楊博鈞
Hakeem Yang
B.Eng Chemical Engineering Birmingham UK
Regional Director of COSMAL Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Chairman of 14th of Melaka Chong Yong 3399 Culture Festival
President of Taipei Investor's Association in Malaysia (Melaka Branch)
Secretary General of Taipei Investor's Association in Malaysia
Director of Chinese Taipei School in Kuala Lumper Malaysia
Hakeem Yang was born in the beautiful island Taiwan. His dad came from Yunlin, and
mum was from Chaiyi. He has brother and 2 sisters. He came to Malaysia at the age of 15 for his secondary education and thereby started his education abroad. During his studies in Malaysia, he made many local friends which has benefitted him until now. During his studies in the UK with the support of his Uni mates, He was elected as the Chairman of the Taiwan Association of University of Birmingham, and they hosted the first Asian Sports festival of the University of Birmingham.
Upon completing his studies in UK, he returned to Malaysia to manage Cosmal Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. His company has manufactured plastic packaging for the industrial wire and cable industry since 1970 in Taiwan. Prior to 2008, all sales were 100% local. Although throughout the years he had less than 10 customers, the orders were very consistent and stable. However, during financial crisis in 2008, he realized that if he maintained the status quo, the Company would be obsolete in the market in no time. Hence, he started the company transformation journey. First, he upgraded his machinery to energy saving machines, and changed some of the processes to automation in order to improve production output and efficiency. Besides, Hakeem Yang started to explore different markets and new regions. Fortunately, he managed to set up markets in 18 countries which include Southeast Asia, India, China, America, Mexico, etc. Hakeem Yang also expended across different industries from merely wire and cable packaging to automotive, electronics, semiconductor, household and medical packaging, etc. His customer base has increased threefold over the years.
Hakeem Yang believes in striking a harmonious balance between business pursuits and social responsibility towards the society and environment. He started the Cosmal recycle program in 2008 where collected used plastic products from users, grinds and gave them a second life. Besides, Hakeem Yang also give a yearly contribution to a turtle sanctuary known as Juara Turtle project, based on Tioman Island. In the recent years, Hakeem Yang has been supporting education through supporting local universities to allow students to gain work experience through industrial training at Cosmal too.
Hakeem Yang strongly believes that employees are the most valuable company asset and "Together, Everyone Will Succeed". Therefore, Hakeem Yang strives to create a good working environment where employees will feel at home when they work at Cosmal. To allow employee continue improvement, he joined the Federation of Manufacturer Malaysia in 2018 where there are a lot of good courses that allow employees to self-improve.
Last year, with the love and support from Taiwanese members, Hakeem Yang was re-elected as the President of Taipei Investor's Association in Malaysia (Melaka Branch). In Hakeem Yang's next 2 years prior to the end of his term, he will be involved in humanitarian aid and charity to give back to the local community, assist Taiwanese in Malaysia to get more allies, and to collaborate with different organizations and government bodies, to bring closer the ties between Taiwanese and the local community, and hopefully, create a Taiwanese association that people are really proud of. Last of all, he will promote Melaka as the "Venice of the East" to Taiwanese and the world.