YBhg Dato’ Ishak Jaafar, DSSA
Chairman
YBhg Dato’ Ishak Jaafar founded Swis Resources Sdn Bhd (Swis) in 1982, with the initial plan to provide electrical engineering solutions to local companies and brands in Malaysia. He has laid a strong foundation for the company which has grown from a start-up until it reached G7 status. Under his stewardship, the company continued to grow. Dato’ Ishak led the company to multiple accolades and accomplished several notable projects, making Swis as one of the key players in the industry. Through his entrepreneurial acumen, Swis is one of the preferred solutions providers in the Electrical & Instrumentation and Oil & Gas sectors.
Mohd Farhan Ishak
Group CEO
Farhan holds a Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Western Australia. Previously, he was attached with a Canadian public listed oil and gas company, Enerflex Ltd and later with Enscope Pty Ltd in Australia. He comes with wide exposure in project management involving electrical engineering and oil and gas projects.
He also spearheaded the transformation and growth at Swis Resources upon assuming the role of Group CEO. He was instrumental in Swis Resources’ efforts to penetrate international market by securing overseas projects in Vietnam and Laos.
Through this endeavor, he had proven Swis Resources’ capability to undertake not only local projects but equally successful in overseas projects. For the way forward, he had chartered a clear pathway for Swis Resoures to grow stronger locally and globally.
Muhammad Fahmi Ishak
Director/Head of Strategic Management
En Muhammad Fahmi holds a double bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Commerce (Finance) from the University of Western Australia, and pursued a Master’s degree in Business Administration from University Technology MARA.
He was previously engaged with an Australian company Sinclair Knight Merz (later Jacobs Engineering), before entering the Malaysian energy industries with experiences in electrical and oil & gas sectors. He is registered with Board of Engineers Malaysia, and has served with Engineers Without Borders to solve poverty alleviation through technology and education.
Salim Yacob
Director/Head of Electrical and Civil Engineering
En Salim has over 25 years of experience in the civil and electrical sectors. Today, he is responsible for the implementation and completion of civil and electrical projects of Swis Resources.
Yakob Masir
Executive Director
En Yakob is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ACIS) and holds a Master
in Business Administration (MBA) from Brunel University, UK. He has worked at various financial institutions in the banking sector before joining Swis Resources.
Wan Zainuddin Wan Muda
Head of Group Human Capital, Administration & Legal
Wan Zainuddin Wan Muda graduated in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Virginia University, USA. Due to his passion in human capital management, he pursued professional development certifications in Strategic Human Resources Management from The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan in 1999, Organizational & Human Resource Management from University of Connecticut, USA in 2001 and Leading Human Resource Transformation from Penn State University, USA in 2007 and attended Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at Said Business School University of Oxford in 2018.
He has been involved in the areas of human capital management and development throughout his 35 years career and had served in various capacities related to human capital during his tenure of service at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Malaysia Red Crescent Society, Fairview International Schools, Malaysia Royal Customs Department, Industrial Bank of Malaysia, SME Bank of Malaysia and Swis Resources Group.
Wan Zainuddin comes with varied exposures in strategic and operational Human Capital Management involving rationalization and optimization of workforce, design and harmonization of remuneration, organizational development, talent management and development, succession planning, performance management, industrial relations and employee engagement.
