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DIALoGUE RANDSTAD / 26 CULTURAL IMPACT / 27 &SAMHOUD / 28

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Dear MDBC Member,

Growing, Active, Excellence

These 3 words represent everything we want MDBC to be, and become even more of: a growing, active and professional business council delivering excellent services and opportunities to its members, connecting Dutch and Malaysian business men / women and companies who are doing business in Malaysia and / or The Netherlands.

In 2013 I joined the Board of Directors; As a Board Member, I became responsible for the Student Intern Program (SIP) Committee. SIP is a great service to our members as it gets young and eager talented students from The Netherlands for a 5 month period to help out with all sorts of projects and research topics, while offering students a great international working experience. Last year, the Malaysian government made significant changes in their visa application process, changes which left some of our members confronted with HR compliance challenges and leaving some of our interns without

student visas. The SIP Committee stepped in to help guide and advise the MDBC team on navigating these challenges, hopefully resulting in a smoother transition in complying with these new Government guidelines.

In May, I was asked to succeed Remco Koster as Vice Chairman of the Board and lead the Executive Committee (ExCo). The ExCo supports our Executive Director, Marco Winter, in more strategic tasks, besides providing governance and advice. The main reason I accepted this role was that I am always keen to improve the services offered to our members, and to understand where we can further extend our support & services. To this end, our members will soon be asked to participate in a survey which will provide us with valuable insights. Your input will help us to shape the strategy of the MDBC for the next 3 – 5 years. More information on this survey will be distributed to all members soon.

I am very much looking forward to hearing from you, whether it is via our survey or directly. I am always open to

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better understanding your needs and requirements, and what role the MDBC can play for you.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Remco Koster, who has led the ExCo for the past few years; he will remain in the ExCo so that we continue to benefit from his expertise and enthusiasm. This same appreciation extends to all Members of our Board, who spent a lot of their valuable (and scarce) private time to support our members and the MDBC team on a voluntary basis.

Jacques Hartman, Vice ChairmanMobile: +6012 371 6998Email: [email protected]

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Mr. Jacques Hartman, Vice Chairman CEVA Logistics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Mr. Michael Brouwer, Treasurer Silverstreet Malaysia Sdn Bhd Ms. Maayke Mannaert Netherlands Embassy

Mr. Remco Koster Woodwing Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd Datuk Merlyn Kasimir Former CEO of Matrade

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MDBC Executive Director: Mr. Marco Winter

MDBC Patrons: Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed Minister of International Trade & Industry Y.B. Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz Patron, Malaysia - Europe Forum Malaysian Dutch Business Council Unit 808, 8th Floor Wisma Lim Foo Yong 86 Jalan Raja Chulan 50200 Kuala Lumpur Tel : 603 - 2722 8335 Fax : 603 - 2141 8335 Email : [email protected] Website : www.mdbc.com.my

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MDBC’s popular Human Resources (HR) Forum consistently provides new and exciting information, valuable lessons learned, discussion topics, practical case studies and ultimately, the best meeting place to discuss current issues with the experts in HR. This important and informative meeting of HR practitioners ensures the sharing of practical, efficient solutions and best practices across all industries and sectors, from large multinationals to SMEs.

This year’s HR Forum was an extra special event with the Malaysian debut of RealEx, an interactive theatre performance that helps people initiate change through an innovative experiential learning method that creates instant resolution for communities, organizations and personal success.

RealEx is based on Exchange Theatre, an interactive and transformational theatre that originated in France 20 years ago. It is a powerful tool to engage an audience

on crucial discussions in a unique way: after watching a short scenario, spectators are coaxed into performance, where they are encourage to enact an alternative narrative to what they have just seen, with the desire to test an insight or find a solution to a contentious issue or situation.

The second half of this year’s forum featured presentations by MDBC members Randstad and &samhoud. Randstad’s Employment Market Analyst for the Asia Pacific Region gave a presentation on “The Future of Work”, which looks at how work will evolve, and how companies need to adapt based on the demographic, social, and technical change that is sweeping across Asia. A copy of the presentation is available on the MDBC website under The Library.

&samhoud’s Senior Consultant and Partner were also on hand to highlight why being a “Great Place to Work” is one of the key success factors in attracting and retaining talents these days. &samhoud,

May turned out to be a very busy and most interesting month for the MDBc. the always-important, well-attended and interactive hr Forum was followed by fact-finding trips to johor and Penang.

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the MDBC Sustainability Awards 2014 winner in the “Innovation Pioneer” category, was honored with the Great Place to Work in the Netherlands for a fourth time under the medium sized enterprise category. They shared their best practices on how to build a Great Place to Work within an organisation and shared their knowledge on how fun elements can lead to better performance. The &samhoud presentation can also be found on the MDBC website.

A panel discussion was held immediately after the presentations by Randstad and &samhoud. For more photos from this event, please see page 38.

Below Top: Panelist l to r: Suerd Polderdijk (General Manager, Frames Group), Wouter van der Weijden (Partner, &samhoud), Steve Shepherd (Employment Market Analyst, Randstad Asia Pacific), Marie Tseng (Director, Cultural Impact).

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tRIp to JoHoROn 13 and 14 May, MDBC members were invited to a very unique and comprehensive 2-day fact-finding trip to Johor. Joining us at this event were members of our colleagues DutchCham Singapore, as well as the Netherlands Embassies in Malaysia and Singapore, inclusive of the two Dutch Ambassadors, H.E. Harry Molenaar (Malaysia), and H.E. Jacques Werner (Singapore).

Attendees had an exclusive opportunity to see the developments and meet the main players at the Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) and were able to get a complete overview on Doing Business in Johor, learning all about Iskandar and Nusajaya.

Day 1, Stop 1: The Pengerang Deepwater Terminal is a RM5 billion project located in Pengerang, South Eastern Johor, one of the Malaysian Government’s Entry Point Projects. The vision: to transform Pengerang into the Rotterdam of the East. As a regional energy port and gateway to the region, Pengerang can potentially serve 3 billion people in Asia. Upon completion, the Pengerang Deepwater Terminal will be able to handle the storage, blending and distribution of crude oil, gas and petroleum products.

Our delegation received extensive briefings from VOPAK, Dialog Group Berhad, Johor Petroleum Development Corporation and PETRONAS on the current and future developments at the Pengerang Integrated Complex. In addition, Boskalis presented on the reclamation construction works phase 1 which it had undertaken.

PIC’s sheer magnitude with the RAPID Project (Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development) and associated facilities makes it the biggest undertaking of its kind in South East Asia. The first phase of the project is being undertaken

by a joint venture company (Pengerang Independent Terminals Sdn Bhd) comprising DIALOG, Vopak, and the Johor State Government. Vopak, which is headquartered in Rotterdam, is the world’s largest independent tank storage provider and specializes in the storage and handling of liquid chemicals, gasses and oil products.

According to PITSB’s Managing Director Law Say Huat, what has been achieved since commencent in 2009 is quite amazing. A similar size set-up in Singapore took 20 years to complete. Also, the jetty’s berthing facilities for very large crude carriers are unique in the region.

According to Petronas’ Adnan Harun, PIC’s capacity of 300,000 crude oil barrels per day (BPD) is twice the size of all other faclities in Malaysia together!Mohd Yazid Jaafar and Izhar Hifnei Ismail of JPDC added that Pengerang covers 31% of all NKEA investments.

Stop 2: To Kota Iskandar, the Johor Government centre. Here we received an extensive welcome by the Johor State Economic Planning Unit, Johor State Investment Centre, MIDA Johor and IRDA (Iskandar Regional Development Authority), and were given a complete overview on Investment Opportunities in Johor.

Stop 3: That evening, the delegation was treated to an excellent cocktail reception hosted by Eco World Development Sdn Bhd, the developers of several housing estates and business parks in Malaysia and specifically in Johor. Our participants were very interested in the beautiful mock-ups of the EcoBotanic homes and the Eco Business Parks - the integrated industrial hubs in Tebrau.

