Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam Bin Abdullah

President, The Kuala Lumpur Business Club

Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam started his career as a trainee in Westports in 1999 and was later appointed as Chief Executive Officer in 2009 and subsequently re designated as the Group Managing Director for Westports Holdings Bhd in 2018.

Datuk Ruben attended Victoria Institution between 1989 to 1993 and later, Eton College in the UK from 1994 until 1995. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, the UK, in 1998.

Apart from Westports, he also sits on the Board of the Malaysian Productivity Corporation (since 2019) and the Board of the Employees Provident Fund (since 2020). He is also the Vice Chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) in the English Football League and also the Founder and Board Member of Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) in US Major League Soccer.

Outside his professional engagements, Datuk Ruben has involvement in many other business and industry-related groups. He is the President of the Kuala Lumpur Business Club (KLBC) and a Member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC). He is also a Steering Committee Member of the CEO Action Network (CAN).

From a charitable perspective, he also serves as the Chairman of the QPR Community Trust and a Board Member of the Westports Foundation.