Read stories of success from Malaysians and Non-Malaysian who made the decision to come to Malaysia to work.
Toi See Jong, Chief Executive Officer of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad.
After spending 8 years abroad, I am back at my homeland. It has been almost 4 months since I am appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad.
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Mohd Zaki Awang, Senior Production Technologist, Talisman Malaysia Limited
My background is in Petroleum Engineering. I started my career with Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd in September 1990, with an up and down experience especially on overseas assignment especially with multicultural personnel. I was posted in Vietnam from 2000 to 2003 and gained valuable experience working overseas.
Jordan Plofsky, Senior Vice President, Altera
I grew up in the suburbs outside of Chicago, Illinois and went to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where I earned a BS in Electrical Engineering. Since graduating, I have worked in the semiconductor industry in various capacities including engineering, sales, marketing and general management …
Tokusabuto Kato, Managing Director, Kozato Kizai (M) Sdn. Bhd.
I studied Industrial Engineering and started my career at a trading company, working there for about 30 years before moving to the company I currently work for – Kozato Kizai (M) Sdn. Bhd. based in Shah Alam, Selangor. During my time at the trading company, I worked in Europe, USA and Japan in various …
Anabelle Co
Advice from friends on the difficulty of getting a work visa did not assuage her doubts about the move. However, when Anabelle finally moved to the Malaysian capital with her husband in 2007, she realised how wrong her initial assumptions were.
Jaya Mahajan
Since 2008, the Government has allowed spouses of expats working in Malaysia on an Employment Pass to also find employment in the country. It was recognised that many expatriates bring along with them spouses who are qualified in their …
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Mario Salvatori, VP of Marketing Global Categories, Sara Lee
We came to Malaysia in August 2006. I’m from Spoleto. In my teens, I moved to Milan so all my friends are in Milan. Italians are very proud of where they are from, like here, Malaysians from Penang and Malaysians from KL. My wife is from Milan, the kids were born in Milan, our house is in Milan so everything’s …