About Us

OUR TEAM

Kamal Abdollah

Director, Cruise Ports & Special Economic Zones

Began as a communications and branding professional for the port industry before becoming a specialist in the development of cruise ports. Kamal's career started at Johor Port Berhad in Pasir Gudang where he took on a communications and marketing support role. Later he joined Port Klang Cruise Centre (PKCC), where he successfully re-established PKCC's presence within the region and developed its network within the cruise industry ecosystem, including establishing new excursions closer to the port- a major challenge for the location. He was instrumental in linking up the terminal with the local Mah Meri tribe, resulting in a win-win neighbourhood partnership, as well as with the Royal Town of Klang.

With NV Terminals, Kamal was involved in various cruise port developments undertaken by the company at the site-spotting, feasibility and conceptualisation stage. He champions the industry through approaching both government policymakers and project developers to improve awareness of the fundamentals of what is still relatively new to Asia. Towards this end he has spoken in seminars and conferences throughout the region. Kamal is also involved in the review and strategic planning of Special Economic Zones, with a particular interest in Free Zones.


Tunku Karldej Bahrin

Director, Privatisation & Project Finance

Former investment banker who was actively engaged in various corporate transactions involving initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and infrastructure project finance. He advised multinationals, corporations and governments on transactions exceeding RM30 billion. He was also involved in the establishment of the Islamic Development Bank's (IDB) investment banking operations based in Jeddah where he was Vice-President for Corporate Finance.

Karl ventured into several businesses within the ASEAN region for the provision of anti-counterfeit, parallel trade control and brand protection services with nationwide operations in research & technology, enforcement, fuel terminal operations, production, logistics and engineering. After leaving the business Karl continued down the entrepreneurship path with a foray into an international F&B franchise as well as with NV Terminals.


Haris Aziz

Director, Port Planning & Management

A seasoned leader with turnaround business successes in the Malaysian port industry. His past experience includes privatization, acquisition and merger of two port-operating companies to its present entity and business transformation. Haris has diverse management expertise through experiences in the manufacturing, logistics and the port industry.

He previously served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer / Chief Operating Officer of Northport, a multipurpose port with an installed container terminal annual capacity of 5 million TEU, 12 million tons break-bulk, dry-bulk and liquid-bulk facilities, 1 million square feet of on-dock warehouses and distribution park facilities and 120,000 units' vehicle RORO terminal annual capacity. For NV Terminals, Haris is a key player in consulting work involving the development of master plans for ports and special economic zones. His insight into port operations enables us to quickly assess the viability of cargo port facilities both in terms of logistics and trade, and make the necessary recommendations to improve existing ports.


Low Len Toong

Operations Analysis & Optimization

A veteran in the field of analysis of systems and operations processes. Low served three decades in Northport, Port Klang in various roles ranging from systems analysis, operations improvement and quality assurance with his last post being as Head of Procurement. Throughout these roles he displayed a keen eye for detail in identifying problems, determining possible causes and finding possible solutions. In particular, he is able to discover how issues at the micro level can impact performance at the higher level.

After leaving Northport, Low continued his work in operations and systems analysis, playing a critical role in the developing a baseline for the Master Plan Study for Penang Port delivered in 2021. His understanding of operations helps bring cost-saving and efficiency improving solutions to the fore.


Ramlan Kamal

Market Forecasting & Rail Transport

Ramlan has accumulated over four decades of experience in the transport and logistics industry in Malaysia and abroad. Over the years, Ramlan was associated with various Malaysian ports and logistics companies such as Kontena Nasional, Klang Container Terminal and MISC. Later in his career he would continue carrying out consulting work with substantial contributions to port privatization, covering business development aspects towards forecast and development of future traffic. Some of his work experience includes the development of Port Tg. Pelepas, Pasir Gudang, Yangon and Samarinda as well as Klang Container Terminal now known as Northport. Ramlan is also an expert in rail transport management and development.

For NV Terminals, Ramlan contributed towards the feasibility study of a Free Zone for Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park, a launchpad in transforming Sabah into an industrialised economy. He also contributes to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector, covering rail transport management plan for University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.


Faudzi Hussin

Supply Chain Logistics

Faudzi is a chartered logistics professional who in his four decades of work has held logistics related management positions in various companies ranging from shipping agencies to manufacturers such as BASF-Petronas and conglomerates such as Sime Darby. In these positions Faudzi was heavily involved in supply chain optimization and planning.

Upon retirement, Faudzi continued his contribution to the logistics industry with consulting work for ports and logistic hubs across Malaysia and abroad. Among his involvements includes the planning of Daru Port in Papua New Guinea, the development of a logistics hub in the Iskandar region of Johor state and the redevelopment of Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ). For NV Terminals, Faudzi contributed to the master planning of Penang Port and the feasibility study of a free zone for Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park.