Shairan Huzani Husain
Managing Director, Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd and Shell Timur Sdn Bhd
Shairan is a senior business leader with Shell, with a strong delivery track record of over 20 years proven in different business phases (new market entry, growth and consolidation) across the different countries Shell has a presence in. A Shell scholar, Shairan began his career with Shell after graduating with an Economics degree (1st class Honours) at Leeds University in the United Kingdom, and completing his articleship at KPMG Peat Marwick in the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales. Shairan joined Shell Malaysia in the chemical business, and has served in various corporate functions including Corporate Finance and Treasury and in the Upstream business before subsequently discovering his passion for making customers’ life journeys better in Retail. Taking that passion further, Shairan started Shell’s business in India; and ran the shipping, pipeline and road transport operations of the Mediterranean region based out of Istanbul; and was part of the Strategy function for Royal Dutch Shell, based out of Singapore. Today as Managing Director, Shell Malaysia, Shairan continues to delight and challenge customers, both internal and external to Shell. He believes in challenging people to bring out the best in them, and is a strong advocate in creating positive social impacts on communities and the nation through business and entrepreneurship. Despite his passion in pushing the organization and his team to further greater heights, he remains humble and is always keen to work with, and inspire the younger generation of Malaysians to continue building a better, and stronger Malaysia. Shairan is married and a father to three daughters, to whom he devotes most of his free time towards. Shairan also enjoys reading, photography, tending to his bike, and pursuing vintage timepieces.