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Riding the Infrastructure Wave in APAC – An ESG Perspective

APAC requires huge investments to create road infrastructure in the coming decades. Building and maintaining roads sustainably remains a key challenge for players amidst shrinking public expenditure and growing ESG compliance requirements. Through this piece we looked at trends, key issues, sustainability practices and what lies ahead for road infrastructure.

Sharifah Bakar Ali

Sharifah Bakar Ali

Head, Strategic Business And Market Development, UEM Edgenta Berhad

Sharifah joined UEM Edgenta in July 2021 to steer strategic partnerships and explore new markets. In this role, she is also tasked to develop Edgenta’s ESG Blueprint.

Prior to Edgenta, Sharifah provided investor relation services for corporate and institutional clients in the global real estate markets through Bespoke Globiz, an Asia based advisory firm she founded. Sharifah has also worked at investment banks in Malaysia and the Middle East specialising in the areas of debt capital markets and Islamic finance. She is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant. She holds an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School.

Shariman Yusuf Mohamed Zain

Shariman Yusuf Mohamed Zain

Head, Infra Services & Managing Director, Edgenta PROPEL Berhad

Shariman heads UEM Edgenta Berhad’s Infrastructure Business, leading a dynamic team of experts in providing asset management and infrastructure solutions. Prior to heading PROPEL, Shariman led the Client Solutions team at Edgenta and drove the company’s business development initiatives. Shariman has held senior roles at various MNCs including Siemens, General Electrics, Shell and Deloitte Consulting. He was also the first local country head/CEO for the Mobility Division in Siemens Malaysia. Shariman holds a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting & Finance) (Hons) from the London School of Economics & Political Science.