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Date of change |
17/04/2008 |
| Type of change | Retirement |
| Designation | Executive Director |
| Directorate | Executive |
| Name | Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid Omar |
| Age | 44 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Qualifications | Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) |
| Working experience and occupation | Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) on 1 July 2004. An accountant by training, Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid was formerly the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the then United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad and UEM World Berhad as well as the Executive Vice Chairman of PLUS Expressways Berhad. Prior to his stint at UEM Group, Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid served TM as the Chief Financial Officer in 2001. He previously served as a Director of Group Corporate Services cum Divisional Director, Capital Market & Securities of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad, Chairman of Amanah Short Deposits Berhad as well as a Director of Amanah Merchant Bank Berhad and several other companies in the financial services sector. He is also currently a Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad and member of the Financial Reporting Foundation of Malaysia and the Investment Panel of Lembaga Tabung Haji. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | 1. Bursa Malaysia Berhad 2. Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad |
| Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer | Nil |
| Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries | 1. Holds 250,000 ordinary shares in TM; and 2. Holds Options for 800,000 shares under TM Special ESOS. |
| Remarks : |
| Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, the Director/Group Chief Executive Officer who was due for retirement by rotation pursuant to Article 103 of the Company’s Articles of Association at the 23rd AGM of the Company held on 17 April 2008, did not seek re-election as a Director of the Company. Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid has therefore, retired as a Director upon the conclusion of the 23rd AGM. However, he shall remain as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company until completion of the Demerger. Consequently, Dato' Sri Abdul Wahid has ceased to be a member of the Board Tender Committee and Board Dispute Resolution Committee of the Company. |
| Company Name | TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD |
| Stock Name | TM |
| Date Announced | 17 Apr 2008 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference No | TM-080416-75027 |