemical company in South East Asia, Titan Chemical Bhd, and the largest tobacco manufacturer BAT (M) Bhd.
He served as Chief Information Officer of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) for 10 years and has implemented various programs and blueprints to develop ICT infrastructure and promote IT businesses to the region.
He then joined iA Consulting Sdn. Bhd, in August 2018 as Chief Digital Officer. He was responsible for Digital solutions to customers, project delivery, and innovative product development. iAC was offering Solutions in ERP (SAP and Vienna Advantage), Big Data Analytics for smartcity and enterprise, and new AI tools such as RPA, Chatbot, and Image Processing. |