MARUSS’ Senior Management has significant experience from the Defence industry and small arms manufacturing, as well as strong commercial management and growth experience.
 

Their combined experience sets MARUSS apart from other similar industry players in Malaysia.
 

Their single minded professional cohesive management style, coupled with a strong international network, backed by world-class knowledge and technology providers, will allow MARUSS to achieve its aim of producing a globally accepted quality standard. 
 

NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
LT GEN DATO’ SRI AZZUDDIN AHMAD (RTD) contributes his expertise and experience from his 35 years in the Malaysian Armed Forces, out of which 30 years was in various intelligence related roles in the Malaysian Ministry of Defence and the Prime Minister’s Department. 
 

DEFENCE & MANUFACTURING DIRECTOR
LT COL AZHA YAHYA (RTD) brings a solid 20 years worth of ammunition manufacturing experience, as well as 21 years in the Malaysian army, where he specialised in ammunitions & explosives. Lt Col (Rtd) Azha has also served overseas on the UNTAC mission to Cambodia with MALBATT 1 & 2. 
 

MANAGING DIRECTOR
SYAFIQ MOHD RAZI brings more than 13 years of strong commercial management experience from across the South East Asia region; focusing on investments in mining operations, primarily in Alluvial Gold mines, in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Mr Syafiq also engaged in renewable energies, where in 2015 he was one of the earliest to conduct a full scale photovoltaic study in Vietnam working closely with the MOIT and other European companies, and in 2018 the company was awarded a 175MWac allocation to build, own and operate a Photovoltaic Power Plant in three (3) phases.

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INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
DATO’ HAJI KAMIL KHALID ARIFF adds more than 40 years experience from serving in numerous senior management and Board positions to the MARUSS team. He was the Co-Founder and Director of the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market, as part of a Government Steering Committee, in the mid-1980s. Dato’ Haji Kamil Khalid is currently Chairman of Liberty Insurance Berhad and Gibraltar BSN Life Insurance Berhad. He is also Chairman of Putrajaya Holdings Bhd & several private companies. He recently retired as an Independent Non Executive Director of Bank Muamalat (M) Bhd and has since taken on the current position as Independent Director of Public Islamic Bank.

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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
GUSTAV BRUNNER brings 25 years worth of finance and business management experience from industries like banking & financial services, tech development & manufacturing, and professional services. He completed his military service with the Swedish Army Rangers and was later selected for an overseas deployment with UNPROFOR/ IFOR during the conflict in former Yugoslavia. Gustav holds an MBA in Business Finance and Strategic Management from University of Chicago Booth.

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HEAD OF DEPARTMENT - TECHNICAL/ENGINEERING
AHMAD ZAINI ABBAS brings more than 40 years worth of ammunition and explosives manufacturing experience to MARUSS. Throughout his career Zaini has focused on continuous learning by attending career and industry related training programs spanning across the USA, UK, Austria, Germany, Singapore and Japan. 

 

SENIOR MANAGER - QUALITY ASSURANCE

MR MOHD NIZAM BIN MAT ZIN is a Quality Auditor expert who has accumulated more than 28 years of knowledge dealing with procurement & logistics, operational strategy & planning and operational excellence. His experience comes primarily from the Malaysian manufacturing industry, where he spent the last 15 years in the defense industry. Here, he specialised in manufacturing processes and ensuring optimum production standards. He has diligently attended many training courses throughout his career including ISO 9001 - Lead Auditor, ISO 9000 - Measurement and Calibration Systems, Risk Management, Process Control, Pyrotechnics, Missile Design and Engineering.

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SENIOR MANAGER – PRODUCTION

MR FAIRUZ BIN MUHAMAD brings close to 20 years worth of experience from the defence industry, where his main specialisation has been in small arms ammunition manufacturing and ammunition production processes. Fairuz has continued to expand his skillsets by attending career and industry related training programs across the world; including Korea, Bosnia, Belgium, Italy, Norway, China, and the USA.

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SENIOR MANAGER - CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
KHAIRUL MOHAMMAD is contributing more than 10 years of regional general management and project management experience to the MARUSS team. Khairul has led multiple large scale energy projects across Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia, where he was key in successfully negotiating and coordinating with both local and central governments, as well as with private landowners and contractors.

 

SENIOR MANAGER - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
RIKHAL SHAH brings more than 10 years of management and business development experience to the MARUSS team. Rikhal’s role has seen him successfully lead an investment holding company, that included a diverse group of portfolio companies, where he led all major aspects of the group; such as corporate acquisitions and divestments, corporate restructuring and transformation, deal negotiations, relationship and partnership building, business development and new customer acquisitions across multiple industries.

 

MANAGER - WEAPONS DIVISION

MR HUZAYMI BIN ZAMRI is a Senior Technical Service Engineer with more than 26 years worth of manufacturing experience mainly from the defense industry. He is an expert in areas related to weapons manufacturing, handling and maintenance. During his career Huzaymi has actively attended career and industry related programs in the USA, Korea and Malaysia.

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MANAGER - SHOTGUN

MIMI FATILA BINTI ABD RAHIM brings invaluable experience to MSB, especially to MSB’s ammunition manufacturing vertical for shotgun production. Mimi has more than 7 years of experience in sales, distribution and client relations, with 4 years as a sales and marketing executive in the defence industry. Throughout her tenure, her focus was selling shotgun ammunition, where she accumulated close relationships with a vast network of suppliers and dealers within Malaysia. Her expertise in shotgun pricing, customer relations and market insight has enabled her to rise quickly within the industry and thus become a valuable asset to MSB. Mimi joined MSB in 2022.

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SENIOR EXECUTIVE - SHOTGUN 
HASLAN BIN MOKHTAR is a small arms ammunition expert with more than 18 years of knowledge dealing with ammunition production strategy & planning, raw materials procurement & logistics, and operational excellence. His experience comes primarily from the Malaysian manufacturing industry, where he spent the last 18 years in an established defence manufacturing company. There, he specialised in the manufacturing of shotgun cartridges of various calibres. Over the years, he has also created a personalised network with individual shotgun cartridge makers worldwide, sharing best practices and experiences. Always striving to continuously improve his product category, he has attended various speciality training courses throughout his career, including; Introduction to Explosives, Introduction to Pneumatic Systems, and Production Process Control, to name a few. Haslan has previously worked on older models of BSN machines to manufacture shotgun cartridges, his expertise allows MSB to kick-start our shotgun manufacturing process at the highest standard and quality. Haslan joined MSB in 2022.