Day 2: The day started with combined briefings in Nusajaya by i2M Ventures and Medini Iskandar Malaysia (MIM).

i2M Ventures, a wholly-owned Khazanah subsidiary, is the Business Services / Shared Services & Outsourcing (SSO) investment promotion specialists for Iskandar Malaysia; Medini is a greenfield development spanning 2,230 acres designed to become the Central Business District of Iskandar Malaysia.

The heart of Nusajaya is surrounded by established signature developments such as EduCity, Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios, Puteri Harbour and LEGOLAND® Malaysia. All these could be seen during the bus-tour of the area,

Above: At Johor State, with EPU and MIDA officials

Below: Law Say Huat leading the tour of PITSB’s Centre Control Room, while Dialog’s Dato’ Captain Abdul Rahim Aziz

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Top left: Representatives of Petronas, JPDC, Dialog, Boskalis and VOPAK with the 2 Ambassadors and

representatives of MDBC and DCSLeft: The jetty at the Pengerang Marine Operations

Pictures right: At HQ Pack

Pictures below: At Eco World Botani Gardens (left) and at Medini Iskandar Malaysia (right)

MDBC held the annual interchamber with our Australian colleagues at the Malaysian Australian Business Council (MABC) on 26 March at the Australian High Commission. The interchamber

while the group also made a stop for a briefing at Frost & Sullivan’s Global Innovation Centre. The group then went back to EduCity to pay a visit to the Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology (NMIT), please see page 16 for details.

The 2-day trip concluded with a visit to MDBC member-company HQ Pack, where Operations Manager Tan Wen Chong gave a tour and explanation of the manufacturing facilities. Managing Director Erwin Gravenberch also provided a briefing on his experiences as an entrepreneur on doing business in Johor.

Left: Attendees at the briefing Below: Anthony Dass and MDBC Board Member Datuk Merlyn

Kasimir during the networking portion of the evening.

kicked off with a talk by Anthony Dass (Chief Economist, AmBank Group) on the Global Economic Outlook for 2015 - 2018. Focused on the G3 and the developing Asian Economies (China,

India, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia), the talk also provided insight into Malaysia’ structural issues and the country’s potential growth. Guests were able to network after the talk with dinner and drinks provided. A few guests went home with lucky draw prizes provided by both MDBC and MABC. For more photos, please see page 39.

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Together with the Embassy of the King-dom of the Netherlands, MDBC invited members for a visit to Penang of a Dutch delegation with expertise in Urban Infra-structure.

In 2013, the ‘Penang Paradigm’ was pub-lished by the Penang Institute: a holis-tic framework which aims for economic growth, liveability and sustainability and social development & inclusion. Parts of the Penang Paradigm include a third link to the mainland, effective public transport and green technology.

As Penang is planning an integrated trans-port system overhaul, which involves a re-vamp of all transport components (includ-ing improved highway network systems, LRT, trams, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as well as new ferry services or perhaps even a tunnel between the mainland and is-land), ideas for the improvement of public transport systems including rail and water modes, bicycle lanes and bus lanes were welcome.

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On 20 May, the following Dutch companies made presentations in Penang:* Boskalis: “Boskalis and the Sustainable Development”* Fugro Geospatial: “Increased Efficien- cies in Transport Asset Management”* Heijmans: “Sustainable Solutions for Smart Cities”* Van Oord: “The World of Van Oord”* Weijenberg: “Past Architectural Design Works”The session concluded with an opportunity for individual business meetings and net-working.

The following day, the delegation had the opportunity to visit a few locations on site, such as the bicycle lanes, the Penang river-swamp, and the expansion/development on the mainland near the entrance to the new bridge.

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Above: The Chief Minister indicating the main focus points on the map of Penang State

Below: Explanation of the mainland infrastructure developments by Mohd Rizal Abdul of the

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Menara shell offices a Landmark for enhanced Collaboration, eco-friendliness, and Continued Confidence in MalaysiaShell Malaysia last April held the officiating ceremony of its Kuala Lumpur offices in Menara Shell, which was also the Shell Group’s first project in the Asia Pacific region completed under its Connect Programme for new ways of working and enhanced collaboration.

“For a number of years, Shell occupied premesis in 10 physical locations in the Klang Valley. Today, we have rationalized our footprint to 2 locations - Cyberjaya and KL Sentral. These offices have been designed to be easily accesible by our employees, customers and business partners, eco - friendly and help reduce our carbon foorprint; thanks to Tan Sri Salim for delivering us a LEED Platinum building, the first of its kind in KL,” said Iain Lo, Country Chairman of Shell Malaysia Limited.

Speaking at the ceremony, Guest-of-Honour Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, Secretary-General of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said,

“Shell Malaysia is one of Malaysia’s long-standing corporate citizens with a legacy of over 120 years in the country. I am delighted that it continues to demonstrate its confidence in Malaysia by establishing its new offices here in Menara Shell. The Government is committed to maintaining a dynamic and progressive business environment for attracting more potential investors. We will continue to develop and implement initiatives that will bring us higher up the value chain in key areas such as business performance, finance and operation management, marketing capability, management and talent development, and innovation.”

The new Kuala Lumpur offices in Menara Shell are the latest by the company to demonstrate its confidence in Malaysia through longer-term investments, innovation-sharing, and local impact.

Earlier this year, Shell broke ground for a new production support building in Sarawak, which will include one of the

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largest laboratories for upstream oil and gas in Malaysia. The state-of-the-art lab in Miri will be built to the industry’s best practices for lab design and will house cutting-edge analytical instruments to accommodate the growing number of both equipment and staff.

nMiT resCuesiM LaunCH The Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology (NMIT) recently launched their new simulator system “RescueSim - Incident Command Simulator”. The launch coincided with MDBC’s recent two day fact finding trip to Johor. Attended by members of MDBC, our colleagues from DutchCham Singapore, and the Netherlands Embassies of Malaysia and Singapore, the visit to NMIT included a short briefing and tour for delegates to learn more about NMIT. It covered matters such as a discussion of Malaysian - Dutch cooperation, building a talent pool for maritime sector within Johor and Iskandar, Nusajaya and the launching ceremony of RescueSim.

RescueSim is an incident management simulator that prepares safety and security professionals for incidents by letting them train in a realistic virtual environment, without dangers, costs and time associated with traditional training. With RescueSim, users can try different response strategies for each incident. Professional Instructors can easily build any incident scenario using the intuitive toolbox and have full control over events during the exercise and change the incident real time.

Launched by H.E. Harry Molenaar, also present at the launching ceremony were NMIT Founder Captain Razali Yaacob and Head of the NMIT Incident Command Simulation Center, Major Shuhaimi Shahidan.


Flexible workspace provider The Regus Group is expanding its’ current network of office space in Malaysia to include more areas outside of Kuala Lumpur. Its’ latest centers are located in the new market in Financial Park Labuan and Johor Bahru City Square (JBCS), bringing its’ total number of centers nationwide to 22.

Regus helps companies introduce flexible work practices, such as giving employees more choice over where and how they work. Flexible workspaces can also help companies in Malaysia to adopt more productive HR practices, such as flexible and remote working. According to Regus research, over six in ten (63%) firms in Malaysia now think that seamless remote management is possible and almost three-quarters (72%) of respondents believe that flexible working adds significantly to productivity and enables businesses to save money.

Regus Country Manager Vijayakumar Tangarasan said, “With this launch, Regus now has 22 centers in Malaysia. We believe that there’s serious untapped

potential here, and that’s why we chose to be there as our first centre in that new market. With our research data showing that almost two-thirds of Malaysian companies believing remote management is a significant aid to productivity, the launches of the new business centres in Labuan and Johor Bahru are a positive step forward in validating those findings and will encourage more firms to make flexible working a reality.”

Regus’s global research gives clear evidence of the benefits of flexible working. In a survey of over 20,000 business executives, 76% of respondents in Malaysia said flexible working leads to greater productivity.

