Fairuz Yahaya has 20 years experience in the oil, gas and energy industry, specializing in Floaters, with a mixture of engineering, project management, business transformation, business development and sales. Worked in different roles, from fabrication, engineering consultancy and EPCIC contracting. Experience in different project cycles for greenfield and brownfield development, from conceptual studies, FEED to EPC, Life Extensions and O&M. Geographical experience across South East Asia. Fairuz currently runs EXS Synergy, a company he co-founded in 2014, specializing in Hazardous Areas, Electrical and Instrumentation services, Power, Temperature Control and Green Energy solutions. With more than 65% female board representation, EXS Synergy operates in South East Asia, serving clients in the oil, gas, energy, data centre and manufacturing industries. As MD of EXS Synergy, he is focused on expanding his business regionally, with passion in championing Malaysian capabilities to the international market. Fairuz is a passionate industry advocate, with active involvement in the Malaysian Oil, Gas and Energy Services Council (MOGSC), currently serving as Treasurer. MOGSC has membership of close to 600 companies operating in the Malaysian Oil and Gas Services and Equipment (OGSE) sector. Fairuz is also the current APAC Regional Chairman of the Energy Industries Council (EIC), a UK-based trade association with over 900 member companies globally. Fairuz obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Johor, Malaysia in 2003, but found his calling in business development, connecting people and making things happen after 10 years as a practicing engineer.