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New Members UpdateWelcome to all new Vistage Malaysia members from mid-Dec’09 to date! VCE MEMBERS: James Chua, General Manager of Optosem Technologies Sdn Bhd VEE MEMBERS: Henry Lee, Managing Director of EHH Food Industry Sdn Bhd KEY MEMBERS: Aaron Cheong, Business Development Manager of Redtone Telecommunications Sdn Bhd |
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Members’ AchievementsCongratulations to the following members on their achievements:- DATO’ JIMMY LIM LAI HO (CEO/Managing Director, Tokai Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd, VCE-16) on being conferred the DATO’S SETIA DIRAJA KEDAH (D.S.D.K.) by the Sultan of Negeri Kedah Darul Aman, which carries the title “DATO”.
ALUMINIUM COMPANY OF MALAYSIA BHD (Mr. Tan See Ping, Managing Director, VCE-8) was recognised and honoured for its outstanding corporate responsibility practices at the StarBiz-ICR Malaysia Corporate Responsibility Awards 2009 presentation ceremony last Friday, March 5th, 2010. The awards were from an initiative between The Star (a leading publication) and the Institute of Corporate Responsibility (ICR) Malaysia, together with their working partners, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Securities Industry Development Corp. The prestigious event was attended by over 200 people and was graced by His Royal Highness Raja Nazrin Shah, The Crown Prince of Perak.
SOY PRODUCTS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD (Mr. Kenny Cheah, Director, VEE-10) achieved ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems) and ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management Systems). |
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Chairs’ AwardsVistage Chair Excellence Award 2009
VISTAGE CHAIR TENURE AWARD This Award recognizes Chairs who have been chairing in the Vistage community for more than 5 years and less than 10 years.
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Vistage Malaysia 15th Anniversary Book LaunchVistage Malaysia 15th Anniversary Commemorative Book The Vistage Malaysia 15th Anniversary Commemorative Book was launched at Sime Darby Convention Centre on 14 January 2010 themed “Changing and Growing”. 21 members shared their Vistage experiences on how they have changed and grown professionally and personally, while experiencing the Vistage process. Read their Vistage experiences in http://www.vistage.com.my/experience/advantage/success-stories/ RICOH (M) Sdn Bhd (Lim Eng Weng, MD, VCE-1) was the exclusive sponsor of the book.
Some information on the book cover and what the tree design and colors represent:- Vistage is the world’s leading chief executive organization dedicated to the continuing education and development of CEOs, Business Owners and their KEY executives. Education is represented by the WOOD element which is depicted by the GREEN tree on the rolling green hill, and, the tree when supported by water will stay GREEN AND GROWING. The background of blue sky and clouds indicates that ‘the sky is the limit’ for Vistage business. The BLUE frame gives prominence to the tree. BLUE representing the WATER element, supports and gives life to the tree for it to stay green and growing. BLACK on the top and bottom of the cover represents ‘yin’ or static water whilst BLUE represents ‘yang’ or vibrant water, therefore, nourishing the tree with ‘yin’ and ‘yang’ water to change and grow.
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Q1 2010 Vistage-MIER CEO Confidence IndexThe 1Q10 Vistage-MIER CEO Confidence Index slipped 0.8 points quarter-on-quarter to settle lower at 122.1 points. In view of improving macroeconomic indicators, and better CSI and BCI as well as sectoral indices, MIER is maintaining for its GDP growth forecast of -3.3% year-on-year in 2009 and +3.7% year-on-year in 2010, while projecting a 2011 GDP growth forecast of +5.0% year-on-year. Downside risks are still prevalent and might retard recovery, but overall there are stronger positive influences that have moved MIER to make such projections. Read on for more details of the report in: Please feel free to forward the report to your business associates who will find it meaningful and should they wish to participate in the Index survey, do refer them to Vistage Malaysia. The Edge published the results on Monday, 1 March 2010. |
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Vistage Academy – CEO Tea TalksCOMING UP! 8 July 2010 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has recently announced the highly anticipated first part of the New Economic Model (NEM) that aims to transform the country into a high-income nation. Riding on the development, Vistage Malaysia will invite a speaker of authority on the subject to share information on the New Economic Model with members. Please look out for further announcements on the tea talk.
14 January 2010 Dr. Pero Micic, keynote speaker at Vistage Summit on March 2008, was back recently in January to speak to CEOs on "TRENDS & FUTURE MARKETS". He prompted business leaders to think beyond the horizon on how to see, understand and profit more from the markets of the future by identifying signals of the next era with regards to future factors: trends, technologies and issues of the future. Dr Micic's presentation went further with the "five future glasses" to analyze the impacts, recognize threats and opportunities and - most important - potential future markets for business. His presentation was supported with dozens of illustration in innovations in such fields as energy harvesting, machines as the better humans, age management and self enhancement and genetic analysis. Here’s some feedback from participants at the talk:
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Vistage Chair from China visits KL GroupVistage Chair From China Visits Group VCE-16 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Weijun Zhang, Vistage China Chair, visited VCE-16, chaired by Richard Wong, to observe their group meeting recently. Zhang was a pioneer in bringing counseling psychology from the United States to China 20 years ago. In the last 5 years, he has become nationally known as China’s first “CEO Coach”. He has won honors and awards such as “Distinguished Contribution to Mental Health Education”, “Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Human Resource Management in China” and “China’s top Ten Leadership Experts”. Zhang’s group started their first meeting on 1 April 2010 and comprises 13 members currently where, about half are from Shanghai and the others are from Guangzhao.
