Who we are

About EUROCHAM MALAYSIA

Bolstering Alliances For a Prosperous EU-Malaysia Partnership
#EUMYstrongertogether
EUROCHAM Malaysia has been established since 1993 as chamber of chambers by several European Union (EU) bilateral chambers of commerce. It is the aim of the chamber to be the united voice of the EU business community in Malaysia as well as to facilitate trade and investment between Europe and Malaysia. With our goal to bolster business alliances for a prosperous EU-Malaysia partnership, we take pride in our diverse membership based on the EU bilateral chambers of commerce, associated chambers as well as direct corporate members from Europe and Malaysia.
With more than 1,600 companies in our wider network, EUROCHAM Malaysia offers one of the largest business platforms as chamber of chambers and through our valuable bilateral chambers to explore the Malaysian market or to discover the diversity of European economies. We bring businesses and communities together to create mutually beneficial opportunities in trade and investment. Join us and connect with suppliers, manufacturers, investors, customers, business associations, local and foreign bilateral chambers as well as government agencies, embassies and trade counsellors.
Make your voice heard in our committees and through our Advocacy Team, grow your business through our bilateral chambers as well as the wider network of EUROCHAM Malaysia utilising our Trade & Investment Services. Together, we create a business-friendly eco-system and affect positive change on government rules and regulations. EUROCHAM Malaysia is your partner for business in Malaysia and the ASEAN region. We are stronger together!
Learn more about how we create value for the European-Malaysian Business Community here
 

Vision

Establish EUROCHAM MALAYSIA as a primary link between EU businesses and the Malaysian government and business community.

Mission

  • Promote, support and develop EU business interest in Malaysia.
  • Facilitate two-way trade, commerce and investments between EU and Malaysia.

Core Values

  • Integrity

    Led by professionalism and transparency, this defines who we are as an EU region and how we operate as a Chamber

  • Sustainability

    In line with EU’s virtue of sustainability, EUROCHAM MALAYSIA will drive and support EU businesses effectively in 3 key areas – economic, social and environment

  • Diversity

    When a multicultural country like Malaysia is paired with a 27-country strong region like the EU, fostering diversity becomes our mandate and pride as a successful Chamber

CEO Message

Mr. Karl Godderis is originally from Belgium but based in Kuala Lumpur. 

Since January 2025 he has been in charge as CEO of Eurocham Malaysia. 

Priorly, he established the Asian presence for Pragma Finance, a UK based provider of private credit solutions to large scale ESG projects across North America, Africa and Asia. 

Karl has been active for over 30 years across Asian markets, especially in SE Asia and Australia. Covering management consulting and strategy roles, post-merger integration and transformation roles and in more recent times cross border M&A advisory. 

His management consulting career involved working for global firms like PWC and Kearney as well as running his own boutique advisory business in Jakarta and Singapore. 

Karl holds a double degree in Applied Economics and International Relations from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. 

Outside work he is also a prolific writer and published his first two spy novels during the 2020-2021 Covid lockdown.

EUROCHAM Leadership

Phone:

Peter Lenhardt

CHAIRMAN 

MALAYSIAN-GERMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (MGCC)

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Dr. Mohd Emil Azril Bahari

VICE CHAIRMAN I

B. Braun Medical Industries Sdn Bhd 

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Karl Godderis

Chief Executive Officer
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Pauline Goh

VICE CHAIRMAN II

Lhoist 

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Pearl Lai

Danish Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (DanCham)
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Jari Silventoinen

Malaysian-Finnish Business Council (MFBC)
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Donal Crotty

Irish Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (ICCM)
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Simone Macario

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Malaysia (Italcham Malaysia)
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Walter Philip Pattynama

Malaysian Spanish Chamber of Commerce & Industry (La Cámara)
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David Hägerbro

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (SWEDCHAM)

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Jayne Palani

Head of Advocacy
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Shaik Muhd Irfan

Government Relations Executive
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Cristian Dimitrie Bărbulescu

Membership Intern
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Hitesh Manoharan

Advocacy Intern
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Athanasius Nathan

Advocacy Intern

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