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Azman Shah Mohd Yusof

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Chief Executive Officer, Northport (Malaysia) Berhad

Biography

Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Northport (Malaysia) Bhd in 2016. Northport is the oldest port operator in Port Klang and a member of MMC Ports, the largest port operator in Malaysia. Dato’ Azman is also currently the Chairman of Port Klang Cruise Terminal.

Dato’ Azman graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics, UK in 1992 and completed an Executive Program at Harvard University, USA in 1996. He began his career with the Central Bank of Malaysia in 1992 and served the Government for more than 10 years, holding various senior positions before venturing into the private sector.

During Dato’ Azman’s tenure as the CEO, Northport has won several awards and accolades both locally anadndinternationally. Under his stewardship, Northport has consistently achieved record breaking performances for both container and conventional cargo volumes over the past few years. These achievements were made possible due to Northport’s continuous improvement initiatives through its “Reinventing Northport” transformation plan with the objective to be a “Safer, Greener, Smarter and Better” port.