Mahpuzah Abai
CEO, PETRONAS Technology Ventures Sdn Bhd
Head, Technology Management & Commercialisation
Mahpuzah has been in PETRONAS since 1996, and started her career as a Researcher at PETRONAS Research. In her more than 20 years' career in PETRONAS, she has been involved in a widespan of technology-related activities from R&D, strategy, planning, innovation up to commercialization. She also had few specific opportunities in pioneering the use of new chemistries for PETRONAS applications which have successfully developed into commercialized products. Prior to her current position, she led the Fluid Technology Solutions team which provides the world-class fluids for PETRONAS lubricants, fuels, and motorsports (F1and MotoGP). Her current portfolio sees her bringing greater values from PETRONAS Technology through various bold and innovative approaches in technology commercialization both internally and to external markets. This aims to bring PETRONAS Technology to be a significant revenue stream for the company. Mahpuzah holds a BSc. in Chemical Engineering (Northwestern University, Illinois, USA), MSc. in Process & Project Engineering (University of Nottingham UK), PhD. in Chemistry (Queen's University Belfast UK).