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Nilesh Timbadia

Chief Information Officer
Port of Tanjung Pelepas

Nilesh Timbadia joined PTP as Head of Information Technology Division on 4th May 2020.

In the last 2 years in PTP, Nilesh has revamped the IT team to focus on future smart technology including IoT, AI and other smart technologies. His team has also successfully rolled out a complete suite of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that covers Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering and Human Resources modules. There has also been major upgrade to Terminal Operating System (TOS) and implementation of additional systems to look at productivity, process, operations and analytics as well as an Asset Digitization project which is able to monitor all assets on the terminal.

The focus in the coming years would be on various digital accelerators for PTP to continue to be Malaysia’s Most Advanced Container Terminal. This will include in the areas of Data Analytics, Mobility Applications, Smart Technology and Internet of Things (IoT). Focus will also on how technology can support sustainability initiatives for PTP.

Nilesh holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology (IT) from University of Sunderland, United Kingdom and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Communication from University of Wisconsin, USA.


Prior to joining PTP, he has more than 30 years of experience in IT, serving various industries ranging from the energy sector in Shell and Petronas; manufacturing and supply chain sector in Texas Instruments, British American Tobacco, DHL, Minolta, and Sanden as well as the Government sector in Royal Customs, Sabah Land & Survey Department and Malaysian Airports.