Our Leadership

Engineering Leadership.
Unyielding Execution.

Meet the strategic minds steering Meraki Atar’s operational excellence across the aviation, marine, energy, and digital sectors.

Ygandran (YG)

Managing Director

YG serves as the Managing Director of Meraki Atar, steering the company’s strategic vision across the Marine, Energy, Industrial Infrastructure, and Aviation MRO sectors. With extensive experience managing multi-million-dollar EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation) campaigns, YG brings deep executional expertise to complex, high-stakes industrial projects. Beyond ground-level project delivery, YG is a specialist in structuring high-value joint ventures and consortiums, actively driving enterprise scaling and capital growth for partner organizations and client portfolios through strategic investment groups.

A highly decorated industry figure, YG has been officially recognized by the Prime Minister of Malaysia and internationally honored as the nation’s sole representative for a prestigious global award. Notable honors include an exclusive global award as the sole representative for Malaysia, alongside a coveted spot as a nationally ranked, top-tier Key Opinion Leader — driven by exceptional leadership acumen and commercial impact. This unique leadership duality positions Meraki Atar at the absolute forefront of both heavy industrial execution and modern digital transformation.

Shyaam Dhassri

Operations Director

Shyaam brings to Meraki Atar a rare combination of technical depth, commercial judgment, and financial fluency across every mandate the firm undertakes. As Operations Director, Shyaam oversees the end-to-end execution of the company’s most complex engagements across Aviation MRO, Subsea deployments, Industrial Solutions, and Risk & Insurance, ensuring that strategic intent translates seamlessly into measurable outcomes on the ground. This is complemented by a broad background encompassing corporate finance, credit, and insurance risk management across complex industrial and aviation frameworks.

Built on a foundation of cross-sector experience, Shyaam has cultivated an extensive network spanning engineering, finance, insurance, and industry leadership, consistently bringing together the right people, resources, and ground-level expertise to ensure seamless project delivery across every engagement. Analytical by disposition and rigorous in approach, Shyaam brings a grounded yet forward-looking perspective to Meraki Atar’s mission of bridging heavy industrial infrastructure with modern, data-driven transformation.

Yuvaraj Periyan

Chief Strategic Officer

An engineer turned financial professional, Yuvaraj brings a formidable blend of technical understanding and elite financial acumen to his role as Chief Strategic Officer at Meraki Atar. He is a Licensed Financial Planner under the Securities Commission Malaysia, holding both the Certified Financial Planner (CFP CERT™) and Islamic Financial Planner (IFP®) qualifications. Drawing on his extensive experience, Yuvaraj is the go-to authority for structuring corporate investments, forging strategic partnerships, and shaping the robust financial vision that fuels our global expansion.

Beyond the boardroom, Yuvaraj is passionate about driving sustainable corporate growth and connecting the right people to create highly meaningful industry opportunities. He is also a prominent, respected thought leader in the national financial literacy scene, frequently sharing his practical insights on financial empowerment through live television and radio broadcasts on Astro, BFM, Raaga FM, and Minnal FM.

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