Regus’ growth and investment in Malaysia is part of a rapid expansion of its network across Asia Pacific. Regus Malaysia has now extended their Malaysia network to Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Kota Kinabalu, Labuan and Johor. The group plans to open 5 more in Brunei, Ara Damansara, Shah Alam, Klang and Penang.

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BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (BESI), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, announced recently that it will now be included in the Euronext AMX Index effective as of the start of trading on March 23, 2015. Euronext announced this change on March 5, 2015.

Richard Blickman (President & CEO, Besi) commented, “We are pleased to be included in the Euronext Amsterdam’s AMX mid cap index reflecting the positive financial and share price performance we have experienced over the past years. Thsi move is expected to further increase shareholder interest and liquidity in the market for Besi’s shares.”

i3M Group Sdn Bhd, which provides customized educational services, organized the Malaysia – Netherlands Leadership Programme last June. Held at Nyenrode Business University, the inaugural programme saw the participation of top management of Malaysian companies across different industries. Besides the insightful lectures on globalisation and innovation, the group had an opportunity to visit world-renowned multinational companies such as Philips, Unilever, and KLM.

These MNCs shared their first-hand experience on innovation and tackling business challenges in the current economic climate. At the Philips high tech campus in Eindhoven, the latest innovations in terms of health and

wellbeing were showcased, including products that have not yet been officially launched. Unilever meanwhile, explained its sustainable innovation strategies (picture below), whereas KLM focused on its best practices in business model innovation.

By the end of the week, participants left with new insights and knowledge; they also benefited from the enormous networking opportunities with peers from local and international companies. Of course, they also managed to soak up some typical Dutch culture and visited a few unique attractions, which completed this overall successful leadership programme.For information on the intake for the Spring 2016 Programme, please visit www.i3mgroup.com.

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According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), an estimated 270 billion barrels of oil lie beneath the ocean floor. As the global population increases, energy demand is also increasing, driving inter-national oil companies (IOC) and national oil companies (NOC) to explore the depths of the ocean to tap the potential energy sources beneath the surface. MDBC mem-ber Shell has been a pioneer in deep-water oil and gas exploration for decades, deliv-ering more than 20 deep-water projects across the globe and contributing a wealth of knowledge and technology to the sector.

Active in Malaysia since 1891, Shell’s business activities in Malaysia are Up-stream International, Downstream, and Projects & Technology. They have also es-tablished several hub businesses in Malay-sia, which provide services and expertise to the Asia Pacific region and, in some cases, globally. Backed by over a century of his-tory and presence in the country, Shell is the petroleum retail market leader in Ma-laysia, catering to one – third of Peninsular Malaysia and half of Sabah and Sarawak’s market requirements.

Apart from being one of the country’s larg-est networks of retail stations, Shell Ma-

laysia’s operations also include the world’s first commercial gas to liquid (GTL) plant in Bintulu, Sarawak, and a refinery in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Under produc-tion sharing contracts with PETRONAS, Shell is the largest natural gas producer in Malaysia. At the helm of this organization is Iain Lo, Chairman of Shell Malaysia. Originally from Sarawak, he is a civil engi-neer with a Master of Science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Lo joined Sarawak Shell Bhd in 1990 as a field engineer building offshore platforms. He believes that as the current country chairman, he has the opportunity to develop Malaysia’s talent pool, besides making an impact on Shell’s business and growth.

“Malaysia is an important market to Shell and we continue to have confidence in the country. Shell has been in Malaysia for over 120 years and there are still many opportunities for Shell to contribute to the nation. Our investments, innovation, and local impact continue to support the coun-try’s aspiration to become a developed, high – income nation,” said Iain Lo at the recent officiating ceremony of its Kuala Lumpur offices in Menara Shell (which is also the Shell Group’s first project in the

Asia Pacific region completed under its Connect Program for new ways of working and enhanced collaboration).

The new Kuala Lumpur offices in Menara Shell are the latest by the company to dem-onstrate its confidence in Malaysia through longer term investments, innovation shar-ing, and local impact. Recently, Shell broke ground for a new production support building in Sarawak, which will include one of the largest laboratories for upstream oil and gas in Malaysia. The state of the art lab in Miri will be built to the industry’s best practices for lab design and will house cutting edge analytical instruments to ac-commodate the growing number of both equipment and staff.

Malaysia is also home to the Gumusut - Kakap platform. According to Lo, “We are the largest foreign oil producer in Ma-laysia, our flagship Gumusut Kakap project has an annual peak production of 135kbpd. GK is Shell’s first deep-water project in Malaysia, and we’re very glad to bring our 30 years of experience at the forefront of deep water technology to unlock Malay-sia’s deep water potential.”

A Joint Venture (JV) operated by Shell is developing the Gumusut-Kakap deep-water field with partners ConocoPhilips Sabah, PETRONAS Carigali, and Murphy Sabah Oil. The Gumusut-Kakap deep-water field

The Gumusut - Kakap platform offshore from Sabah.

Iain Lo (Chairman, Shell Malaysia)

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is located 120km offshore from Sabah in water depths of 1,200 metres, approxi-mately two and half times the height of the PETRONAS Twin Towers. Nick Turner, Malaysia’s Deep Water Venture Leader, says: “Gumusut-Kakap changes the land-scape for Malaysia,” and at peak produc-tion contributes up to 25% of Malaysia’s oil production. Safely and successfully delivering the project has resulted in in-creased energy production.

The project is the first of its kind in the country, boasting the utilization of innova-tive technologies. The platform is the first deep-water semi-submersible floating pro-duction system (FPS) in Malaysia. The hull floats on four large columns which are par-tially submerged and anchored to the sea-bed using 12 two kilometre chains. The ca-pacity it provides, along with its mobility, means it could easily enable future energy discoveries in the area, using the platform as a hub.

The platform itself weighs approximately 40,000 tonnes, equivalent to 30,000 me-dium-sized cars. Not only did the team deliver a mega-project never before seen in Malaysia, it safely completed a then record-breaking 23,000-tonne onshore lift when it raised the platform topsides in or-der to place the hull underneath.

Another point of pride for the project is that the platform was built entirely in Ma-laysia and directly involved 5,000 workers during the construction. Constructing the platform and its components in-country al-lowed local staff and Shell the opportunity to work together, using Shell’s deep-water expertise to boost the local company’s ca-pabilities. Shell brought in experts from the Deep Water Centres of Excellence in New Orleans, Louisiana and Houston, Texas in the United States. The centres brought in talent and technology during the construction phase, transferring deep-water knowledge to position Malaysia as a regional deep water hub.

“Despite the success of the past, we will face intense challenges in the year ahead, the days of easy oil are over. Today, we have to face the challenges of deep water, con-taminated gas, aging assets and depleted oil and gas fields. Oil prices have dropped dramatically but costs have not reduced as sharply, so we have to find more efficient ways of working in order to remain profit-

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able. Shell has a glorious track record in Malaysia, we have leading businesses in the Upstream and Downstream at present, but today’s tough environment will test our re-silience. We have seen these downturns be-fore – we prevailed then and we will prevail

again. We have the experience, the Brand, the technology, the financial strength and the people to succeed. I am confident we will have a bright future in Malaysia,” said Iain Lo.

How do we meet the growing energy needs of the modern world? Not just for today, but long into the future? It’s a complex question to which there is no simple answer. Whatever happens collaboration is essential. And a better mix of different, sustainable energies. At Shell we’ve been working with schools and universities around the world for more than 25 years on the Shell Eco-marathon – an innovative competition that challenges students to design, build and drive some of the most economical vehicles possible. The current record holder is capable of travelling 3771 km on the equivalent of one litre of fuel. It’s an incredible figure. But one we hope to beat this year. And is an example of how we’re working together to help develop a mix of energies that can power and sustain all our lives long into the future. Let’s broaden the world’s energy mix.. www.shell.com/letsgo

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MDBC member MYLAPS Malaysia opened its representative office in 2013. A subsidiary of MYLAPS Sports Timing which has its headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands, and regional offices in Aus-tralia, Japan, Malaysia and the USA.

