Anuar Abdul Ghani

Chief Executive Officer, 
Ranhill SAJ

Anuar Abd Ghani is the Chief Executive Officer of Ranhill SAJ, bringing over 30 years of dedicated service in the water supply industry. He holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering (Hons) from UTM University of Technology Malaysia and a Diploma in Civil Engineering from UITM University Institute of Technology MARA.

Since taking on the CEO role in May 2024, Anuar has focused on fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation within the organization. His previous experience as Operations Director from January 2020 to December 2023 allowed him to work closely with various departments to streamline operations and enhance service delivery for the communities served by Ranhill SAJ. His extensive background includes pivotal roles such as Production and Distribution General Manager and Head of Departments for Production, Network & Distribution, and Non-Revenue Water (NRW).

Anuar is a long-standing member of both the International Water Association and the Malaysia Water Association, where he actively participates in initiatives to promote sustainable water management practices. His international experience includes meaningful contributions to operational audits in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and capacity-building programs in the Philippines and Indonesia.

With a strong commitment to community service and environmental stewardship, Anuar Abd Ghani is respected for his strategic approach and unwavering dedication to improving water supply solutions, ensuring that Ranhill SAJ continues to meet the needs of its customers with humility and integrity.

Kelvin Siew

Head of NRW Department, 
Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd

Kelvin Siew is the Head of NRW Department in Air Selangor, Malaysia’s leading water operator serving a population of 9.2 million consumers in the state of Selangor, Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. He has 21 years of experience in the water industry; particularly in the fields of water distribution and non-revenue water (NRW).

He is now overseeing non-revenue water reduction, customer billing services and enforcement in line with Air Selangor’s strategic plan initiatives towards sustainable NRW reduction, improving operational efficiency and delivering the best experience to our customers.

Kelvin graduated with a BEng (Civil) and has been involved in many facets of the water industry including NRW reduction, water distribution, water quality, water supply planning, customer billing services, crisis management as well as management roles at both regional offices and headquarters.

He is passionate in seeking and applying new emerging technologies in continuous efforts to provide clean water supply to customers in a more efficient and sustainable way. He was previously appointed to Senior Utility Advisory Group of Smart Water Network Forum (SWAN), representing Asia Pacific region. Mr. Kelvin also recently presented a paper at IWA Water Loss 2024 held at San Sebastian, Spain in April 2024 as well as invited as a panelist for Vietwater 2024.

Joe Lim

Director, Pipeline & Network Service Line
Stantec, Taiwan 

Joe Lim has more than 20 years of experience in the water-related engineering industry, in a wide range of projects including hydraulic modelling, DMA (District Metered Area) planning, transmission water mains design, stormwater sewerage planning & design, wastewater sewerage planning, design & construction management, and alternate project delivery management. His international experiences include Malaysia, Singapore, India, China etc.

Before joining Stantec (legacy MWH) in 2003, he worked as a research assistant in the National Taiwan University (NTU). In the following years, Joe has been extensively involved in projects such as evaluating stormwater sewerage with the aid of hydraulic modelling software, proposing upgrade schemes, and carrying out the planning and design works for water-related pipeline system.

Joe specialises in network modelling, managing projects with multi-interface tasks and has good people and team management skills. He currently heads Pipeline & Network (PN) Service Line, and he also plays an important role in managing quality of project delivery.

Uri Gutermann

CEO
Gutermann

Uri Gutermann is CEO at Gutermann, a leading manufacturer of acoustic leak detection technology and intelligent water loss solutions, based in Switzerland. Uri joined the family business in 2011. In his former career, he worked as consultant at the strategy consulting firms McKinsey & Company and KPMG and as a banker in the Leveraged Finance practice of CIBC World Markets and in the Agribusiness sector team of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Uri holds a Masters degree in international business from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. 

Gary Wyeth

Secretary
IWA Water Loss Specialist Group

Wyeth Water Consultants

Mr Wyeth graduated from Portsmouth University in 1991 with a Master of Engineering Degree in Civil Engineering.

He has 30 years experience in the water industry, with 26 of those years whilst working in South-East Asia. During this period Mr Wyeth has gained member status of the CIWEM (UK), is a Chartered Engineer, has gained a Graduate Diploma in International Operational Management and is the current Secretary of the IWA Water Loss Specialist Group

Mr Wyeth Started his career as a network modeling engineer for Biwater International and through this built up an expertise in how water supply systems operate. He then moved into NRW management, with Thames Water International and Ranhill Water Systems, gaining further expertise in leakage control, DMZ design & implementation, system monitoring, customer metering and production metering.

He also established the APAC regional office for i2O Water, specialists in advanced pressure management, where he was APAC managing director for 4 years. He further improved his experience of pressure management whilst managing the regional office for Singer Valves, a manufacturer of pressure control valves.

He is currently the Managing Director of Wyeth Water Consultants a Malaysian based NRW Management Company.