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Interview with Andrew O’Brooks, Managing Director, MAN Tru
MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd Managing Director Andrew O‘ Brooks
Andrew O‘ Brooks has been the Managing Director of MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn Bhd since 2020. Prior to joining MAN, Andrew held several leading managerial positions for the Vol- vo Group, serving as Country Managing Director in the United Kingdom, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Original from Britain, Andrew brings more than 35 years of experience in the commercial vehicle industry to this role. In this issue of Truck & Bus News, he shared with us the major challenges he has faced and the adjustments he has made since taking over. Also revealed are his business strategies for the Malay- sian market, the company’s future direc- tion and what the outlook for the market looks like.
joined MAN for a number of reasons, the most compelling of which were the new and a new innovative product that was al- most untouched from a retail perspective.
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“MAN as a group is undergoing trans- formation in almost every aspect of its operations. How could one resist being part of this change with so many dynam- ics in play and the challenge of making a great company even more spectacular? Malaysia might be a small market today, but the future for truck sales and service are bright with numerous opportunities. Manufacturers like MAN still have many things to learn about the Malaysian road transport industry. This market is an ex- citing one for our industry where the ac- companying challenges will only make us stronger as we learn to navigate past them.”
MAN Malaysia is a transformation project
He pointed out that it was no secret that MAN Malaysia was a transformation pro- ject and the task that awaited him was to rebuild the business. “My previous roles were very much transformation focused, turning around businesses and then mov- here for a longer period and, hopefully,