MYLAPS Malaysia started participating in the Student Internship Program (SIP) back in 2013. According to Raymond Perin (General Manager, MYLAPS Malay-sia Representative Office), the advantages of the program are that the students are matched by MDBC and that MDBC takes care of the visa paperwork.

From the latest batch of interns, MYLAPS now has 2 students. Their main assign-ment is to conduct market research on the relevant sports market in the Asian region. “For MYLAPS, this market research is very valuable, it gives useful information on the sizes of the various markets and our market share. With that information we can make decisions on the markets to ap-proach in the coming period” says Perin.

“Along with the market research, we al-

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Raymond, Silke and Hilbrand with participants at the timed event they organized for the local Dutch

community at a recent KL Car Free Morning.

ways try to get the students involved in our technology and customers, and let them participate in events which are timed with MYLAPS equipment. Our current interns, Silke Wigbold and Hilbrand Abma, organ-ised and timed their own event for the local Dutch community during the KL Car Free Sunday,” added Perin.

Studying Small Business and Retail Man-agement at the Hanze University of Ap-plied Sciences in Groningen, Hilbrand Abma started his internship in February with MYLAPS. Silke Wigbold is a fourth year student at Hotelschool The Hague and began her internship in March.

“We both really enjoy our time at MYLAPS. At the office we only have a small team which encourages us to work closely together and allows us to get to know our colleagues very well. MYLAPS is open minded and they give us a lot of freedom to make this internship as inter-esting and challenging as possible,” said Silke and Hilbrand.

“Our main task is really interesting be-cause you also learn a lot about these countries during your research. Besides

this, we get a lot of opportunities to visit different events at the most amazing lo-cations. It is really nice to see how well the MYLAPS equipment works. We also got the chance to organize our own event, which was a great working experience with Katelijn Sinke (MDBC intern), the people of the Dutch Association, DBKL, the Neth-erlands Ambassador and MDBC. Together, we were able to make this event a success. We look forward to all of the other experi-ences we are sure to have with MYLAPS during our internship here,” added the in-terns.

TASCO Berhad is a rapidly growing logis-tics service provider, reaching a revenue of MYR 500 million during the last fiscal year, with plans to expand even further. They first participated in SIP last year with their first student arriving in April, 2014. After positive experiences with both batches of students, Tasco decided to increase their participation to two interns with the current intake.

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Tasco Berhad’s DGM Business Development Divi-sion, Jeroen Hendriks with Reno Werner and Dion

Liqtvoet at the Tasco offices in Shah Alam.

Reno Werner (3rd year Logistics Engineer-ing student at NHTV University) and Dion Liqtvoet (3rd year International Logistics & Economics student of NHTV Breda) are both conducting market research for Tasco.

Reno is currently doing market research on the Malaysian health care industry. Tasco is considering distributing medical devices and / or pharmaceutical in Malaysia. The tasks Reno is working on provides insight and an important overview of the Malay-sian Healthcare market. He is also con-ducting an internal supply chain analysis to see which assets and / or resources are missing. After both, a gap analysis will be made to provide the company with an over-view about the tactical and operational steps that should be taken so that they can serve the healthcare market.

Dion is working on automotive market re-search with a focus on the domestic mar-ket, the results of which will provide Tasco with more knowledge regarding the logistic aspect of operating locally. He is also ac-tively involved in internal projects, making this internship a fulfilling experience so far.

“The company culture at Tasco is a warm and welcoming one, from the operating staff all the way up to the Managing Direc-tors,” commented Dion.

When asked about why he chose to partici-pate in SIP he added, “I dreamed of be-ing able to do an internship in an exciting and beautiful country like Malaysia. After being here for almost 2 months, I know I made the right choice in coming here. I’m having a great time and will take this expe-rience with me for the rest of my career,” shared Dion.

When asked about their participation with SIP, Tasco responded, “The added value of interns from Holland is seen in the high level of academic research and thinking they display. We see that this produces good results and helps the company answer questions it wouldn’t have had the time for. Another important feature is the spill over effect of having western educated students mingle with our own younger local employ-ees. In all fairness this goes both ways, whereby we see the interns also learning fast about Malaysian (business) culture”.

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Even though the drop in oil prices lately would predict otherwise, Oil & Gas Asia had it’s biggest exhibition ever this year with a total of ten halls. Dutch companies were present at the Dutch Pavilion that was organized by Dutch organization IRO. The pavilion was very successful and attracted many visitors, including customers, suppliers and agents. In these times where the sector is in turmoil, building strong relations is even more

important, so the IRO asked if the embassy would host a networking event, as we had also done in previous years.

This year we opted for a networking dinner at the residence on June 3rd that was very well received. All the Dutch companies that participated in the Dutch pavilion were present. They were able to make many contacts with both Malaysian and other Dutch companies in the sector.

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Customs attaché Rick Ligthart visited the embassy in June to tell us a bit more about his work. Rick Ligthart is stationed in Singapore but his work concerns the entire South-east Asian region.

The Dutch Customs department has several attaché’s all over the world to help improve import and export between the Netherlands and other countries by working together and trying to streamline paperwork and procedures on both sides.

This should, in the end, decrease the time that companies spend on customs procedures, thus saving companies not only time, but also money. Also for Malaysia, Dutch Customs is looking for more ways to ease import- and export procedures on both sides.

Rick Ligthart visiting Royal Malaysian Customs

kinGsDaY reCePTionOn 27 May, Dutch communities all around the world celebrated Kingsday. The Dutch national day, which is also the King’s birthday, is an excellent opportunity to showcase what the Netherlands is all about, as well as strengthen the relationship between Malaysia and the Netherlands.

With a small embassy consisting of only 15 employees in total, organizing a big event like this takes a lot of time and effort. Everyone from the embassy was involved in some way, but a core team of six people was initially responsible for organizing the entire event.

Months in advance, the team started planning this event which would take place at the ambassador’s residence. Hosting the national day celebration at the residence rather than a hotel involves a lot of planning and organization. Food

and drinks had to be arranged, along with the set up which included a tent, sound system, bars, tables, and decorations. Learning from last year’s event, the decision was made to have a floor included in the tent which was set up in the garden, enabling everybody to keep their feet dry. This beautiful transparent tent with floor was very well received by our six hundred (!) Dutch and Malaysian guests, and was just one of the many elements that pulled together to create what some have said was the best national day celebration ever hosted in KL.

As the embassy does not have a big budget for an event like this, we are ever so grateful to our sponsors; we know that without them, we could never have realized such a well received event. Most sponsored in cash, some in goods, food or drinks. Either way, a big, big thank you to all of our sponsors!

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work vs. PrivaTe TiMe: BLurreD LinesRandstad is one of the world’s largest recruitment and HR services providers, with Asia Pacific operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Australia and New Zealand.

The Randstad Workmonitor was launched in the Netherlands in 2003 and now covers 33 countries around the world, encompassing Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. Published four times a year, it makes both local and global trends in mobility regularly visible over time.

The Workmonitor Mobility Index, which tracks employee confidence and captures expectations surrounding the likelihood of changing employers within a six month time frame, provides a comprehensive understanding of job market sentiments and employee trends. In addition to measuring mobility, it provides insights into employee satisfaction and personal motivation, as well as explores sentiments around key trends sharing the world of work for employees every quarter.

According to the Randstad Workmonitor Q2 2015 survey released recently, seven in ten (69%) employees in Malaysia believe that their employers expect them and their colleagues to be available by phone and e mail during their holidays.

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Results show that Malaysian employees are finding it hard to switch off from work completely, even during their holidays because they liked to stay involved (47%) as opposed to their counterparts in Singapore (41%) and Hong Kong (39%).

