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CORPORATE PROFILE
Axiata Group Berhad | Annual Report 2016
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PROFILE OF
DIRECTORS
TAN SRI DATO’ AZMAN
HJ. MOKHTAR
Chairman
Non-Independent
Non-Executive Director
(Representative of Khazanah)
TAN SRI JAMALUDIN
IBRAHIM
Managing Director/
President & Group Chief Executive
Officer
Age Nationality
Gender
Date of
Appointment
Length of
Service
Date of Last
Re-election
56 Malaysian
Male
3 March 2008
9 years
20 May 2015
Age Nationality
Gender
Date of
Appointment
Length of
Service
Date of Last
Re-election
58 Malaysian
Male
3 March 2008
9 years
25 May 2016
Membership of Board Committees:
• Nil
Qualifications:
• MBA, Portland State University, USA
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Minor in Mathematics),
California State University, USA
Working Experience:
Jamaludin is Managing Director/President & Group Chief Executive Officer of
Axiata Group Berhad, which he joined in March 2008. He has worked for about
35 years in the ICT industry – 16 years in IT and 19 years in telecommunications.
Jamaludin started his career as a lecturer in Quantitative Methods at California
State University, USA in 1980.
He then spent 12 years in IBM (1981-1993), the first five years as Systems Engineer
and then in various positions in Sales, Marketing and Management. In 1993, he was
appointed Chief Executive Officer of Digital Equipment Malaysia (the Malaysian
branch of Digital Equipment, then the second largest IT company worldwide).
Four years later, in 1997, Jamaludin joined Maxis Communications Berhad, and was
appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1998. In 2006, he was re-designated Group
Chief Executive Officer. He retired from Maxis in 2007. In 2008, he joined Axiata as
the Managing Director/President & Group Chief Executive Officer.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Dialog Axiata PLC (Alternate Director)
• PT XL Axiata Tbk
• M1 Limited
Non-listed
• Celcom Axiata Berhad (Chairman)
• Axiata Foundation
Others
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• GSMA Mobile For Development Foundation
• GSM Association (Foundation Board Member)
Other Information:
Jamaludin earned the accolade of Malaysia’s ‘CEO of the Year 2000’ by American
Express & Business Times and was inducted into the Hall of Fame for ‘Services to
the Mobile Telecommunications Industry’ by Asian Mobile News in 2004. He was
also named ‘Asian Mobile Operator CEO of the Year’ by Asian Mobile News Awards
2007 and ‘Telecommunications CEO of the Year’ by TelecomAsia Awards 2010 and
Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2010. In 2014, he was named CEO of the
Year at the MSWG-ASEAN Corporate Governance Transparency Index Awards. He
was also the recipient of the 2015 GSMA Chairman’s Award which is the GSMA’s
most prestigious award and recognises outstanding personal contribution to the
growth and development of mobile communications around the world.
Membership of Board Committees:
• Nil
Qualifications:
• British Chevening Scholar
• Masters of Philosophy in Development Studies, Darwin College, Cambridge
University, UK
• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK
• Chartered Financial Analyst
• Diploma in Islamic Studies, International Islamic University, Malaysia
Working Experience:
Formerly, Azman was the Managing Director and co-founder of BinaFikir
Sdn Bhd, Director and Head of Country Research at Salomon Smith Barney
Malaysia and Director and Head of Research at Union Bank of Switzerland
in Malaysia. He previously served in various capacities with Malaysia’s largest
utility company, Tenaga Nasional Berhad. From June 2004 to date, Azman
holds the position of Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional, the strategic
investment fund of the Government of Malaysia.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Nil
Others
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Iskandar Investment Berhad (Chairman)
• Yayasan Khazanah
• Yayasan Hasanah
Other Information:
Azman holds various board memberships including Khazanah Research
Institute and serves on various public service bodies including the
National Science Council, the Capital Market Advisory Group for Securities
Commission Malaysia and the National Export Council. Azman is also a
member of the Stewardship Board on Growth and Social Inclusion of the
World Economic Forum and a member of the Asia Business Council.