Dato’ Jaffar Indot has led an illustrious career in the corporate sector from the time he joined Shell in 1956 till his retirement in 1989.

His 33 years of active service included extensive assignments in Japan and the United Kingdom.

As a member of Shell’s top management team, Dato’ Jaffar worked in several capacities in International Oil Trading , Business Development and Public Affairs. Between 1980 - 1983 he served as Executive Director and Director of Public Affairs for Shell Companies in Malaysia.

Dato’ Jaffar leads an active professional life and is currently serving on the executive boards of several public listed companies. He is the Independent Non Executive Director & Chairman of the Audit Committee in Shell Refining Company (FOM) Bhd and FSBM Holdings Berhad, the Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman, Risk Management Committee of M3nergy (Malaysia) Berhad and Melewar Industrial Group Berhad and the Independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee of CYGAL Berhad and Pan Pacific Asis Berhad.

He is also the Chairman of InOilCO Safety Consultant Sdn Bhd and Executive Chairman of Jaya Sarana Engineering Group, Director of Sarana Mori Sdn Bhd, Executive Chairman of M & F Sdn Bhd and an Independent Non Executive Director Proton Commerce Sdn Bhd. 

Apart from these he serves on the Rolls Royce South East Asia Advisory Board.

His extra-professional activities include the following: he is the President Federation of Family Planning Associations, Malaysia, Trustee of the Malaysian Aids Foundation, Member of Board of Governors, Yayasan PROTON (PROTON Foundation), Chairman, Victoria Institution Old Boys' Association Foundation Member, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, Member, Havard Business School Alumni Club of Malaysia , Life Member, Havard Club of Malaysia and Chairman, Malaysian Dutch Business Council

For his services to the nation and to industry in general, he was conferred the "Bintang Setia Mahkota Selangor" (S.M.S.) by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor Darul Ehsan in 1985 and the "Darjah Setia Negeri Sembilan" (D.S.N.S.) by His Royal Highness the Yang Di Pertuan Besar, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus in 1986.

Dorai Sinna holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry from University Of Malaya, and a M.Sc. from the Loughborough University of Technology in Medicinal Chemistry. Further to these, he holds a series of professional qualifications: Associate Chartered Insurance Institute ( ACII, UK) and Associate Malaysian Insurance Institute (AMII, Malaysia); Certified Quality Auditor, (CQA, American Society for Quality, US); Certified Lead Auditor, (International Register of Certificated Auditors, UK); Certified Commercial Security Professional from International Federation of Protection Officers (US) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Security Management (SITO, UK).

He is a member of several International Professional Bodies and some of which are: Associate of Malaysian Institute of Management; Associate of Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management; Associate of American Society for Quality; Associate of Institute for Quality Malaysia. He is a council member of the Malaysian Register of Certified Auditors (MRCA). He is also a member of SEPG based in the US.

He started his professional life in academia before joining a large consultancy in its Change Management practice. He then moved on to set up INSEMA, a consulting firm focused on performance improvement in general. Over the years, it grew steadily to focus on Quality and quality initiatives and pathways.

mfQ Asia is the result of Dorai’s focus and his abilities in pioneering quality certification and management programs in Malaysia and beyond.

Dorai believes in sharing. His passion to improve the world through knowledge diffusion has resulted in the publication of several booklets and guides which he freely distributes to his clients. Please see Our Publications for more details

Dorai’s vast experience has enabled him to develop expertise in the following areas: CMM®, CMMISM, ISO 9000, ISO 17025, ISO 17799, ISO 16949, ISO 14000, QS9000, OHSAS 18000, HACCP, TQM, QIT, BPR and Six Sigma.