Mr. Kalis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of the Netherlands. He has 45 years of industry experience of which 15 years were in management positions at Shell Chemicalsin Europe, Exxon Refining in South America, and Kuwait Oil Company in Kuwait, Middle East.

In the next 30 years, he became an expert in separation and filtration technology, particularly in the specialty of liquid/liquid coalescing.
Mr. Kalis has held director positions at major separation and filtration companies such as Otto York, Koch-Ottoyork, and Amistco Separation, Inc. In 1996 he assisted in the setup of a separation equipment fabrication shop in Brazil.

Mr. Kalis has published numerous articles on separation technology and was involved with Shell Research in the USA to develop and test new coalescers over a period of 10 years.

As an expert in his field, Mr. Kalis has given technical seminars on 5 continents for all the major oil, petrochemical, and engineering companies. He also supervised the startup of new installations at companies like Chevron, Shell, PTT-Gas, Petronas, Bayer Chemicals, Exxon, and Petrobras.

Since 2000 he has been involved in the Asian market and set up his own company called Infinity International Malaysia now INFINITY Engineering & Fabrication. Since early 2010, he established himself in Asia, offering his engineering/design and fabrication services. He currently has major contracts not only in Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand but also for companies in Europe, South America, and Canada.

Born in Malaysia, Mr. Lim received his early education in Melaka, Malaysia. He attended Preston college of TAFE in Melbourne, Australia with studies in sales and advertising. He further attended courses in success and leadership at Dale Carnegie in Birmingham, Alabama. Following these achievements, he then was successfully acceptedthe  at University of Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona for his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing.

He has received numerous achievement awards and recognition throughout his career. He is a businessman with extensive knowledge and experience in the food and beverage industry, as well as the import and export industry. Through his many years of experience and entrepreneurial skills, he has been responsible for the success of numerous business ventures.

Mr. Lim is a master in the food and beverage industry. He worked for many years from a dishwasher to a management position in a famous family dining restaurant chain in the US. He then exercised his experience and started a small to-go and catering restaurant. Having built it from scratch, he expanded his ideas and successfully conceived a chain of catering and franchising restaurants in Malaysia. In 1995, he was named restaurant entrepreneur in the Melaka Tourism Industry magazine in Malaysia with worldwide distribution.
With his diverse background and experience as well as many international business contacts, Phillip Lim will be a valuable asset to the growth and success of INFINITY Engineering & Fabrication.

He is widely known in the Far East and is very well respected by his close allies. One of the key element to his success is partly due to his sincere commitment in the involvement of the manufacturing sector and the great support from family members.

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Allan Yeo is the CEO and Director of Empire World Express Sdn Bhd & Jordan Hong Kong Restaurant.

He was also named one of Malaysia’s top 100 SME entrepreneurs in 2018. He was in charge of the company’s global sales and operations, including end-to-end management and supply chain.

He has also featured in Malaysia’s TheStar newspaper and The Edge Business megazine regarding business management and supply chain solutions.
Mr. Allan will contribute value to Infinity Engineering & Fabrications as an expert in his field of management.

Allan holds a Bachelor of Science (First Honours) degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the University of Bolton in the United Kingdom.

Professional qualifications

• Diploma in Commerce, TAR College, KL, 1978
• Associate, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK, 1979
• Associate, Institute of Administrative Accountants, UK, 1985
• Professional Training Certificate In Supply Chain Management, 2003

Working experience

• Audit Assistant, Ng Beh Yeow & Co., Public Accountants, 1978-1979
• Company Secretary / Accountant, City Chemist Group of Companies, 1979-1981
• Group Companies Secretary / Accountant, Ann Leong Holdings, 1981-1986
• Real Estate Agent and Management Consultant, with Convenience Shopping ( 7-Eleven ) for 1986–1992
• Management Consultant in store payroll and accounts payable of 7-Eleven, 1996-2000
• Audit Manager / Operations, 7-Eleven 2001-2004
• Manager, Logistics, of 7-Eleven Combined Distribution Centre for all store-bound goods, 2004 to 2007
• Senior Manager, 7-Eleven Combined Distribution Centre, 2008- 2012
• DC Consultant, KK Supermart & Superstore. Studied and proposed changes to current DC operations and assisted in shifting to new warehouse in Balakong, Apr to Jul 2012
• Consultant for Sapulut Forest Development, Tawau. Studied and implemented changes to accounting and processes for companies in the Sapulut Forest Development Group, Jul to Sep 2012
• General Manager, Malaya Acid Works Sdn Bhd, Petaling Jaya, in charge of supply chain, human resource, procurement, security and general administration since Sep 2012 to 31 Dec 2013
• Business Development Director, Quick n Easy Convenience stores, in charge of setting up POS and WMS , 2014 to 2015
• Business Development Advisor, Xpress Point Stores in Caltex stations, in charge of setting up POS and WMS, 2015 to 2016
• Business Development Advisor, FamilyMart stores, DC and POS projects 2015 to 2018
• Consultant, Milawa Sdn Bhd, wine and spirit distributor, set up WMS Apr 2018 to Aug 2018
• Associate Consultant, LCA, Aug 2018, integrity audit of DKSH DC, 2018
• Head of Projects & Operations, Longterm Distribution, set up warehouse for Wipro Unza Jul to Nov 2019
• Project Manager, Oriental Material Handling Malaysia, ASRS projects Jan to Apr 2020

Accomplishments

• Set up the Malaysian 7-Eleven CDC, delivering about 2,500 skus to more than 1,300 stores in West Malaysia 3 times a week.
Successfully implemented Voxware, a voice logistics picking system to assist in this DC which operated on a flow-through basis.
• Helped in migration of KK Supermart’s DC to new premises in Balakong
  Revamped the accounting department of Sapulut Forest Development in Tawau.
• Managed and did staff retrenchment for Malaya Acid Works in Petaling Jaya.
• Managed Quick N Easy/Pronto stores for the Antah Group.
• Helped FamilyMart’s DC setup and install a POS system for Caltex’s Xpress Point stores.
• Helped revamped and installed WMS for Milawa , a wine importer and distributor.

Languages

English, Malay, Mandarin and a few Chinese dialects

Extracurricular activities

President, Malacca High School Geographical Society, 1973-1974
Committee Member, TAR College SBS Ex-Students Association, 1995-1997
Vice Chairman, PIBG SRJK Ping Min, Sentul, KL 1995-1997

Hobbies

Reading, shares & property investments

Volunteer experience

Regular blood donor, National Blood Bank, KL