Mohamad Halim Merican CHA
Halim graduated from the Hotel Management School Les Roches in Switzerland specializing in Hotel Management and Food & Beverage Management. He has over 38 years of Hospitality experiences, specializing in Rooms, F&B, Culinary, Sales & Marketing, Revenue Management divisions and general management. Over the last 29 years, he has held senior management position which included corporate and group senior management roles. His vast knowledge and experience come from his experience with international hotel brands such as Hilton, Hyatt, Pan Pacific, Shangri-La, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. From those experiences, Halim has developed local talents and brands such as Mutiara Hotels & Resorts, Impiana Hotels & Resorts and Seri Pacific. He has contributed to the hospitality industry as a former Board member of the Malaysian Association of Hotels Owners (MAHO) and Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) and was the Acting President in 2020 - 2021, he was also the Academic Advisor for MAHTEC, the training centre of the association. He is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) which is a certification by the American Hotel and Lodging Education Institute (AHLEI) and is the designated facilitator and proctor for both CHA and CHRM certification in Malaysia. He is passionate about developing talents and spends lots of time in training and is a certified trainer with HRDC. He is currently the Adjunct Professor of UNITAR International University for the Hospitality Faculty. He runs his own Hospitality Services company and is the CEO. Currently he is also involved with the FMCG industry and is an Independent & Non-Executive Director of Yeo Hiap Seng Limited (Singapore) and Sunshine Bread Sdn Bhd which is a company under the Auric Pacific Group (Singapore).