Mohammad Husain Bin Mohd Dawoed is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SME Development Bank of Malaysia. His current responsibility is to ensure that SMEs are provided access to developmental programmes, business training and coaching services in order to help these businesses to achieve greater growth.

He is a well-rounded and an experienced professional with a distinct background in IT, Entrepreneurship and Coaching. A Certified Master Coach (Behaviourial Coaching Institute, USA) and a member of the International Coaching Council (ICC, USA), Husain Dawoed brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the areas of information technology, business management, talent development and coaching, having had an impressive stint in the local and international arena.

With an MBA specialising in Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Management, Husain Dawoed had served many multinational organisations throughout his career.

Abdul Aziz Abdul Samad is currently the Head of Entrepreneur Development and a Certified Professional Coach at the Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR). He is an experienced development banker with Infrastructure & Development Bank of Malaysia and SME Bank since 1995.

His involvement in development banking started in processing financing applications and monitoring clients business performance at the Banks’ branches and Regional Office and then, as trainer, coordinator and secretariat for dedicated funds and entrepreneur development programmes e.g. Groom Big Programme, Graduate Entrepreneur Incubator Programme, Young Entrepreneur Programme, One District One Product Programme, Nursery Factory Scheme, Women Entrepreneur Programme and Entrepreneur Mentoring and Attachment Programme. He holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance from University of Wales, United Kingdom and Master of Business Administration from the National University of Malaysia. He is also a Certified Trainer by Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) and also holds a Certificate in Islamic Banking & Finance from International Islamic Universiti of Malaysia (IIUM).

Siti Suzeiyanty Sukri is a Certified Professional Coach and currently a Senior Associate with the Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR). Prior to joining CEDAR, she was attached with a few organizations such as Maybank, Amanah Raya Berhad and The Lion Group. She has more than 10 years experience in various industries such as property, banking, and investment especially in sales and marketing, credit administration and operations. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management from University of Ballarat, Australia and Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Universiti Utara Malaysia. She is also a Certified Trainer registered with Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF).