UEM Edgenta is one of Malaysia's largest total asset solutions businesses involved in road maintenance and healthcare support amongst other services. Despite the company being seen as a defensive play by some, the company’s stock has been on a downward trend for the last year, down around 43% over the last 12 months and it swung into a loss for the first half of this year with revenue down 15% on-year. With new leadership at the helm and a challenging outlook ahead, Roshan Kanesan speaks with UEM Edgenta's new MD and CEO on the path forward, margin compression, expansion plans, and more.