Third from left: K.
Shamini, Dr Falahat, Datuk Wira Haji Ameer and Dr Sia with students and
staff
The Centre for Sustainable
Development and Corporate Social Responsibility in Business (CSDCSR), in
collaboration with Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) Department of Accountancy and Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad,
organised the inaugural “Teh Tarik Session” at Sungai Long Campus on 20
February 2020. The session featured the Malaysian homegrown hypermarket
chain Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad Managing Director Datuk Wira (Dr.) Haji
Ameer Ali Bin Mydin.
The talk aimed to highlight the
sustainability of hypermarket retail chain in embarking on e-business and
digitalisation and address the significance of leadership and
entrepreneurial role in the business as well as to instil the sustainable
development of entrepreneurship literacy and leadership skills among
students and staff.
Dr Sia presenting
the token of appreciation to Datuk Wira Haji Ameer (right)
FAM Dean Dr Sia Bee Chuan said as
she welcomed the guests, “We are indeed honoured to have Datuk Wira (Dr.) Hj
Ameer Ali here today as a speaker, a great Malaysian icon who has brought
MYDIN to the masses. We are privileged to learn about the successes and
strategies in building MYDIN. This talk will enable our students and staff
to open their minds and challenge themselves to be the next Malaysian icon.
To the students, the world is your playground and we hope this
Teh Tarik session will benefit
you immensely, further enhance your education and offer you learning
opportunities towards living a fulfilled and successful life.”
Datuk Wira (Dr.) Hi
Ameer Ali sharing his business strategies to the audience
In his talk titled, “MD's Journey
as a Leader Growing the Company”, Datuk Wira (Dr.) Hi Ameer Ali shared about
his company’s background, nature of the business and other relevant
information that inspired and benefitted the future graduates. Throughout
the session, four videos were played to the audience as Datuk Wira Haji
Ameer explained the take-home messages from the videos.
He said, “Humour always sells;
classic always sell; old is gold. Eighty per cent of the goods you buy is
only twenty per cent of the stock-keeping unit (SKU) we carry. Similarly, in
business when you try to do something, you don’t have to come up with
something really extraordinary, just tweak it and it will work out just
fine.”
As he spoke about the milestone of
MYDIN, he said, “It was not easy to achieve all these. It took a lot of hard
work. There is no magic formula. It is all about focusing on your work and
achieving what you want. Never be over-dependent on anything. There is a
need to strategise, diversify and stay relevant to the current landscape in
the market.” He added, “If you want to make a difference in this world,
start at your own pace. You can make a difference in the world if you
believe in yourself and be idealistic.”
Datuk Wira (Dr.) Hi Ameer Ali
advised, “Honesty is the best policy. Do not cheat and it will pay well.
Dare to dream, focus on the dream and nothing will be impossible. Seize the
opportunity when it arrives and be disciplined in what you do.”
Present at the sharing session
were CSDCSR Chairperson Dr Mohammad Falahat Nejadmahani, FAM Department of
Accountancy Head K. Shamini, Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad Department of
Corporate Communications Fatin Nabilah Ahmad Kamal, Muhammad Izzar Ashraf
bin Roslan, UTAR students, lecturers and staff.
Participants
listening attentively during the session
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