PUVANESVARAR MAILVAGANAM

Summary: 

A senior leader, with an entrepreneurial spirit, offer over 2 decades of refined and carefully carved experience in soliciting governance and support across the gamut of Business Affairs and Business Expansion teams to structure and implement strategic partnerships. Serving as a trusted business consultant / partner and creative problem-solver, he provides advice with respect to decision-making for the business, interpreting and advising with respect to handling of disputes and conflicts that may arise from time to time with respect to clients partnerships and commercial agreements.

As a solution focused legal and compliance professional with expertise overseeing daily compliance functions pertaining to regulation and standards, he steps forward with expert level exposure in domestic and foreign investment transactions, commercial contract drafting, employment law advisory and regulatory & policy. The experience he has acquired over the last 20+ years, he has worked with and assisted clients in the APAC, EMEA and UK regions. 

While he has consistently remained responsible for leading large, complex, transformational and integrated strategic initiatives, he understands complex business challenges, define strategic solutions, and execute cross-functionally to achieve objectives.

CAREER REVIEW

2016 – Present

Group Security System Certis International Qatar

Legal Counsel & Corporate Affairs Officer; Head of Recruitment; GSSCI Board Secretary

Reporting to: Managing Director Qatar & Certis Group Legal Head 

Handpicked to provide legal advisory & contract management support for the Certis Middle East companies, including GSS Certis (Qatar), Certis (Abu Dhabi) & Certis (Dubai), collectively known as Certis ME, he remains and plays an integral part by advising and ensuring appropriate drafting and vetting of all legal contracts of Group Companies in diverse areas covering tenders/RFQ/ITQ, services contracts, procurement contracts, and teaming contracts.

Recognized for restructuring the entire Operational and Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct in compliance with all Qatar State Law, Regulations and best practices, he also counsels the internal teams on HR related compliance matters; Corresponds with local authorities for needed licenses and grants. Championing efforts in Ethical Recruitment and Worker Welfare Standard via Labour Law implementation exercises. Other areas where he adds value, involves: 

• Constantly updating sales and other corporate document templates used by Certis ME to ensure compliance with laws and corporate policies.
• Managing insurance matters, including dealing with external counsel in relation to such claims.
• Providing legal support to human resource, finance, operation and logistic & procurement department.
• Playing a prominent role in conveying the monthly reporting to headquarters in Singapore.
• Govern the organization by broad policies and objectives, formulated and agreed upon by the chief executive and employees, including to assign priorities and ensure the organization's capacity to carry out products/services/programs by continually reviewing its work
• Acquire sufficient resources for the organization's operations and to finance the products/services/programs adequately
• Account to the stockholders (in the case of a for-profit) or public (in the case of a nonprofit) for the products and services of the organization and expenditures of its funds, including:
  • Fiscal accountability, approve the budget, and formulate policies related to contracts from public or private resources
  • Ownership over all conditions and policies attached to new, innovative, or experimental products/services/programs.

Tangible Impact: 

• Single point of legal representative contact for across multiple high profile and prestigious Government clients, inclusive of: 
  • Hamad International Airport
  • Qatar Airways
  • Kahramaa
  • Qatar Rail
  • Katara Hospitality 
  • Private Engineering Office
  • Msheireb Properties
  • Q Terminal
  • Qatar National Bank & Commercial Bank of Qatar
  • Foreign embassies in Qatar
  • Barwa Commercial Avenue and, other private entities on compliance & contractual matters.

• Drove significant efforts in reducing yearly insurance expenses through product consolidation.
• Restructured, defined and implemented policies and procedures across various departments in the company.
• Successfully implemented Ethical Recruitment, Workers Welfare Standards and Labour Law compliance on board.
• Implementation of Joint Committee for the company as per Decision No 21 of Year 2019 (Regulating the conditions & procedures of the election of workers representative to joint committees)

Apr 2014 – Aug 2015

Qatar Petroleum, Doha, Qatar 

Policy and Compliance Analyst

Within Qatar Petroleum, he facilitated QP Supply Chain, Warehouse & Logistic Management policies and procedures within State of Qatar legislation and regulations and provided professional support, advice and assistance in Legal services on various legal issues, including commercial contracts, dispute resolution, government funding agreements and legal requirements. He has been widely recognized for reviewing the impact of the legal and regulatory requirements on the businesses and advised on how to best ensure compliance whilst monitoring internal procedures/practices to provide compliance with regulatory requirements. His expertise has served, multiple: 

• Recommendations for purchasing practice and insurance requirement within Contracts and Purchasing Department as well as regarding QP Regulation for Purchases, Works and Auctions.
• Steering State Audit Bureau and Internal Audit related findings and developing legal compliance policies and procedures for QP policy framework, and benchmarking policies and procedures for global best practices and corporate governance models. 
• Reviews of contracting policies and procedures for Contracting of Works & Services and Purchase of Goods & Services.
• Seamless coordination with tender committee secretariat on work flow and process.
• Spearheaded the development of Price Agreement, Call-Off Agreement and Shutdown Planning policy and procedure.
• Redefinitions of compliance policies and procedures by partnering Legal, Procurement, Contracting, Warehousing and Logistics teams.
• Managements of Tender Committee Secretariat processes and Contract Compliance filing guidelines. 

Dec 2012 – Mar 2014

Infosys Gateway Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

Chief Operating Officer (Senior Management) – Business Contract, Policies and Compliance

As a Member of the Executive Management Team in developing strategies and guiding related business activities, he has delivered senior leadership direction to the development of long-term business agreements including strategic agreements for government contracts, thereby achieved KPI for all staff through training. He has extended vital contributions in business development by acquiring extended projects from other government agencies in Malaysia. He has rendered impact by: 

• Maintaining strategic relations with government agencies including the Ministry of Defense to ensure business outcome.
• Pursuing the achievement of the company’s business objectives by coordinating with government and other regulators, elected officials and major trade associations.
• Driving improvement programs to enhance quality, performance and productivity by developing operational processes related customer acquisition and service delivery.
• Improving operational systems, processes & policies in support of organization’s mission, assisted in better management reporting, business process and organizational planning.

PAST EXPERIENCE

Jan 2010 – Dec 2012

Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Berhad, Malaysia

Head – Country Recruitment, Business Strategy and Compliance

Apr 2004 – Dec 2013

Puvanesvarar and Associates, Malaysia

Affiliated with American International Assurance (AIA), AIG Group & Insurance Brokers  as Agency Manager / Consultant / Business Coach / Independent Financial Advisor

Mar 2004 – Jun 2006

Cyberlynx University College, Malaysia

Law Lecturer (Part Time)

Feb 2001 – Mar 2004

BP Oil UK Ltd; Central London, UK

Site Manager (Retail)

Nov 1999 – Jan 2001

Burger King UK Ltd, Chelmford, Essex, UK

Assistant Manager

1995 – 1996

John Hancock Life Insurance Bhd., Malaysia

Sales Representative

EDUCATION

• Certificate of Credit in International Sports Law, Anglia Polytechnic University (now known as Anglia Ruskin University), Chelmsford Essex UK, 2002.
• Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons), Anglia Polytechnic University, 1999.
• Diploma in Law, Goon Institution, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, 1997.
• Degree Foundation Certificate, Goon Institution, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1996

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certifications 

• Certificate in Anti-Corruption, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, 2022
• Certificate in Compliance, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, 2022
• Certificate in Governance, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, 2022
• Diploma in Corporate Governance, Basel Institute of Governance, Switzerland, completing in December 2022
• Chartered Agency & Planning Manager, NAMLIFA / Asia Pacific Financial Service Association, 2015.
• Diploma in International Arbitration, Brickfields Asia College, 2013 – Present.
• Registered Financial Planner (RFP), Malaysian Financial Planning Council, 2012.
• Shariah Registered Financial Planner (Shariah RFP), Malaysian Financial Planning Council, 2012.

Skills Trainings

• Mindfulness In Action Coach – Happitude India, Berkeley Institute of Well Being, Aug 2020.
• Certified Happiness Coach – Happitude India, Berkeley Institute of Well Being, Jun 2020.
• Business Lean Coach Program – Qatar Business Incubation Centre, Apr 2019.
• Train the Trainer, Malaysian Human Resources Ministry, Jul 2013.
• 6 Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono, 2009.
• 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, 2008.
• Business Coaching for Success, Action Coach Australia, 2008.