The British Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) has bestowed its prestigious International Fellowship upon Datuk Ir. Dr. Dennis Ganendra, CEO of Malaysia’s Minconsult. This esteemed honour, the highest recognition from the RAE, acknowledges Dr. Ganendra’s outstanding engineering contributions, his unwavering dedication to innovation, infrastructure projects, policy, and academic progress.
Notably, Dr. Ganendra stands as the sole Asian recipient among the eight distinguished international fellows selected this year. With an impressive background, he holds fellowships from institutions such as the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), Institution of Engineers (IEM) Malaysia, Institution of Highways and Transportation, Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), and is a Climate Action Fellow of the UN Global Compact – Network Malaysia.
Dr. Ganendra, as the Chief Executive Officer of Minconsult Sdn Bhd, a prominent Malaysian engineering consultancy firm, brings over 30 years of multidisciplinary engineering project experience, boasting numerous award-winning local and international projects in his portfolio. His visionary leadership and nation-building initiatives continue to shape the industry, fostering transformative change for the betterment of societies. Additionally, he is the Founder of the pioneering renewable energy contractor, Timeless Green Sdn Bhd.
Dr. Ganendra now joins an illustrious group of international fellows, which includes luminaries like Steven Chu FREng, Nobel Prize in Physics from Stanford University; John Hennessy FREng, former President of Stanford University and pioneer of RISC; and Frances Arnold FREng, Nobel Prize in Chemistry from Caltech. The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), founded under Royal Charter in the UK, is dedicated to the promotion of engineering excellence and the advancement of the engineering profession. Its charter emphasizes the pursuit, encouragement, and maintenance of excellence in the field of engineering for the greater benefit of the public and the economy.
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) is UK-based and created by Royal Charter. The RAE is dedicated to promoting engineering excellence and advancing the engineering profession. Its charter provides that: “The object of the Academy shall be the pursuit, encouragement and maintenance of excellence in the whole field of engineering to useful purpose in order to promote the advancement of the science, art and practice of engineering for the benefit of the public and economy”.
