Bhg Dato’  Ruslan Hassan joined PNSB on 1 November 1995 as the Executive Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs Division. When PNHB was set-up and listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, YBhg Dato’ Ruslan was appointed to its Board on 24 April 1997 and on 6 April 1999, he was appointed as the Executive Vice Chairman. Together with the Executive Chairman, YBhg Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, YBhg Dato’ Ruslan played a principle role in pursuing for the privatization rights for the distribution of treated water in Selangor. Upon PNHB securing the water distribution concession for the State of Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya on 1 January 2005, YBhg Dato’ Ruslan was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (SYABAS) and sits on the Boards of SYABAS and Perbadanan Urus Air Selangor Berhad. With his appointment as the CEO and Director of SYABAS, YBhg Dato’ Ruslan was re-designated from Executive Vice Chairman of PNHB to Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of PNHB with effect from 1 October 2005.

 

YBhg Dato’ Ruslan is a member of the Industrial Court Employer Panel from 1 January 2004 till present. He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Directors (MID), Malaysian Water Association (MWA), Institute of Marketing Malaysia (MM) and International Water Association (IWA).

 

Upon obtaining a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Malaya in 1981, YBhg Dato’ Ruslan began his career as the Legal Advisor with the multinational petroleum company, Esso Malaysia Bhd, and later as the Senior Legal Counsel of Esso Production Malaysia Inc. In 1985, he joined Sime Darby and was appointed as the Group Legal Advisor and Company Secretary of Pernas Sime Darby Holdings Sdn Bhd, with interests in automobile, plantation and heavy machinery. YBhg Dato’ Ruslan has 4 years’  experience as an Advocate and Solicitor in the capacity of a partner in a medium-sized legal firm. In 1993, he joined the securities and banking group of Rashid Hussain Berhad as the Senior General Manager of the Corporate Affairs Division and was later appointed as an Executive Committee Member of the RHB Group. He was also appointed to the Boards of Rashid Hussain Berhad, Rashid Hussain Securities Sdn Bhd as well as various subsidiaries of RHB and served as an Audit Committee member of both companies.