MEASAT’s young talent continues to receive recognition from the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council

6 November 2024

MEASAT Global Berhad has once again been recognised by the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (“APSCC”) for the quality of its young talent, when Ahmad Faisal Hartono, Senior Engineer in Satellite Engineering at MEASAT received the 2024 APSCC Young Talent Award in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday. Faisal is the fourth young engineer from MEASAT to receive the honour, following wins by other team members in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

The APSCC Young Talent Award recognises outstanding young professionals aged 35 and below working in the Asia Pacific satellite and space industries, focusing on those who demonstrate (i) innovation and leadership in solving difficult problems; and (ii) outstanding leadership ability resulting in significant accomplishments in the space technology and satellite business field. With the award as an incentive, the council seeks to catalyse a healthy talent pipeline and talent retention, besides driving career development with new opportunities.  

Along with the award, Faisal is among three finalists who received a full scholarship to attend the 2025 Southern Hemisphere Space Studies Program (“SH-SSP”) at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia.

“I am very honoured by this recognition from the APSCC and the nomination from MEASAT’s leaders. Although I am relatively new at MEASAT, I am proud to have already contributed towards exploring new opportunities for the company in the rapidly evolving satellite industry. This award will further motivate me to achieve new milestones in the space and satellite industry, as well as inspire and guide others to innovate and push boundaries together,” Faisal commented.

A young leader at MEASAT and in the industry Faisal joined MEASAT in 2023 as a Senior Engineer in the Customer Engineering Department before moving into the Satellite Engineering Department in 2024, bringing with him 10 years of experience in engineering, including 5 years in the satellite industry, and armed with a Master of Science in Space Engineering, from the University of Surrey, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Cardiff University, both in the United Kingdom.

In addition to his role at MEASAT, Faisal is an active member of international space communities. He leads a research project under the Space Generation Advisory Council (“SGAC”) that aims to address the growing challenge of space debris, whereby the project was presented at the International Astronautical Congress (“IAC”) 2024 in Milan, to an audience of international government agencies, industry players and experts from both industry and academia worldwide, highlighting its significant contributions to space safety and sustainability.