Dennis Ganendra (born 1965) Malaysian entrepreneur and engineer, is the first chief executive officer of Minconsult Sdn Bhd, a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy. He is a Fellow of the

Royal Academy of Engineering The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering. The Academy was founded in June 1976 as the Fellowship of Engineering with support from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who became the first senio ...

, UK.

Career

He has published and presented papers in international journals and at international conferences, on topics ranging from rationalising ESG, innovative management, ethical and value engineering, and transformation of business models challenged by crises. Ganendra was appointed a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, in 2018 and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia and Institution of Highways & Transportation. He was Honorary Secretary General of The Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (1998 – 2006) and served as a Director and Audit Committee Member of the Construction Industry Development Board, Malaysia (CIDB), and also as Trustee of the Construction Research Institute, Malaysia (2000 – 2008).

Education

He read engineering at

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, Trinity Hall, where he was a scholar, and secured a Master of Science with Distinction in Soil Mechanics from

Imperial College Imperial College London, also known as Imperial, is a public research university in London, England. Its history began with Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who envisioned a cultural district in South Kensington that included museums ...

, U.K. His doctorate, also from

, ''"Finite Element Analysis Laterally Loaded Piles"'' has been a continuing source of reference in the engineering field.

Honours and awards

*Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, UK. *Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK *Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia *Fellow of the Institution of Highways & Transportation *Honorary Secretary General of The Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (1998 – 2006) and Council Member *Director and Audit Committee Member, Construction Industry Development Board, Malaysia (CIDB) (2000 – 2008) *Trustee of the Construction Research Institute, Malaysia (2000 – 2008)Construction Research Institute, Malaysia https://www.cream.my/main/ *Darjah Kebesaran Ahli – Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (ASA)(2003) *Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang,(Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mualia – Peringkat Kedua, Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP)), Title ‘Dato’ (2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ganendra, Dennis Living people 1965 births Alumni of Imperial College London Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering Malaysian businesspeople Malaysian chief executives Malaysian engineers Malaysian expatriates in England