Director of Randstad Malaysia, Ryan Carroll, said that the ever-changing landscape of information, communications and technology in Malaysia is causing many employees to find difficulties in striking a work - life balance.

“74% of the employees surveyed suggested that employers expect staff to be available outside office hours; these extra work hours do not result in productivity.”

“Employee retention remains a key challenge in Malaysia and as we are moving towards a workforce that is mainly dominated by Gen Y who prioritizes their relationship and lifestyle rather than work, it is important that employers take practical action to encourage employees to switch off outside of work.”

“Not emailing outside of work hours, setting clear priorities to allow employees to schedule tasks over a reasonable period of time, limiting how often employees can take work home are some ways

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that employers can try to cultivate a good work - life balance culture in their organization,” said Carroll.

The report also shows that more than half (56%) of employers in Malaysia have a ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) policy in place. Whilst BYOD enables a new kind of accessibility that is unmatched by a traditional cubicle environment, employees may feel pressured to be constantly connected if not managed properly.

“Although BYOD is enabling and supporting employees to work more hours, and these hours help the bottom line of the organisations, not being able to disconnect from work completely may eventually impact employee satisfaction which organizations cannot afford to go through in this talent scarce environment.”

“To maximize the benefits of BYOD, management can support by educating their employees on the importance of switching off during non-working hours,” Carroll concluded.

The Randstad Workmonitor survey also found that:* 85% of the surveyed employees are willing to work related calls and e mails when its convenient outside regular office hours;

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BrinGinG iDeas inTo aCTiontext by Marie tseng (Director, cultural impact)

When it comes to implementing change, one of the biggest challenges for corporations and HR practitioners is to translate concepts and ideas into actionable behaviours. REALEX offers an innovative and powerful tool by engaging the audience to witness, acknowledge, reflect and take action on situations that require change at the workplace.

During our latest performance at the MDBC HR Forum on 29 April, we prompted HR professionals, entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders to watch, debate, and react to situations of gender tensions in the workplace. After watching scenarios inspired by real life situations, the audience at the Forum were encouraged to reflect on them, share ideas and, most importantly, were compelled to help the characters on stage.

Suerd Polderdijk, General Manager of Frames Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, commented, “I was surprised to hear that the sketches were real life cases. I was left feeling, does this really happen?”

The answer to that question came from the audience themselves. After having performed the play, our Game Master checked with the audience to see if the incidents they had just seen felt familiar. A murmur of approval came from the floor.

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This is the first strength of REALEX: to allow the audience to identify with a situation, exposing challenges people encounter in private and public organizations in Malaysia. What happened next was a lively discussion on how the women on stage could improve their situations.

This is the second strength of REALEX: to provoke thoughts and discussions, liberating a spontaneous dialogue that opens a spectrum of responses to the situation. WOMEN AT WORK is not about blaming society or their employers for the situations women find themselves in, it is about helping them to explore better ways to respond to difficult situations, which ultimately can help them perform better.

The audience were then encouraged to experiment and to find solutions to the challenging situations exposed. The spectators became ‘spect-actors’ when some members of the audience actively contributed to the play. They could see the impact of their interventions ‘live’ and reflect even further about their relevancy and efficiency.

As mentioned earlier, the difficult part in bringing change to an organisation is to move from concept to action. Ryan Carroll (Country Manager, Randstad Malaysia), clearly saw the value of REALEX: “It is

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a good tool for discussing the execution of behaviors rather than just the ‘do’s and don’ts’. Often people are aligned on the concept but are not sure how to execute”. He concluded that REALEX gives people the opportunity to explore different responses and behaviours.

However one person expressed concern, “We had a few courageous and outgoing personalities in the room that stepped up immediately. I am curious if it will work among other kinds of audiences, I would imagine it may take some prompting for the audience to come forward and participate.”

This reservation brings me to the third and most powerful strength of REALEX. People who come in, not knowing what they are about to experience, will be challenged to get out of their comfort zone. As an immediate outcome, they will be surprised to experience a ‘live’ response to their actions.

Whether they took the challenge to go on stage or simply watched from their seats, REALEX had an impact on everyone in the audience. We saw that at the MDBC forum when, after the REALEX session, a speaker’s gender biased remark triggered an immediate reaction from the public!

If you would like to know more and receive news about REALEX, contact us at Cultural Impact.


BeinG a GreaT PLaCe To worknur hamurcu (Managing Partner, &samhoud asia) & wouter van der weijden (Partner, &samhoud asia)

&samhoud is a consultancy firm that is both usual and unusual, and that achieves breakthroughs by inspiring and connecting people: in organisations, in society and in terms of personal development. For over 25 years we have been advising companies of various sectors on the implementation of far-reaching organisational changes such as leadership development, culture, branding and etc. with the aim in creating measurable value for all employees, customers, shareholders and society.

Our talented employees are united in one goal: “Together we build a brighter future. We achieve breakthroughs by inspiring and connecting people”. In other words, we realise breakthroughs within organisations. We believe that much of our success is underpinned by our deliberate decision to make our people the foundation of our entire business. The professionalism of our individuals, partnership approach to engagement and comprehensive package of delivery has created a truly unique consultancy.

We believe that we’re a great place to work - but it’s not just us that says that. This has been endorsed by the number of accolades which we have been awarded in past years. And this year is no exception, &samhoud once again awarded first place under medium sized enterprise for Best Workplaces 2015 Netherlands by Great Place to Work® and came in 5th place as best employer in Europe. It is the fourth time that we have received this award under medium sized enterprise category and this, to us is evidence that sustainable value creation starts with taking care of your employees.

Our motivation to participate in the Great Place to Work survey this year, is to evaluate if all the new initiatives that the company executed in the area of employee satisfaction, were appreciated and befitting. It is of the utmost importance to us to ensure we are consistent and understand what is important to our employees. That is the very reason why we measure our employee satisfaction four times a year (we measure and improve it continuously).

This year was exceptionally special and rewarding to all of us as we helped one of our clients in realizing their dreams to be the top 10 Great Place to Work Netherlands under the large & multinational companies category. We ‘preach’ what we practise and this is one of our success stories.

Building a Great Place To Work (GPTW) is focused on giving value to employees and asking value from employees. The aim is to create a win-win situation. Our culture is best reflected in our core values: intensity, authenticity, and friendship. We strive for sincere, intensive, and long-term relationships with customers and each other. What makes us unique is that we strive to create an enabling environment that provides for an all-round development of an individual. To us, it is important for people to be happy in their work and are proud of themselves.

Transparency and trust, vitality and control over one’s career are other cornerstones that the company has focused on increasingly over the past few years. Transparency is one of the topics that today’s leaders take least seriously, in &samhoud’s opinion that is. Hence, communication is one of the biggest focuses in our company. We also have a very strong feedback culture, and openness to learn is key and as important as being transparent towards each other.

We conduct weekly leadership meetings, to which employees are invited and are kept up to date on turnover figures and staff-related matters. They are also involved in difficult decisions; these open meetings inspire trust and entrepreneurship, and develops even the youngest member of staff into a good leader. In doing so, we communicate with our people on the business plan and involve them right from the beginning, thereby getting them to contribute to the company’s future. Hence, deliberate investment of time and effort in communicating down the lines is of significant importance.

We set an ambitious target of being a top global company by 2020 and this is

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possible because we have communicated clearly with our people on the target and plan to reach &samhoud’s higher goal.

We trust great companies are always looking for ways to insure that people are treated with respect and that everyone has a level playing field. Workplace flexibility continues to be popular, as well as support for parental leave for parents giving birth and adopting. At &samhoud, we strongly support celebration moments - ie pay close attention to birthdays, moving to a new home, births, receiving a permanent contract, and organizational successes. We are the only company in the Netherlands and one of the few within and far beyond European borders that gives fathers two months of paid leave following the birth of their child and even give all our employees a holiday bonus of 250 euro if they don’t work during holidays.

