Page 19 - Berita Sunway Issue 79

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

Senior manager of quality management In the next ve decades, I hope that Sunway successfully
at digital and strategic investments, develops more Sunway smart cities globally and that all
Sunway Ventures its businesses establish a global presence, creating more
opportunities for sta . I hope to see more innovative, smart
Year of joining Sunway: 2012 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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