Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV) was recently recognised for their efforts in healthcare with triple wins, emerging as the winner for Health Promotion Initiative of the Year – Malaysia, ICT Initiative of the Year – Malaysia and Smart Hospital Initiative of the Year – Malaysia at the Healthcare Asia Awards.
“The whole world was disrupted by the advent of the pandemic, and the healthcare industry had to immediately adapt and act on a relatively unknown situation that lay before us. We knew it would be up to us to innovate and provide services that the community needed most – and more importantly, more accessible in this time of need. These accolades are testament to the hard work of the entire team at SMCV as we push through these unpredictable times, and we will continue to work towards making quality healthcare a viable option for all our patients to enrich their lives,” Derrick Chan, Chief Executive Officer of SMCV said.
AMCHAM held its 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually today and we are pleased to announce the addition of three new members to the Board of Governors and five returning board members.
Two members will join the Board for the first time to serve a two-year term are:
- Soon K Kuek, General Manager, Lam Manufacturing Malaysia & Sr Director of Manufacturing
- Usman Ahmed, CEO of Citibank
And for a one year term:
- Dave Mitchell, VP and GM, Manufacturing and Distribution, Boston Scientific
Five returning Board of Governors are:
- Datuk Timothy Garland, Director & CEO, START/TBWA KL
- Chin Keat Chyuan, MD, Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd
- Steve Clayton, CEO, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Bhd
- Dato’ P’ng Soo Hong, MD, First Solar Malaysia, Sdn Bhd
- Antony Lee, CEO, AIG Malaysia Insurance Bhd
These Governors will serve on the AMCHAM Board for a two-year term, until 2023.
The following Governors will serve the remaining time of their two-year term:
- Anushia Soosaipillai, PwC, Partner
- Robin Martin, MD, Malaysian Site, Intel Corporation
- Naeem Shahab Khan, MD Philip Morris Malaysia
Click Here To View the Board of Governors 2021/23
New to the Board of Governors 2021/23
- Soon K Kuek, General Manager, Lam Manufacturing Malaysia & Sr Director of Manufacturing
- Usman Ahmed, CEO of Citibank
New to the Board of Governors 2021/22
- Dave Mitchell, VP and GM, Manufacturing and Distribution, Boston Scientific
For multinational organizations expanding across countries of different cultures and political landscapes, communicating back to the Headquarters (HQ) can be a challenge. AMCHAM had its 3rd entry in the AMCHAM GATE Program, this time featuring two panels: “HQ Doesn’t Understand My Market! Reporting Back to Country Headquarters” and “Dealing with Governments – Understanding & Managing Uncertainty and its Impact on Priorities (Policy)”.
The first session featured Dr. Laurie Underwood, Senior Consultant at Sino Associates Global Limited, Daphne Au, Regional Head of Regulatory & Government Affairs, Public Policy at AIG Asia Pacific, and Nazhif Yusoff, Country Director at Vriens & Partners, moderated by Hannah Nawi. This session addressed best practices when reporting back to corporate headquarters and what can be done to strengthen the relationship with the corporate HQ to better understand the market, regulations, and politics.
The second session featured Tan Sri Datuk Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Executive Director of APEC and Cash McCracken, Senior Director of Global Government Affairs at Seagate Technology, moderated by Siobhan Das, CEO, AMCHAM. This session explored how companies can effectively build relationships with the government and the best practices to maintain these relationships, especially during crises.
Another successful entry in the AMCHAM GATE Program. Special thanks to all our speakers for making the event a success. We also would like to thank both our event partners – US Embassy & Paypal for supporting this program.
