Mahkota Technologies Sdn. Bhd.  (was GEC of Malaysia until 1997)

John Hall was CEO of Mahkota from 2001. He restructured the company, with the brief of moving into technologically high potential areas. He closed businesses with no future and invested in the most promising businesses. In particular he started a new Hi-Tech business in SCADA technology and sold the Lifts & Elevator business to Thyssen Krupp.  The new Water and Environment division obtained its first two contracts for the design and build of Water Treatment Plants (WTP). Major projects, notably delivery of  a 500KV substation in Malaysia, a 250KV substation in Bangladesh and the180km East coast electrification upgrade of Sabah were completed.  He worked in parallel with his successor, Encik Kamil Khalid, leaving the company in December 2004.

The Mahkota web site, showing Mahkota Technologies going into 2005.

Mahkota's strategic positioning. Press article, July 2003.

GEC of Malaya, dated 1938 !!! Press article of historical interest.

Press release CEO appointment: Encik Kamil Khalid Dato' Mushir Ariff takes over from Mr. John R Hall.