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Professional journey

From SME floor to boardroom.

Every chapter added a layer: hands-on business, entrepreneurship development, national digital policy and, today, corporate leadership in agriculture and food security.

Hazwan HusseinMBA · Bachelor of Accounting

Who I am

A strategist who executes.

I am a strategist and transformation leader shaping Malaysia's next phase of economic and organisational growth. My work blends digital innovation, technology commercialisation, corporate governance and high-performance leadership to deliver measurable, sustainable impact at national level.

I lead with clarity, agility and a firm belief that real transformation needs both vision and precision in execution.

Purpose-driven innovation

Advancing ideas that create measurable value.

Empowering people

Teams that perform with autonomy and trust.

Integrity & foresight

Consistency, courage and long-term vision.

"Leadership is about designing progress: turning ideas into systems, and systems into legacy."

Current chapter

Where I serve today.

Nov 2024 – Present

Chief Operating Officer

MARDI Corporation

Leading governance and operational excellence across Corporate Services (HR, Finance, Corporate Communications, ICT & Digital, Procurement, Assets) and Revenue Streams (Tech Commercialisation, Agri-Training, Agrotourism, MICE).

Architected the MARDI Corporation Transformation Plan 2025–2030
Led the concept for the MAEPS MADANI national blueprint
Introduced an integrated KPI and performance monitoring ecosystem
Built partnerships with PETRONAS, KPJ Healthcare, Agrobank, TEKUN Nasional and AirAsia Drone

Nov 2025 – Oct 2026

MAHA 2026 Project Director

KPKM Secretariat · MARDI Corporation

Member of the MAHA 2026 Secretariat under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, leading strategic partnerships, sponsorship, stakeholder engagement and cross-agency coordination for Malaysia's premier agriculture, horticulture and agrotourism exhibition.

5.02M visitors · RM73.08M sales · 97 MoUs worth RM10.35B
Every headline target exceeded

2025 – Present

Adjunct MBA Lecturer

UKM-GSB & City University Malaysia

Teaching Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Boardroom Dynamics to MBA and Master's students.

May 2025 – Present

Chairman, ALFA

UKM-GSB Alumni Leadership & Fellowship Association

Shaping ALFA's vision, governance and programmes to build a lasting alumni movement.

2023 – Present

Founder & Principal Advisor

MHH Advisory

Strategy, governance, KPI systems and culture transformation for SMEs.

Timeline

Earlier milestones.

2024 —
Now

Chief Operating Officer

MARDI Corporation

Driving revenue growth, organisational redesign and a disciplined approvals process through the Technical Advisory Committee, while turning MAEPS into a year-round venue for national and international events.

2023 — 2024

Head of Strategic Projects & Divisional PMO

MDEC · Digital Industry Development & Digital Transformation

Led programme vision, catalytic project development and milestone, risk and issue management across nine Malaysia Digital promoted sectors, including the RM1 billion PEMANGKIN programme.

2021 — 2023

Manager, Strategic Projects & Business Community Engagement

MDEC · Ecosystem Development

Managed RM175 million in Smart Automation and SME Business Digitalisation grants benefiting 30,000 businesses. Planned the 2022 business plan targeting 20,000 SMEs, endorsed by the Minister of Communications and Multimedia.

2019 — 2021

Project Lead, Digital Enhancement Centres

MDEC

Established seven Digital Enhancement Centres nationwide within three months and authored the SME Digitalisation blueprint.

2016 — 2019

Entrepreneurship Development

Institut Keusahawanan Negara (INSKEN)

Ran business coaching and high-performing enterprise programmes, including INSKEN500 and the Talent Development Programme, and helped secure RM1 million in sponsorship for the Global Marketing Summit.

2010 — 2016

SME Founder & Operator

F&B, education, retail and lifestyle ventures

Grew early-stage ventures from concept to profitability across business development, operations, finance and marketing. The foundation of a practical, people-first leadership style.

Education

Grounded in business and numbers.

Master of Business AdministrationUKM Graduate School of Business

Bachelor of AccountingMultimedia University

Organisations