Who is Dr. Harry Entebang

1. Is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Malaysia
Sarawak (UNIMAS). Over the years, he had assumed several senior management
positions including as Director of UNIMAS Engage, GM of UNIMAS Holdings Sdn Bhd
and Director General of Malaysian Pepper Board (MPB) between 2014 to November
2018 on secondment basis. Prior to joining UNIMAS, he worked for Sarawak state
government agencies for 12 years in the field of accounting and financial management.
Dr. Entebang is a Chartered Accountant of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, and a
Chartered Public Finance & Accountancy (CPFA) of the Chartered Institute of Public
Finance and Accountancy, UK.
He holds a Diploma in Accounting and a Bachelor Degree in Accounting (Hons) from
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), an MBA degree majoring in Finance from UNIMAS,
and a PhD degree in Business Management majoring in corporate entrepreneurship
from the Queen’s University, Belfast (a Russell Group of UK Universities), United
Kingdom. He also completed the Value Investing Program by Columbia Business School,
Columbia University, New York under Executive Education Program of the University.
Dr. Entebang’s areas of expertise include business accounting, financial management,
strategic planning, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial leadership, corporate governance
& risk, corporate performance measurement & government procurement procedures.
He is also active in providing consultancy services, and has facilitated numerous
workshops and trainings with various government agencies since 2003.
Apart from conducting research and present academic papers, he has also given talks to
senior management of public listed government-linked companies (GLCs) in Kuala
Lumpur (Maybank HQ, UMW HQ, Telekom HQ & Tenaga Nasional HQ) on corporate
entrepreneurship of firms focusing on innovation, strategic renewal, and corporate
venturing strategies - the keys in creating organisation’s entrepreneurial advantage.
On April 10, 2019, he was awarded with the Pingat Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (Emas) by
the Governor of Sarawak.
Associate Professor
Dr Harry Entebang

2. Education & Professional Affiliation
Academic Qualifications;
▪ Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Queen’s University Belfast, UK (2010)
▪ Corporate MBA (Finance), UNIMAS (2001)
▪ Post Graduate Diploma (Teaching & Learning)
▪ Bachelor of Accounting (Hons), UiTM (1996)
▪ Diploma in Accountancy, UiTM (1990)
▪ Certificate in Value Investing, Columbia Business School New York (2020)
Affiliations;
▪ Chartered Accountant (CA), Malaysian Institute of Accountants 11096
▪ Chartered Public Finance & Accountancy (CPFA), Institute of Public
Finance & Accountancy, United Kingdom

3. Employment History
▪ Sub Accountant, State FO (1991-6/1996)
▪ Accountant, Sarawak Information Systems (SAINS), 7/1996 -1/2003
▪ Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), 2003 – 2009
▪ Senior Lecturer, UNIMAS (2010 - 12/2015)
▪ General Manager, UNIMAS Holdings Sdn Bhd (secondment from 2013-2014)
▪ Director, Community Engagement, Assistant Vice Chancellor Office, UNIMAS (2015)
▪ Associate Professor, UNIMAS (1/2015 – 8/2016)
▪ Director General (secondment position), Malaysian Pepper Board (8/2016 – 11/2018)
▪ Associate Professor, UNIMAS (12/2018 – present