Farid Affandi, is Country Financial Controller (Malaysia) at Ecolab International Sdn. Bhd., with over 20 years in finance across MNCs, GLCs, and SMEs. Former Working Group Member (WG 61 & WG 70) of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) contributing to MFRS/IFRS developments. He frequently appears as a panelist at key finance conferences. Farid has lead finance harmonization, ERP transitions and in ESG reporting, governance, bridging global standards with local realities for practical compliance and sustainability.