In terms of the workplace, and being an employer of choice, organizations need to focus on employees who are already working there physically - knowing exactly what makes them tick and what bothers them. If leaders create high trust relationships with employees throughout the organization, then those employees will become ambassadors for the entire organization. Becoming an employer of choice will happen as a result of an inward focus on the quality of the work experience of current employees, not because of an external marketing campaign.

To celebrate &samhoud’s win this year and living up to the company’s higher goal: Together we build a brighter future, &samhoud consultancy, we have compiled all our company’s best practises into a magazine. You can access the magazine by visiting: http://issuu.com/samhoud/docs/gptw_magazine_issuu

As a world-class, vision-driven, usual unusual organization, &samhoud started as a consultancy firm but has diversified and evolved its business portfolios over the years to; &samhoud media, &samhoud food and Gamification. For more information please visit us at www.samhoud.com

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ConferenCes & eXHiBiTions

The 15th Asian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition, also known as Oil and Gas Asia (OGA), continued to be the must-attend event in the industry’s calendar. Organized by MDBC member Malaysian Exhibition Services (MES), about 2,000 companies from more than 50 countries in the oil and gas sector gathered under one roof to showcase their products and services at the packed Kuala Lumpur Convention Center and Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

OGA’15 also included a MATRADE B2B - Business Matching Platform exhibitor’s cocktail night, the MOGSEC 2016 launch, and Subsea Malaysia 2015 networking events. Also of note was the presence of the Netherlands in this year’s event. IRO (The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Oil and Gas industry) organized a Holland Pavilion for the 4th time at the OGA.

“This year is all about innovation,” said IRO’s Managing Director Sander Vergroesen. Airborne Oil and Gas, Ampelmann Operations, Doedijns Group International Wilmax, Frames, Gusto MSC, Lankhorst Engineered Products, Navingo, Soluforce, Pipelife Netherlands, Valfacts and the Netherlands Maritime Technology were among the various Dutch companies participating in the pavilion.

Also participating at OGA were MDBC members Boskalis, ERIKS and Fischcon.

IRO’s Sander Vergroesen and Marlijn Stoutjesdijk with Maayke Mannaert of the Netherlands Embassy and Marco Winter

Vergroesen and Martin van Onna (Chief Commercial Officer, Airborne Oil & Gas) welcoming YBhg Tan Sri Sidek Hassan,

Chairman of Petronas, to the booth during the OGA15 launch

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At Frames we provide the vital link between the

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gas industry. Together, we design, build and deliver

separation technology, oil and gastreatment, flow

control and safeguarding systems and modules,

even integrated solutions such as total plants.

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GREEN POWER AHEAD WITH THREE HYBRID ROTORTUGS

KOTUG is a leading maritime towage operator offering its innovative services on a global scale. It operates in a variety of markets providing towage services to ports, terminals and at sea as well as for the salvage, offshore and dredging industry. As an industry leader KOTUG is committed to the highest levels of Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Security.

KOTUG has adopted an active green policy, which resulted in operating hybrid Rotortugs. KOTUG recently launched its second and third fully classified hybrid Rotortugs, the E-KOTUG series.

The E - KOTUG project is an example of how sustainability and economic growth

can be strengthened by each other. By saving energy and reducing CO2 emissions, the E - KOTUG contributes to very efficient and eco friendly sailing while optimizing working conditions for the crew and minimizing environmental impact, without compromising a high level of performance.

Conventional diesel direct driven tugboats are designed for the deliverance of 100% power, which are only required for 2% of their lifecycle. The hybrid Rotortug was designed to generate maximum fuel efficiency across the entire load range. Energy can now be stored for standing-by or very low power operations. This enables the tugboat to operate in a noiseless zero emissions mode.

Seen as a true advancement of hybrid

technology and performance, the propulsion configuration draws on the proven design of KOTUG’s RT Adriaan - world’s first hybrid Rotortug® built under class. The green results of the E-KOTUG series are more than 50% reduction of harmful emissions, significant noise reduction, cleaner combustion and substantial maintenance savings thanks to improved fuel economy.

The optimised hull shape of the ART80-32 generation Rotortug allows ahead and astern speeds of well over 13 knots. In terms of bollard pull, 84 tonnes over the stern and 82 tonnes over the bow is achieved. The advanced design concept benefits from improved versatility, flexibility, and response time. The end result is a user-friendly, highly responsive tug, with focus on safety and performance.

KOTUG’s CEO Ard-Jan Kooren stated: “We are proud that our active green policy resulted in three fully classified hybrid Rotortugs: the RT Adriaan, RT Evolution and RT Emotion! The hybrid tugnology provides economic advantages by a very efficient and eco-friendly sailing profile, optimizes working conditions for the crew and minimizes harmful emissions for the environment.”

On April 16th 2015 the RT Emotion sailed from Rotterdam to Bremerhaven on one electric motor in full hybrid mode, where she started her operations for KOTUG’s European harbour towage division. Sister tug RT Evolution commenced her operations at the end of 2014 in the Port of Rotterdam.

The patented Rotortug design distinguishes itself from the conventional ASD, Tractor or Voith Schneider tug designs by using a triangular propulsion configuration. The improved manoeuvrability of this type of tug is superior to all other conventional tugboat designs in generating power, manoeuvrability, redundancy and safety. It has been recognized as the preferred tugboat design in many parts over the world.

Through a process of ongoing development KOTUG continues to make major contributions to continuously develop and upgrade its services. By combining its extensive knowledge and experience it fulfills its promise to be an industry leader.

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“10 years of fabricating in Malaysia shows our dedication to building partnerships in Asia.”

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Frames Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd.

Unit A-36-3, Menara UOA Bangsar

5 Jalan Bangsar Utama 1

59000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

+60 3 22840822

At Frames we provide the vital link between the

well and the pipeline in the international oil and

gas industry. Together, we design, build and deliver

separation technology, oil and gastreatment, flow

control and safeguarding systems and modules,

even integrated solutions such as total plants.

To find out more, visit frames-group.com

Suerd Polderdijk, General Manager Frames Asia Pacific,

with Frames since 2011

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http://www.frames-group.com/

We provide all you need for an effective, efficient workplace wherever and however you want. With Regus, you really can work your way.

1800 881 483 / +603 2168 4300 regus.com.my

Don’t need an office but someone to take care of your important calls, mails and parcels?

Whether you are a start-up, small business, expanding businesses opening new markets, establishing businesses extending the reach or global business moving fast. Count on Regus to make your first business impression count.

Good address – your business address on your name card and we’ll take care of the mails and parcels delivered to you

Dedicated local number – professionally answered in your company name, screening and forwarding. No more missed call and lost of opportunity.

Cost effective – low-cost, high prestige alternative to a full-time office

Not a problem. Sure.

Regus has options to suit any

budget and any working style for you in over 24

locations in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor,

Kota Kinabalu, Labuan and Brunei.

A fully-equipped, premium office well within budget? Whether you’re opening an office, branch office, expanding into a new area, project space, satellite space, individual office, team rooms, demonstration rooms, conference room, meeting room or even for workspace recovery, Regus has a wide range of workspace solutions to suit any budget and any working style

Fully tailored – fully-equipped offices available, use only what you need, and pay for only what you use

Ultimate flexibility– book by the day, week, month or year , absolutely flexible terms

Professional service – state-of-the-art infrastructure voicemail, telephone lines and mail handling

Minimal risk – impressive cost savings and no capital investment

Worldwide 3000 locations | 900 cities | 120 countries

http://www.regus.com.my/


MY SERVICES - BUSINESS SERVICES

EURoGAIN SECtA SDN. BHD.

22 - 2, Jalan 1/64 Off Jalan Kolam Air

Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah 51200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603 - 4045 1080 Fax: 603 - 4045 1050

[email protected] www.eurogain.com.my

Eurogain believes in helping our clients make their businesses grow by providing professional services to SMEs. By leveraging on a multi disciplinary practice, we provide our clients with a complete package of services. Our services include: Corporate Secretarial, Company Formation, Accounting & Related Corporate Outsourcing, Compliance Audit, Tax Compliance & Consultancy, and Corporate Legal Matters.

