Aidan is currently the Senior Manager, Regulatory for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) at PETRONAS. He holds a Master of Management from UNITAR International University and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Universiti Technology Malaysia (UTM). He was registered as a Professional Engineer with Practising Certificate (PEPC) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) in 2016. Aidan began his career in 2001 as an Engineering Officer with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). In 2005, he was selected to undergo specialised submarine training in France as part of the pioneering crew for Malaysia’s first submarine, KD TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (KD TAR). In 2009, he was among the first crew members to sail KD TAR to its home base in Kota Kinabalu, where he later served as the Head of Engineering Department, overseeing the submarine’s engineering and maintenance functions. In 2016, Aidan was seconded to Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC), where he led maintenance programmes supporting the RMN submarine fleet. Following his retirement from the RMN in 2018, he joined BHIC as a Senior Project Manager and successfully led the execution of the first Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) programme for KD TUN RAZAK (KD TRZ), Malaysia’s second submarine. In 2023, Aidan joined PETRONAS CCS to lead the Regulatory function. In this role, he has spearheaded strategic engagements with Federal and State stakeholders to enable the development of Southern CCS hub in Kuantan Port. He works closely with the MyCCUS Agency to support the implementation of regulatory requirements under Act 870, while also collaborating with industry partners to facilitate cross-border CCS initiatives and position Malaysia as a regional hub for carbon storage solutions.