Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd consists of seven members and is responsible for overseeing the management and operation of Air Selangor, as well as reviewing the company's performance in carrying out its mandate.

Members of the Board

YAB Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari

Chairman / Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

YAB Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari (YAB Dato’ Seri Amirudin) holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Development from Universiti Putra Malaysia.

YAB Dato’ Seri Amirudin is Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor and holds directorships and positions in various organisations, including but not limited to Menteri Besar Selangor (Pemerbadanan), Air Selangor Holdings Berhad, Darul Ehsan Investment Group Berhad, Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor, Lembaga Urus Air Selangor and Invest Selangor Berhad.

YB Tuan Ir. Izham Hashim

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

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YB Tuan Ir Izham Hashim (YB Tuan Ir Izham) holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Malaya and a Bachelor (Hons) of Civil Engineering from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

YB Tuan Ir Izham holds directorships and positions in various organisations, including but not limited to Lembaga Urus Air Selangor and Perbadanan Kemajuan Pertanian Selangor.

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YB Dato' Setia Hj Haris Kasim

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

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YB Dato’ Hj Haris Hj Kasim (YB Dato’ Hj Haris) holds a Degree in Public Administration in Social Science from the University of Malaya.

YB Dato’ Hj Haris was appointed as the Mayor of Shah Alam City Council for two years, from 2020 to 2021. He is currently the Selangor State Secretary. Prior to that, he also helmed positions as the Selangor State Financial Officer and Director of the Selangor Islamic Religious Department.

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YBhg Dato’ Teo Yen Hua

Independent Non-Executive Director

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YBhg Dato’ Teo Yen Hua (YBhg Dato’ Teo) holds a Master of Business Administration with Advanced Certificate in International Business from New Hampshire College, the United States of America and a Bachelor (Hons) of Economics from the University of Malaya.

YBhg Dato’ Teo was the first Chief Executive Officer of Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara (SPAN), a position he held from March 2007 to August 2014.

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Marina Yong Poh Nyuk

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Marina Yong Poh Nyuk (Marina Yong) holds a Master of Science, Biological Oceanography from the University of Washington, Seattle and a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and Biology from the University of Miami, Florida, the United States of America.

Marina Yong sits on the Board of Governors of Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG) and holds directorships in Sustainability Momentum Sdn Bhd and Proforest Sdn Bhd.

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Haslina Mansor

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Haslina Mansor (Haslina) holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) Honours from the University of Malaya.

Haslina was the Chairman of the Special Commissioners of Income Tax, Ministry of Finance, a position she held from 2020 before retiring in October 2021. She previously served as the Chairman of the Advisory Board in the Prime Minister’s Department from 2018 to 2020. Prior to that, she was appointed to various senior positions, among them as Director of Certificate of Legal Practice (CLP) Examination of the Legal Profession Qualifying Board from 2016 to 2018, as the Director-General of Insolvency from 2014 to 2016 and the Head of the Legal Division in the Economic Planning Unit and Public Private Partnership Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department from 2006 to 2010.

She began her legal career as a government legal advisor serving various Ministries involving the broadcasting sector, health sector, social security services, domestic trade and consumer affairs.

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Vilashini V. Ganespathy

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Vilashini V. Ganespathy (Vilashini) holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons), majoring in Accounting from the Queen’s University of Belfast, United Kingdom and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Vilashini is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and an associate member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (IIAM).

She is currently with ACCA responsible for the development and execution of wide range of technical and professional development initiatives for accountants in Malaysia and the region. In her role, Vilashini has represented ACCA on various industrial advisory panels, roundtables and regulator-led taskforce in the areas of Integrated Reporting, Sustainability & ESG, Governance and Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards.

Prior to joining ACCA, she was Head of Finance for various corporations in the business of automotive, healthcare and technology. She started her career with one of the Big Four accounting firms for six years doing audit and business advisory involving a wide range of Malaysian and multinational clients.

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Ir Hj Nishad Mohamed Hj C J Mohamed Shaffy

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Ir Hj Nishad Mohamed bin Hj C J Mohamed Shaffy (Ir Hj Nishad) holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from South Dakota State University, the United States of America.

 

Ir Hj Nishad specialises in Water Resources and Hydrology and held various senior roles in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage then rose to the position of Deputy Director General (Specialist Sector) from February 2020 to May 2021, a post he held prior to his retirement from public service in 2021.

He received numerous accolades from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage in appreciation and acknowledgment of his many years of devotional service and had achieved both local and international recognition, most notable for his work in MyCDNET National Forum @ Research Management and Innovation Complex and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) (Topic: Flood Mitigation Plan).

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Adam Saffian Ghazali

Executive Director

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Adam Saffian Ghazali was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Selangor in July 2024 and has extensive leadership experience in spearheading a wide spectrum of business and operations management, strategic planning, financial management, as well as tapping new business opportunities with over 24 years of combined experience in the water services and utility industries.

Adam holds a Master of Applied Taxation from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting & Finance) from the University of Technology Sydney. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Adam is currently the Vice President of the Malaysian Water Association (MWA) and Strategic Council Member of the International Water Association (IWA).

Throughout his career, he has held various key positions in several organisations. Adam was the CEO of Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad from 2013 to April 2024. Previously, he served as the General Manager of Special Projects at MMC Corporation Berhad from 2013 to 2015, and as the Chief Financial Officer of Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad (PAAB) from 2011 to 2013. Adam was also attached to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) from 2000 to 2003 delivering a wide range of audit services. Prior to joining Air Selangor, he was the CEO of Alam Flora Sdn Bhd.

Highlights of his career journey include his strategic negotiation skills for his involvement in water restructuring agreements with more than seven (7) water operator businesses nationwide, and his success in delivering Non-Revenue Water (NRW) and water reclamation projects, all of which exhibit his eminence industrial knowledge and tactical business expertise in the water services.

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