PROACTIVE(Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal)

     A person who is being proactive will always have a vision of the future, they will not blame circumstances or conditions for their behavior. In addition, they will focus their efforts on the circle of influence that accounts for all the things that can be influenced by them. Their nature is positive, large and wide, causing increased their circle of influence. Proactive entrepreneurs working from the inside out, starting with the first change himself.

     An entrepreneur that suitable in this character is Tan Sri Mustapha Kamal bin Abu Bakar. He is the president of EMKAY Group, president of MK Land Holdings Berhad and President of Setia Haruman Sdn.Bhd. He was born on 18 March 1949 at Kampung Changkat, Pusing, Perak. He was graduate in Bachelor’s Degree in History from Universiti Malaya. He started his career in 1970 by serving the government at the District and Land offices in Selangor. After that, he served as a professor at Adjung of the Business and Management Faculty at UUM since March 15, 2004. He also served as Vice President of FIABCI Malaysia since 2005. He formed the EMKAY Group of companies in 1983. He has 20 years experience in the property development industry. He also served as a chairman at Setia Haruman Sdn.Bhd until February 5, 2016.

     He been awarded the outstanding Entrepreneur of Selangor 1995 by the Malay Chamber of Commerce for the state of Selangor. He also have been awarded the Contruction Industry Outstanding Personality of the year award by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in 2001.