He obtained his Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry from the University of Malaya in June 1979. He has also been a member of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry since October 1980, a member of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Alumni, Lausanne, Switzerland since August 2001 and a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (“ICDM”) since September 2019.

He began his career in Sime Darby Plantations (presently known as SD Guthrie Bhd) as a Production Assistant in April 1979, where he was responsible for managing rubber processing factories.

In December 1981, he left Sime Darby Plantations to join the Shell group of companies under the employment of Tiram Kimia Sdn Bhd as a Marketing Executive where his responsibilities included, among others, sales of industrial chemicals, credit management and customer service. In February 1988, he assumed the role of Project Evaluation Executive where he was responsible for identifying potential projects and performing feasibility assessments of potential chemicals projects.

In January 1990, he was transferred to Shell Malaysia Ltd where he assumed the role of Business Development Manager. In this capacity, his responsibilities expanded to include liaising with government officials to secure the required manufacturing permits and project sites.

In June 1991, he was transferred back to Tiram Kimia Sdn Bhd and was promoted to Industrial Chemicals Sales Manager where his responsibilities included overseeing the marketing, sales, procurement and distribution of solvents and polymers in Malaysia. Subsequently, in November 1992, he was promoted to Industrial Chemicals Manager where he was responsible for leading the Industrial Chemicals Department.

In May 1994, he was transferred to Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd where he was redesignated as Lubricants Manager. As Lubricants Manager, he was responsible for the marketing, branding, product development, pricing strategy of lubricants and the procurement of base oils, additives and packaging materials. In October 1996, he was redesignated to Senior Manager of Retail Marketing where he was responsible for developing and implementing retail marketing strategies. 

From April 1997 to September 2001, he was seconded to BonusKad Loyalty Sdn Bhd (“BonusLink“) (a then associate company of Shell group of companies), where he took on the role of Founder and General Manager. His responsibilities include among others, developing, launching and managing the overall operations of BonusLink, Malaysia’s pioneer multi-partner retail loyalty programme.

In September 2001, he was transferred to Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and was appointed as board director and General Manager, Marketing and Commercial where he was responsible for the global sales, marketing, business development, distribution, and logistics functions of the company. In February 2016, he was promoted to Managing Director of Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd overseeing the overall management of the company’s operations before he retired from the Shell group of companies in June 2016. 

After his retirement, he has held directorship in a public listed company. Between 2017 and 2022, he was an independent non-executive director of Hengyuan Refining Company Berhad (a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities).