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Change In Boardroom - Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim

Back 31 Dec 2020
Date of change 31 Dec 2020
Name TAN SRI JAMALUDIN IBRAHIM
Age 61
Gender Male
Nationality Malaysia
Designation Group Chief Executive Officer
Directorate Executive
Type of change Retirement

Qualifications

No
Qualifications
Major/Field of Study
Institute/University
Additional Information
1
Degree

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a minor in Mathematics

California State University, USA


2
Masters

Quantitative Methods

Portland State University, Oregon, USA


Working experience and occupation

Jamaludin has more than 40 years of experience, including about 16 years in IT and 23 years in telecommunications. Outside ICT, he has been involved in many other areas, especially in education.

Jamaludin heads Axiata Group Berhad as Managing Director/ President & Group Chief Executive Officer for more than 12 years, having helmed the organisation since its inception in 2008. He was also the Chairman of Celcom Axiata Berhad until October 2020 and a Board member of PT XL Axiata Tbk.

Jamaludin joined Axiata after more than 10 years with Maxis Communications Berhad since 1997. He was made the Chief Operating Officer the same year and the Chief Executive Officer a year later until he retired in 2008.

For about four years (1993-1997), he led Digital Equipment Malaysia as its Managing Director. Prior to that, he spent about 12 years in IBM (1981-1993) the first five years as a Systems Engineer and then in various positions in Sales, Marketing and Management. He briefly left IBM in 1982 to join UMBC Bank as a credit officer for about six months before rejoining IBM.

His career began in 1980 as a lecturer in Quantitative Methods at California State University, USA.

He has served as a board member of GSMA, the worlds biggest Mobile Association for six two-year terms (over a period between 2003 to 2020) and was the Deputy Chairman in 2014. Jamaludin has also served as a director at an IT solutions provider, Heitech Padu Berhad (2000-2006).

Jamaludin has served the government in many roles. In March 2020, Jamaludin was appointed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia as a member of the country's Economic Action Council. He was involved in education in various capacities including as a board member of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (2006-2008) and Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (2007-2011). Jamaludin had also served as a member of the Board of the government-owned venture capital company, Mavcap Bhd (2001-2005) and a few others.

Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer

Nil

Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer

Nil

Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries

6,189,115 shares in Axiata Group Berhad held under CIMSEC Nominees for CIMB Commerce Trustee Berhad (indirect interest).

 


Remarks :

Retired as Managing Director/President & Group Chief Executive Officer of Axiata Group Berhad on 31 December 2020.

 


Announcement Info

Company Name AXIATA GROUP BERHAD
Stock Name AXIATA
Date Announced 31 Dec 2020
Category Change in Boardroom
Reference Number C03-28122020-00011