Tan Sri Dato' Krishnan Tan
Chairman, Asia Pacific
Over 40 years of Infrastructure Development, Finance and Construction Experience across Asia & Latin America
Key Achievements
- Tan Sri Dato Krishnan Tan is renowned as an industry icon across Asia, and has spent the past four decades with Malaysia's premier listed infrastructure & real estate conglomerate IJM Corporation Bhd (“IJM) focused in Asia Pacific and India, with market cap over $ 1.5 billion
- Chairman of IJM and presides over overall regional strategy
- Former Chairman of HSBC Malaysia
- Board member of Malaysian Airlines
- For his contribution to the industry, he received the Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia’s ‘Prominent Player of the Year Award’
- Actively involved in the promotion of Malaysia India business ties and was the former President of the Malaysia-India Business Council (MIBC) and former Chairman of the Malaysia India CEO Forum
- Member of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board as well as the Financial Reporting Foundation
- Member of the Board of Governors of Malaysia Property Incorporated
- Director at several other public companies
- IJM Plantations Berhad
- IJM Land Berhad (Chairman)
- Malaysian Airline System Berhad
- Malaysian Community & Education Foundation
- Grupo Concesionario del Oeste S.A., Argentina
Experience in Infrastructure
- Joined IJM Corporation Berhad ("IJM") as Financial Controller in 1983 and then the Board as an Alternate Director in June 1984, Director in April 1990 and Deputy Managing Director in November 1993
- Appointed Group Managing Director in January 1997
- Re-designated as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director ("CEO&MD") in February 2004, and stepped down as the CEO&MD in December 2010
- Prior to IJM, he was with Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad for seven years, his last position was Group Financial Controller
- Played a pioneering role in IJM’s expansion in tollway sector in Malaysia and the international market, namely China , India & Latin America
- Extensively involved in the development & expansion of the IJM Group’s infrastructure business
- Led IJM’s successful acquisition of the Roadbuilder Group in Malaysia (two Malaysian urban tollways and two ports)
- Involved in the successful conclusion of the concession agreement and financing of USD 2 bn+, 220 km West Coast Expressway
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Economics (Honors) degree from University of Malaya
- Certified Public Accountant
- Master's degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, USA
Mr. Michael I. Schneider
Chairman, North America
Over 40 years of highly successful global transport infrastructure experience with focus in North America, UK & EU
Key Achievements
Mr. Schneider has over 30 years of diversified successful experience in global transportation infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on Public-Private Partnerships, including working with a wide array of institutional and private investors. Key achievements include:
- Mr. Michael Schneider is recognized as an industry icon in North America, and he recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022, & also the Career Achievement Award: Innovation in Project Delivery, 2008 - American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA
- Recipient, Transportation Entrepreneur of the Year, American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
- Chaired the National Committee on Public-Private Partnerships of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
- Has authored over 75 papers and juried publications in the fields of infrastructure finance, project delivery, program management and business development
- Has professional affiliations with American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Transportation Research Board (TRB) and International Union for Urban Transport (UITP)
- Has held numerous organizational management and leadership roles, from management of project teams of 20 people, to leadership of a global corporation with over 10,000 people engaged in infrastructure planning and engineering services for the public and private sectors
- Known and respected as a global authority in urban transit, intercity rail programs, highways and toll roads
Experience in Infrastructure
- Brings over 40 years of highly successful global transportation infrastructure experience, with a strong emphasis on Public-Private Partnerships, including working with a wide array of institutional investors and private investors in tollway development and investments
- Senior Shareholder and Member of the Board at the Parsons Brinckerhoff Group USA (1975-2006)
- Led PB’s privatization arm, PBIDC, into several major P3 infrastructure programs in USA, Latin America, Europe and Asia
- Founder and Managing Partner of InfraConsult LLC, a program management and strategic advisory firm
- Has worked on the development of several Toll roads in USA, Mexico, UK, EU, Turkey ,Israel and Asia Pacific
- Founding Chairman of the SR 125 California Transportation Ventures (CTV) - a $400 mn tollway project JV entity between PBIDC Inc. of USA and Egis Group of France for the implementation of the first privately financed Greenfield tollway in California
- Orange County Toll Roads, California, USA (Principal-in-charge & Chairman)
- Mississippi River Bridge Toll Crossing, St. Louis, Missouri (Project Director)
- Cuernavaca-Acapulco Toll Road, Mexico (project director)
- Guadalajara-Tepic Toll Road, Mexico (program director)
- Metro Manila Skyway & Tollway and North Luzon Tollway, Philippines; SVB Tollway, Kolkata, India (Director)
Qualifications:
- M.A. Urban Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
- B.S. Civil Engineering, UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Science