Malaysia
Andrew Chan Yik Hong is the Former Executive Director of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA). MSIA is the voice of the Malaysia semiconductor and electronics industry. I work at the intersection of semiconductors, technology, AI, industrial policy and global supply chains. As the former Executive Director of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association, I helped advance Malaysia’s semiconductor industry agenda through policy advocacy, ecosystem development, international engagement and public private collaboration. During my time with MSIA, the association represented over 350 member companies from 25 countries, spanning the semiconductor value chain. This gave me a front row view of how global technology competition, supply chain resilience, talent development and national industrial strategy are reshaping the semiconductor ecosystem. I have served on several national platforms, including PEMUDAH, the National Strategic Semiconductor Task Force and TalentCorp’s MyMahir Future Skills Talent Council for the semiconductor sector. I also chaired the Semiconductor Working Group under Malaysia’s National Standards Committee, where I championed cross sector collaboration and technical leadership. My work focuses on helping leaders, policymakers and industry stakeholders understand the strategic role of semiconductors and technology in economic competitiveness, supply chain resilience and national development. Before MSIA, I held leadership roles at PwC Consulting, IBM and Gamuda, covering corporate transformation, consulting strategy and public private partnership development. I am also a Fellow Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and was previously a Project Management Professional (PMP). Today, I write, speak and engage on the forces shaping the semiconductor and technology landscape, including geopolitics, AI, industrial policy, global supply chains, talent, investment and ecosystem development. Contact 👉[email protected]
Andrew Chan Yik Hong was the Executive Director of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA). MSIA is the voice of the Malaysia semiconductor and electronics industry. When Andrew was at MSIA, he led MSIA’s strategic direction, policy advocacy, industry development, and international engagement. MSIA currently represents over 350 member companies from 25 countries, spanning the full semiconductor value chain. Andrew played a pivotal role in positioning Malaysia within the global semiconductor landscape. He served on several high-level national platforms, including PEMUDAH, the National Strategic Semiconductor Task Force, and TalentCorp’s MyMahir Future Skills Talent Council for the semiconductor sector. He also chaired the Semiconductor Working Group under Malaysia’s National Standards Committee, where he championed cross-sector collaboration and technical leadership. A Fellow Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), Andrew brings a distinctive blend of financial discipline, technological insight, and strategic foresight. His prior leadership roles at PwC Consulting, IBM, and Gamuda span corporate transformation, consulting strategy, and public-private partnership development—equipping him to work effectively at the intersection of industry, policy, and talent. Andrew is a strong advocate for Malaysia’s strategic role in the global semiconductor supply chain—leveraging its manufacturing depth, skilled talent base, and accelerating investments to support industry growth, innovation, and long-term resilience.
APIP was established as a regional structure to initiate dialogues within APEC economies between governments, business, multilateral development banks and academics on complex infrastructure matters. Essentially, APIP is a PPP Experts Panel. APIP dialogues frankly and objectively address issues related to infrastructure that often revolve around issues of capacity, collaboration and financial markets. APIP is comprised of approximately 60 specialists from academia, asset management, commercial banking, investment banking, engineering, property development, information technology, legal and consulting sectors, the ADB, the World Bank and the OECD. These specialists bring expertise in various aspects of developing, managing, and implementing PPPs to meetings with ministers and senior officials from the region’s economies to provide advice on issues of relevance in encouraging foreign and domestic investment in PPPs. The Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Partnership (APIP) is an initiative of the ABAC Advisory Group on Financial System Capacity Building. http://www.apec.org.au/event2.asp?event=88 http://tinyurl.com/m2j5b38
Andrew was the Capital Projects & Infrastructure Leader for Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.