Mr. Melvin Ku

MR. MELVIN KU began his career in the forestry sector as a Research Assistant under the Rehabilitation of Tropical Rainforest Ecosystems project, funded by Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan, in Bintulu, Sarawak, during his Master’s degree. He then transitioned to a career in forestry in Sabah, where he was responsible for coordinating operational matters and ensuring compliance with the Sabah Timber Legality Assurance System (Sabah TLAS) in managing a Forest Management Unit (FMU) under the Sustainable Forest Management License Area (SFMLA) located in central Sabah.

In 2013, he joined the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) as an Executive in the Forest Management Certification department. He was subsequently promoted to Senior Executive (Forest Management) and later became the Director of the department in 2023. In this role, he oversaw the development and implementation of forest management certification standards under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS) and conducted training programs for certification bodies, auditors, forest managers, and other stakeholders on the process and requirements of forest management certification.

In 2024, Melvin joined Control Union (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as a Program Manager. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the accreditation of sustainable forestry and biomass certification standards, managing a team of forestry professionals, maintaining strong client relationships, and ensuring that the team meets commercial targets related to forestry and biomass. He also conducts audits to ensure that clients comply with the relevant forestry and biomass standards.

He is a trained lead auditor in FSC® Forest Management and Chain of Custody, PEFC Chain of Custody, MTCS Forest Management. He also holds auditing qualifications in quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 19011 standards. He holds a Master of Science degree in Forest Rehabilitation and a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia.