Mohd Noor bin Setapa, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairman. He was appointed to our Board on 15 April 2021. He is a member of our Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nominating Committee and Risk Management Committee.
In 1986, he obtained a Quantity Surveying Diploma from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying from the Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland in 1999. He subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Management from the Robert Gordon University, Scotland in 2007.
Upon obtaining his diploma in 1986, he began his career as a Quantity Surveyor with Coastal Resources Sdn Bhd where he was involved in the preparation and completion of tender submissions and contract documents. In 1988, he was promoted to Project Manager where he was responsible for monitoring and managing construction site activities.
He left the Coastal Resources Sdn Bhd in 1992 and subsequently established Benteng Dunia Sdn Bhd and served as its Managing Director where he was responsible for daily operations, charting business strategies and its corporate development. The company was involved in the provision of construction services, such as the KTM double tracking project from Tanjong Pagar, Singapore to Kulai, Johor, via a joint venture with two other companies. In 1997, he exited Benteng Dunia Sdn Bhd as Managing Director and shareholder. He then left for Scotland in 1998 to further his studies full time.
Upon finishing his degree in 1999, he began to provide oil and gas related advisory work on a freelance basis from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, he enrolled in a master’s programme, where he studied full time before graduating in 2007. From 2008 to 2012, he continued to provide oil and gas related advisory work on a freelance basis.
In 2013, he joined Metra LLC as its Chief Executive Officer, a company in Oman which is involved in asset integrity (such as management and maintenance of corporate assets) for companies operating in the oil and gas industry. He was responsible for the overall implementation of the company’s strategic plans as well as the overall planning and business development activities. He left the company in 2019.
He currently sits on the board of directors of several private companies.
