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BEYOND THE YEARS
In this issue of Berita Sunway, we speak with some of Sunway’s longest-serving staff about their experiences,
reflections on the early days and perspectives on what lies ahead.
As a university student, I had read Jim Collins’ book, ENDLESS
‘Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies’,
an inspiring read about how great companies that have lasted
more than a century were built. I have always admired Sunway,
with its fabled entrepreneurial history, so I jumped at the
A DIFFERENCE
opportunity to be part of the company in 2012.
One of the key philosophies of my idol, Bruce Lee, is to
“Be Like Water”, which is to be adaptable and flexible to change.
My career with Sunway has been a journey of constantly
adapting to new roles – learning, unlearning, improving
and being open to new ideas, opinions as well as experiences.
It has not always been easy, but it has been quite a ride!
Starting out as an assistant manager of Sunway’s group
strategy and corporate development division in 2012,
I moved on to roles in Digital Technology Solutions,
Sunway Corporate Venture Capital (Sun SEA Capital),
Orbit Capital Malaysia, and more recently, digital and
strategic investments.
e breadth of experience gained through my various
roles is truly rare.
e diversity of Sunway’s businesses allows for
unique exposure and experiences that cannot
be found anywhere else. I truly value the
opportunity to make a di erence and having
that sense of purpose and mission through
what I do, in whichever role I am
assigned to.
Leonard Chew
Boon Liang
Senior manager of quality management
at digital and strategic investments,
Sunway Ventures
Year of joining Sunway: 2012
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It is the people and relationships built over time that
has motivated me to stay all these years. e bonds
OPPORTUNITIES forged with my colleagues while undergoing tough
periods together are some of the strongest and among
TO MAKE my most cherished relationships.
In terms of my legacy, I hope that I have in some small
way helped inculcate an innovation mindset among
sta through the design sprint workshops and training that I
have facilitated.
Ultimately, I hope to see future revenue and pro t-generating
ideas attributable to Sunway’s innovation capability-building
e orts.
During my tenure, I also coached sta in group tness classes on
the side for a few years because I nd coaching very ful lling.
My legacy lives on in those whom I have coached as they
continue to live an active healthy lifestyle, and hopefully they
inspire future generations of Sunway sta to do the same.
In the next 50 years, I hope that Sunway continues
to hold true to our core values – which sets it
apart from other conglomerates – while being
exible to adapt and change to our
customers’ preferences. I also hope
that Sunway can generate truly
market-leading innovative
products and services.
Fresh out of college, I had joined a friend for a walk-in-
interview at Sunway. Honestly, I knew very little about
Sunway back then – I just wanted to start at an IT-related job
to gain work experience. It was my rst ever job interview
and I got hired as a Management Information Systems (MIS)
clerk for Sunway Construction.
It has been an exciting and sustainable career development
journey since.
Over 31 years, I have worked across many industries within
Sunway, been involved in overseas IT projects, led IT projects
for external clients and di erent departments, and gained
exposure in various solutions and technologies.
From a very junior position, I became an assistant manager,
before being transferred to IT Shared Services, where my
career further evolved into manager and eventually, my current
role as director of Sunway Digital Hub.
increases, I foresee even more interesting opportunities arising,
As Sunway continues to grow and the demand for digitalisation
which keeps me, as an IT professional, excited about my future
Letchumy career growth.
Adekan
Among the reasons I have remained at Sunway is the unlimited
Director of Sunway Digital Hub learning opportunities I have experienced through the diversi ed
businesses and external opportunities.
Year of joining Sunway: 1992
e importance that Sunway places on learning and
development for its people is tremendous. From technical
training, soft skills development training and extensive talent
development programmes, to conferences that enlightens
us on other organisations’ best practices – learning and
development has strongly supported my work performance.
It was the management who encouraged me to pursue my
further studies part-time and supported me throughout,
which helped greatly in me undertaking more portfolios
and strengthening my career development at Sunway.
Besides career growth opportunities and sta recognition,
I also appreciate the top leaders’ strong support for
digitalisation and innovation, as well as equality and
inclusivity in managing talent.
My most memorable moment with Sunway was being awarded
A REWARDING the ‘Best Employee of e Year’ within four years of joining
Sunway Construction. It was such a glorious moment to
JOURNEY OF receive the award from our chairman, Tan Sri Sir Dr.
Je rey Cheah, and my family is very proud of my
LEARNING achievement. is was a de ning moment in deciding to
continue my career journey at Sunway, as I appreciated that
the company recognised my contributions, and I was able to
see a very promising future ahead for myself in the group.
In the next ve decades, I hope that Sunway successfully
develops more Sunway smart cities globally and that all
its businesses establish a global presence, creating more
opportunities for sta . I hope to see more innovative, smart
and intelligent technologies introduced to drive business
growth and enable work processes where sta can devote
their time on higher-value tasks, ultimately contributing
to Sunway becoming the top conglomerate in Malaysia.
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