Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril bin Shamsuddin and Dato' Shahriman Shamsuddin

Dato’ Shahriman Shamsuddin, a Malaysian aged 46, was appointed to the Board of SapuraKencana Petroleum as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 9 December 2011.

Dato’ Shahriman is also a member of Risk Committee of SapuraKencana Petroleum. Dato’ Shahriman was the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of SapuraCrest Petroleum prior to the merger of businesses between of SapuraCrest Petroleum Group and Kencana Petroleum Group.  

Dato’ Shahriman began his career with Sapura Group in 1991 and has held a number of key senior positions within the Group. He manages a diversified group portfolio which includes property investment, business aviation and education.

Dato’ Shahriman is currently the Managing Director of Sapura Resources Berhad. He is also Executive Director of Sapura Industrial Berhad and Sapura Holdings Sdn Bhd. Dato’ Shahriman holds a Master of Science in Engineering Business from Warwick University, U.K. and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology from Purdue University, U.S.A.

 

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril bin Shamsuddin, a Malaysian aged 54, was appointed as President and Group Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and to the Board as Non-Independent Executive Director on 9 December 2011. He is also a member of the Board Remuneration Committee. 

 

Since talking the helm at SapuraKencana, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril has steered the company into a range of new businesses and projects in Malaysia, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, China, West Africa and several other countries. 

 

Prior to the merger between SapuraCrest Petroleum Berhad (“SapuraCrest”) Group and Kencana Petroleum Berhad Group, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril was Executive Vice Chairman and President of SapuraCrest. He was also previously Non-Executive Director and Executive Vice Chairman in the Board of SapuraCrest. 

 

Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril is a member of the Board of Trustees, Treasurer and EXCO member of the Perdana Leadership Foundation (“Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana”) and a member of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s International Advisory Panel. 

 

Among the awards that Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril has been conferred with include the Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) from the Federal Government of Malaysia which carries the title “Datuk” (June 1998), Darjah Seri Paduka Tuanku Ja’afar (SPTJ) from Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, which carries the title “Dato’ Seri” (July 2007), the Legion d’ Honneur from the Republic of France (November 2007) and the Panglima Setia Mahkota (PSM) which carries the title “Tan Sri” (June 2013). 

 

He won the Malaysia Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2009. 

 

In May 2013, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Shahril was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Technology Management by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He graduated with a Master of Science in Management of Technology from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University.