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Vistage Malaysia Chairman speaks to young businesspeople in VietnamVistage Malaysia Chairman Speaks at Seminar to Young Businesspeople Association, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Richard Wong, Vistage Malaysia Chairman, was invited to speak to members of the Young Businesspeople Association, Ho Chi Minh City (YBA HCMC) in Vietnam recently. The topics covered by Richard were “The Challenges in Different Phases of your Company Lifecycle” & The Role of Effective CEOs”. The presentation was well received by the members. YBA HCMC in their appreciation message said, “Your recent 2 days seminar have brought the participants up to a whole picture of their company positions and how to run them effectively to meet their goals and targets. From your presentation, simultaneously, the CEOs’ key roles are focused. Attendees, hence, all have a good opportunity to assess themselves as the CEO in their specific companies and get their priority rights.” YBA HCMC has 800 members in its Ho Chi Minh City chapter. Nationwide in Vietnam, the Young Businesspeople Association has more than 8,000 members. It is sponsored by the Government and founded in 1994 as an organization for the development of the young businesspeople and for networking with other members.
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Vistage Groups’ RetreatVCE-18 Group Retreat to Macao, Zhuhai, Foshan & Guangzhou, China VCE-18 members had their 1st retreat recently. It was a spousal retreat. The retreat was to enable the spouses to get to know each other as well as to know the Group members better, and for the Group members to spend time with each in a relaxed and fun mood. The retreat lasted 5 days. The itinerary was Macao, Zhuhai, Foshan (home of legendary Wong Fei Hong) and Guangzhou. Every one enjoyed the retreat and are planning the next one for next year.
VEE-12 Group Retreat to Jakarta, Indonesia VCE-12 members and some guest members went on a 3D/2N retreat to Jakarta, Indonesia recently. The objectives of the retreat were to explore business opportunities in Indonesia as well as to enhance the bonding amongst Group members. The members and guests received good take home value when a resource speaker, Mr. Ch’ng Chin Hon, shared his expertise and experiences on “Doing Business in Indonesia”. Mr. Ch’ng has been living and doing business in Indonesia for almost 20 years. The Group also met another Malaysian businessman who has been doing business in Indonesia for two decades. The Group members and guests also took the opportunity to visit the Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia, Dato’ Syed Munshe Afdzaruddin, at the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta. His Excellency assured that he and his staff at the Embassy would give all the support needed to Malaysian businessmen planning to do business in Indonesia. Overall the retreat was good as a fact finding mission for business exploration in Indonesia and members got to know each other better over the few days together.
VEE-13 Group Retreat to Banmetthuot, Vietnam VEE-13 members went on their Group retreat to Banmetthuot, Vietnam recently. Banmetthuot is located north of Ho Chi Minh city. The retreat was to visit one of the members’ groundnut factory and to enhance bonding amongst members. Members found the retreat a good learning experience and also enhanced bonding amongst members.
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Vistage Malaysia On-Line BadgeIn conjunction with the launch of our new website and as a mark of Vistage membership, we are pleased to present you with a Vistage On-line badge. The On-line badge identifies members as a member of Vistage – The World’s Leading Chief Executive Organization. A polling form will be circulated in your Group meetings for you to accept the on-line badge.
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Be a fan of Vistage Malaysia FacebookYou can now be a fan of Vistage Malaysia’s facebook, where we provide updates on events and news. Just add us at the following e-mail address: vistagemyweb@gmail.com. |
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Vistage Chairs WantedDO YOU KNOW ANYONE who is looking for mental challenges as well as being kept up-to-date with the latest management and leadership thinking so as to help other CEOs/business owners grow their businesses? Vistage Malaysia pays referral incentives for any successful Chair referrals:- New Chair started a VCE group - RM4,950 per new Chair The person should be an individual who is a former CEO or entrepreneur with wide business experience and the confidence to act as a mentor, coach and counselor for chief executives, managing directors and business owners at the highest level. Vistage Malaysia is always looking for such individuals to be trained and act as Vistage chairs. A Vistage Chair has two major responsibilities: Firstly, to act as a leader of leaders who also facilitates his/her group meetings; and secondly, to meet each of his/her Vistage members every month for a one-on-one business review. Together, the chair and the member identify key issues and opportunities and focus on the most important priorities for actions and growth of the member’s business. In line with expansion, we have Vistage Chair vacancies available in the Klang Valley, Penang, Johore Bahru, Malacca and Kota Kinabalu. Those interested can contact Sherine Cheng at (03) 2284 2199 or e-mail sherine@vistage.com.my. |
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Vistage Awareness EventVistage Malaysia conducts monthly Awareness Events for CEOs and Business Owners interested to know about Vistage and to join the organization. For schedule of the events, please go to: http://www.vistage.com.my/experience/advantage/vistage-awareness-event/ |
