Sjotveit Wins 'Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award'

KUCHING (Sarawak, Malaysia), April 16 (Bernama) -- Sarawak Energy Bhd's Chief Executive Officer, Torstein Dale Sjotveit, has won the 'Outstanding Entrepreneurship Award' in the oil and gas, mining and energy category. It said Sjotveit received the award at the Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards (APEA) Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) 2014, which was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, recently. "The award recognises Sjotveit's notable role in transforming the state-owned energy company into a modern and robust organisation to meet the state's development needs, particularly the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy agenda. "This (development needs) also include the commitment to deliver a 10-fold increase in the state's electrical output in just over a decade," it said. APEA is a regional recognition programme for outstanding entrepreneurs across Asia. It is also a platform for business leaders and leading entrepreneurs in the region to network and share their knowledge. Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. --BERNAMA