ASIAN tIGERS MoBILItY

Lot 6, Jalan Ragum 15/17 Seksyen 15

40000 Shah Alam Selangor Darul Ehsan

Tel: 603 - 5511 3788 Fax: 603 - 5513 3788

[email protected] www.asiantigers-mobility.com

Asian Tigers Mobility is a leading provider of international relocation solutions. We provide a comprehensive end-to-end mobility service tailored to your transferee’s needs, ensuring their smooth transfer. We are committed to delivering the very best moving and destination services in the industry without compromise. With 30 offices in 14 countries and territories, we represent one of the strongest relocation groups in Asia.

NEED A RELIABLE PARtNER

FoR KEY BUSINESS

SERVICES?

tHESE MDBC MEMBERS ARE

JUSt A PHoNE CALL AWAY!

Company Secretariat

Relocation Services

Recruitment Service Provider

tALENtSQUARE

Unit 7 - 1 Wisma Genting (New Wing)

28 Jalan Sultan Ismail 50250 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603 - 2724 7160 Fax: 603 - 2724 7161

[email protected] www.talentsquare-rpo.com

TalentSquare is a recruitment services provider that offers custom made recruitment solutions. Our services range from Executive Search, to recruitment process outsourcing, and Training & Consultancy. We have a 15 year track record in working for ambitious start ups, established local firms, and leading multinationals across industries. We aim to offer you the best fitted recruitment solution.

Insurance Broking

HAYAt INSURANCE BRoKERS

No 23C, Jalan SS 22/19 Damansara Jaya

47400 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan

Tel: 603 - 7729 3772 Fax: 603 - 7729 3771

[email protected] www.hayatinsurancebrokers.com

We are a professional insurance broking firm with a long history of providing only the highest quality insurance broking, risk advisory, and claims management services. Our client proposition is built on our solid foundation of experience and specialist knowledge, client advocacy, tailored advice, and service excellence. We are licensed by Bank Negara Malaysia as a firm of insurance brokers.

Interior Design & Consultancy

BLACK PoINt DESIGN

No 2 Level 3 Wisma Menjalara

Jalan 7A/62A, Bandar Menjalara 52100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603 - 6280 1399 Fax: 603 - 6280 1379

[email protected] www.blackpoint.com.my

Black Point Design is an independent interior design & consultancy practice based in Kuala Lumpur. We have an extraordinary team with more than 50 years of solid experience in interior design, architecture, and project management gained from the domestic and international markets. We live by the principles of “On Time and On Budget” without compromising quality.

not all MDBc member-companies are involved in bilateral trade or investments; a very important part of the MDBc

community is our service providers. they provide the services (or products) which all organisations, and often

especially the potential Dutch investors in Malaysia, require. the ease of doing business within the MDBc community

has substantially increased thanks to our service providers. this page is specially dedicated to them.

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neW MeMBeRS

ARCADIS PRoJEKS

SDN BHD

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: We are a leading Build Asset Consultancy focused on providing clients with a single focal point in high value, “whole business” integrated solutions, tailored to meet the clients’ needs and objectives. Our staff and specialists are well equipped with skill sets, experience and expertise in a broad range of services including Program and Project Management, Strategy, Project Monitoring, Value & Risk Management, Sustainability Construction and others.We service clients from a broad range of industrial sectors delivering programs of work at cost and with total alignment to pre-assigned quality levels.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNMohd Ali Abd Karim, BUC KL City Executive Girish Ramachandran,Client Development Director

CoNtACt: Level 5, Menara TSR 12 Jalan PJU 7/3, Mutiara Damansara 47810 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: 603 - 2106 8000 Fax: 603 - 2106 9090 Email: [email protected] Website: www.arcadis.my

CUBIKS MALAYSIA

SDN BHD

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Cubiks is an award-winning international assessment and development consultancy. We design and deliver robust products and services for the assessment and development of human capital.

Combining business psychology services with an advanced portfolio of online products, we help more than 1,000 clients in over 50 countries gain the insight to make informed selection and development decisions. Working closely with our clients, we assist them in streamlining their HR processes, enabling them to increase efficiency and nurture smarter, more effective workforces.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNLinden Leong, Country Manager

CoNtACt: Level 21 - 2 Menara Prestige No 1 Jalan Pinang 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603 - 2176 5200 Fax: 603 - 2176 5201 Website: www.cubiks.com

GEoMIL ASIA SDN BHD

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Geomil Asia Sdn Bhd is the Asia-Pacific support and sales office for Geomil Equipment B.V. - the world’s first manufacturer of Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) equipment. The technology originates from Holland and was introduced in the 1930s to aid in the challenges associated with constructing on the typical soft soil deposits of the western parts of the country. The CPT is an extremely efficient method of geotechnical soil investigation and the results are applied for foundation design and bearing capacity studies, both on and offshore.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNErnst Wassenaar, Director Ang Koh An, Director

CoNtACt: 124 Jalan Kapar 27 / 89 Section 27, Taman Alam Megah 40400 Shah Alam Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: 603 - 5192 3228 Email: [email protected] Website: www.geomil.com

WARM WeLCoMeas always, we constantly expand to include new and interesting partners as part of our international community of business professionals, allowing our members to find more opportunities for success. to that end, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to the MDBc community for the following new members:

as always, we constantly expand to include new and interesting partners as part of our international community of business professionals, allowing our members to find more opportunities for success. to that end, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to the MDBc community for the following new members:


neW MeMBeRS

HAAGSE HoGESCHooL

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: The Hague University of Applied Sciences provides high quality education. Research contributes to this, and the institution’s research groups play an important role, establishing links between teaching, practice and applied research.

Our students benefit from this approach because they graduate as knowledge workers. Not only that, they graduate as citizens of the world, spurred by their eagerness to learn and self learning capacity. Students who have graduated from our knowledge institution have learned to see the world with open eyes.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNPauline Broekhoven, Team Leader Sigrid Segeren, Placement Coordinator

CoNtACt: Johanna Westerdykplein 75 P.O. Box 13336 2501 EH Den Haag The Netherlands

Tel: 31 (0) 704 458 681 Fax: 31 (0) 704 458 625 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thehagueuniversity.com

JUSt BEttER MARKEtING

LIMItED

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Just Better Marketing is an online marketing agency with consultants from Europe, based in Kuala Lumpur. All our experts have consulted the top 100 eCommerce businesses in Europe or have trained many online marketeers in different areas. We go beyond managing your marketing campaigns. We believe your employees should be able to execute the online marketing strategy themselves, independently. This means we take over the core tasks of your online marketing team, improve it and in parallel, train your team until it’s able to execute the renewed marketing strategy with full strength, themselves.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNSander Scheltinga, Online Marketing Consultant

CoNtACt: 25/F, Workington Tower 78 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan Hong Kong

Tel: 6011 - 2323 4142 Email: [email protected] Website: www.justbettermarketing.com

KNEPPELHoUt&KoRtHALS

ADVoCAtEN

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Kneppelhout is a Dutch full service law firm with a specific focus on Asia. We provide legal and practical support in The Netherlands, China, Vietnam and greater Asia. Dutch attorney/counsel Marjolein van Herk-van Tilburg is based in Kuala Lumpur. She advises Asian companies who do business with the Netherlands in their own time zone. She is the local ‘ear-to-the-ground’ for Dutch companies doing business in Asia. From KL we perform international arbitrations and mediations, mainly in the fields of International Trade, Maritime & Transport and Insurance Law. Marjolein is a listed arbitrator on the panel of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNMarjolein van Herk - van Tilburg, Attorney / Counsel

CoNtACt: Boompjes 40 Postbus 546 3000 AM Rotterdam The Netherlands

Tel: 31 (0) 104 005 100 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kneppelhout.nl

