• Bachelor of Arts (Accountancy) – Barat College, Lake Forest, USA
• Advanced Management Programme – Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
• AICPA Professional Certification, University of Illinois, Urbana Champagne, USA
• Council Member of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)
• Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Working Experience
Dato’ Syed Faisal Albar bin Syed A. R Albar ("Dato' Syed Faisal") started his career with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in 1991 and served Price Waterhouse, San Francisco, California, USA in 1995 before returning to Kuala Lumpur in 1997. Dato’ Syed Faisal joined The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad (“NSTP”) in May 2000 as Financial Controller. He was then appointed as Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of NSTP in 2003, a position which he held until October 2008. Thereafter, Dato’ Syed Faisal was appointed as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Pos Malaysia Berhad in November 2008, a position which he held until December 2011. He is presently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hong Leong Bank Berhad.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....