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CORPORATE PROFILE
Axiata Group Berhad | Annual Report 2016
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DOMINIC P ARENA
Group Chief Strategy Officer
Nationality / Age / Gender:
Australian / 40 / Male
Date of Appointment:
1 March 2016
Department/Portfolio:
• Group Corporate Strategy
• Marketing & Brand Development
• Strategic Projects
• Product Innovation & Partnerships
Academic/Professional Qualification(s):
• Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications
(Honours) and a Graduate Diploma in engineering
Management (Dip. Eng. Prac., Honours), University
of Technology Sydney, Australia
• Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
(MAICD)
Working Experience:
Dominic has over 23 years’ experience in
the telecoms, media and technology sectors
having held executive roles with global telecom
operators including Vodafone, Orange and British
Telecom as well as for leading strategic advisory
firms. Prior to joining Axiata, Dominic was the
Group Managing Director of AEC Advisory, a
regional strategic and corporate advisory firm
headquartered in Singapore. Preceding this he
has held several senior corporate advisory roles
as a global equity Partner of Value Partners
Management Consulting, as Regional Director
APAC for BT Global Services consulting group, as
a Director of KPMG Australia and a Director with
KPMG Consulting in SE Asia in charge of Telecom
& Media advisory.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Dialog Axiata PLC
Non-listed
• Robi Axiata Limited
Others
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Nil
IDHAM NAWAWI
Group Chief Corporate Officer
Nationality / Age / Gender:
Malaysian / 49 / Male
Date of Appointment:
1 March 2013
Department/Portfolio:
• Government Relations
• Corporate Communications & Sustainability
• Regulatory Affairs
Academic/Professional Qualification(s):
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
University of Rochester New York, USA
• Masters in Communication Management
(MBA in Telecommunications), University of
Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Working Experience:
Idham has over 20 years’ experience in
telecommunications and IT industry in the region.
Prior to his role in Axiata, Idham served as Chief
Operating Officer of Packet One Networks in
Malaysia, Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs
for Axis Communications in Indonesia and in
various senior management positions for Maxis in
Malaysia. He started his career as an engineer for
Carl Zeiss in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, before
venturing into ICT with IBM.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Nil
Others
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Nil
NIK NAZIFAH NIK AHMAD
Group Chief Internal Auditor
Nationality / Age / Gender:
Malaysian / 46 / Female
Date of Appointment:
1 May 2015
Department/Portfolio:
• OpCo Internal Audit
Academic/Professional Qualification(s):
• BSc (Hons) Accountancy, University of East
Anglia UK
• Fellow member of the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) UK
Working Experience:
Prior to Axiata, she held the position of Corporate
Controller at Celcom Axiata Berhad. Before
joining Celcom, Nik Nazifah was with Shell
Malaysia for over 15 years, including a three year
assignment at Shell Headquarters in The Hague,
Netherlands. Her earlier years were spent in
external audit where she gained exposure to
a variety of industries, ranging from Financial
Institutions to Government linked companies.
Directorships of Public Companies:
Axiata Group
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Nil
Others
Listed
• Nil
Non-listed
• Nil