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: i3M Group’s vision is to inculcate intelligent individuals in Malaysia. The company provides bespoke educational services, such as leadership training, workshops and international study tours for the public and private sector.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNChua Hui Yen, Executive DirectorMatthijs Van Leeuwen, Director

CoNtACt: 8A, Jalan Vivekananda 50470 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603 - 2274 4461 Email: [email protected] Website: www.i3mgroup.comi3M GRoUP

SDN BHD

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KoNPRo ENERGY

SDN BHD

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Konpro Energy Sdn Bhd (KESB) is a growing company leading the charge in renewable energy generation, efficient energy solutions and management by providing and investing in innovative, cost - effective, reliable and proven energy solutions. KESB is a member of the 50 year old Konpro Group, the nation’s pioneer in consultancy, engineering and plantations. KESB provides added value to the customer by acting as single pointo f contact from initial sale, engineering, project management, installation through to commissioning and long term maintenance of your generation asset.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNAzizi Meor Ngah, Chairman Anand Ramakrishnan, Managing Director

CoNtACt: Wisma Konpro, 1 Persiaran Teknologi Subang Subang High Tech Industrial Park 47500 Subang Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan

Tel: 603 - 5633 4088 / 5633 6636 Fax: 603 - 5634 7930 Email: [email protected] Website: www.konprogroup.com

LoCAL CULINARY

SERVICES SDN. BHD.

(SIMPLY ENAK)

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Simply Enak is a group of knowledgeable food experts offering fun, guided experiences that specialize in Malaysian cuisine, heritage and culture. We share our stories, love, and passion with you by exploring all our senses.

Join us on one of our tours in Kuala Lumpur or Penang or contact us to customize a food experience for your business.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNPauline Lee, Food Experience CaptainMaarten van Rijn, Partner

CoNtACt: 23 Jalan SS 2/78 47300 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: 6017 - 287 8929 Email: [email protected] Website: www.simplyenak.com

PLAtCoM VENtURES

SDN BHD

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: PlaTCOM Ventures Sdn Bhd is the national technology commercialisation platform of Malaysia. PlaTCOM Ventures has a mission: to turn the creative ideas of our inventors and entrepreneurs into successful products and services that change the world. It is designed to discover and support innovations where ever they may be, assess ideas very critically, explore them systematically, and turn the best ones into susccessful products and services. PlaTCOM Ventures has designed a model that facilitates any segment of the entire commercialisation process from idea to products and services.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNMatt van Leeuwen, Commercialisation SpecialistDr. Viraj Perera, Executive Director

CoNtACt: 3501, Level 3, Quill Building 3 Jalan Teknokrat 5 63000 Cyberjaya Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: 603 - 8319 3116 Fax: 603 - 8319 3499 Email: [email protected] Website: www.platcomventures.com

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WARM WeLCoMeas always, we constantly expand to include new and interesting partners as part of our international community of business professionals, allowing our members to find more opportunities for success. to that end, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to the MDBc community for the following new members:

as always, we constantly expand to include new and interesting partners as part of our international community of business professionals, allowing our members to find more opportunities for success. to that end, we would like to extend a very warm welcome to the MDBc community for the following new members:


neW MeMBeRS

VEDEL It

SDN. BHD.

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Vedel IT is an offshore outsourcing company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At Vedel IT, we recruit, establish and accommodate software development teams for international IT companies, financial institutions and larger multinational organizations.

We offer both exclusive recruitment services and full offshore outsourcing services for companies with a need for talented and experienced developers. We can help you set up your Malaysian IT operations in a fast, hassle-free, plug and play way.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNMark Vedel, Managing DirectorSteffen Braastad, Business Development Manager

CoNtACt: Level 6 Menara Citibank 165 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603 - 2161 3986 Fax: 603 - 2163 3987 Email: [email protected] Website: www.vedelit.com

tELEPLAN tECHNoLoGY

SERVICES SDN. BHD.

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Teleplan International N.V. is an industry leader in lifecycle care for after-market service, operating in the areas of Computers, Communications and Consumer Electronics. Focussing on Customer Care, Managed Logistics, Parts Management, Screening & Testing, Repair/Refurbish and Resell/Recycle, Teleplan has over 30 years of proven performance providing value propositions throughout the supply chain from the point of purchase to the end of life. Headquartered in Amsterdam/Schiphol, the Netherlands, Teleplan’s service centers have a global reach of over 95 countries and employ over 5000 people.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNMichael Banks, Regional VP Operations Simon Malliitte, President APAC Region

CoNtACt: 2580 Tingkat Perusahaan 4B Zone Perdagangan Bebas 2 13600 Penang

Tel: 604 - 389 0838 Fax: 603 - 398 1259 Website: www.teleplan.com

tRUStLUBE ASIA PACIFIC

PtE. LtD.

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: TrustLube designs, manufactures, assembles and installs lubrication systems and monitoring systems for the maritime, dredging, offshore and oil & gas industry. Our skill lies in choosing the exact dosage required for the installation to achieve a sound performance. The method of TrustLube takes care of the continuity of the industrial process and enables installations to achieve significant lubricant savings. Our sustainable TrustLube systems continually prove themselves in the most extreme conditions. Anywhere in the world.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNChiel van Daelen, CEO / Founder

CoNtACt: 22 Boonlayway #01 - 57 Tradehub 21 609968 Singapore

Email: [email protected] Website: www.trustlube.com

BUSINESS ACtIVItY: Unilac Holland is a unique and independent Dutch dairy company, specialized in the export of European cheese, butter, and other milk products. Our products have their own brands, brands of producers or private label with origin from all Euroepan dairy countries and are exported to all continents.Through years of experience and knowledge of the international markets and even local cheese and dairy markets, we are capable of exporting worldwide by predetermined delivery agreements. Unilac Holland offers tailor-made solutions. We are there to support you in the local market.

CoRPoRAtE REPRESENtAtIoNSjoerd Melman, Marketing Manager Asia

CoNtACt: Level 15 Menara Darussalam 12 Jalan Pinang 50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 603 - 2178 6369 Email: [email protected] Website: www.unilac-holland.com

UNILAC HoLLAND BV

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The annual Tastes of Europe Fest, organised at Westin Hotel Kuala Lumpur, once again brought a gallore of sampling of wines, beers, cheeses and various other gourmet products and spirits.

tastes of Europe Fest 2015

an inspirational MDBc human resources Forum saw plenty of inspirational networking!


On pages 12 and 15 you have read about the fact-finding trips to Johor and Penang. Here are the pictures!

Pictures down under are of the annual InterChamber with our Australian colleagues of the MABC.

MDBC goes North, South and Down Under

Fire Fighting Systems

Generator Sets

Packaging of Rotating Equipment

Hydraulic Power Packs

Fire Fighting Systems

Packaging of Rotating Equipment

Hydraulic Power Packs

Generator Sets

PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS. AND ABOUT YOU.

We are Fischcon. Over the past few years, we have developed into a turn-key

producer and supplier of customer-speci� c on/offshore � re-� ghting installations,

generator sets and hydraulic power packs. Alongside equipment for use in safe

environments, we also specialise in supplying equipment for use in hazardous areas

or severe environmental conditions. Our products are made exceptional and unique

as a result of the fact that they operate effectively during crisis situations. Our highly

quali� ed personnel design and construct a unique project for every client.

We work with passion. That is where our power lies.

WWW.FISCHCON.COM

Headquarter: Lorentzweg 3 | 4131 PH Vianen | The Netherlands | Tel.: +31 (0)347 - 329 020 | [email protected]

Contact Person Malaysia: Jan-Roelf Pinkster, Business Development Manager Malaysia | Tel.: +603 2178 6349

Fischcon Suite 1578 | Level 15 | Menara Darussalam | No.12 Jalan Pinang | 50450 Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | sales@� schcon.com

http://fischcon.com/

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