Petronas CEO speaks on journey to world class brand

Petronas president and group CEO Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin: "There has also been a pipeline of leaders in Petronas that have really shaped the organisation and so, as a result, we have evolved from a regulator into a full-fledged oil and gas company including refining, gas processing, pipeline, LNG and also the lubricants."

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd President and Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin takes a journey down memory lane on the evolution of the national oil corporation into a world brand and Malaysia's sole company listed on the Fortune 500.

And in doing so, he paid a glowing tribute to several of his predecessors whom he described as "great personalities that Petronas has been blessed with" for turning the 45-year old entity from the regulator for the oil and gas industry into what it is today -- a full-fledged integrated company from upstream right until the end of the supply chain into retail and everything in between.