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Date of change |
21/05/2009 |
| Type of change | Appointment |
| Designation | Non-Executive Director |
| Directorate | Independent & Non Executive |
| Name | Dato’ Danapalan a/l T.P. Vinggrasalam |
| Age | 66 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Qualifications | B.A Hon from Universiti Malaya (1965); and Masters Public Administration from Penn State, USA (1977). |
| Working experience and occupation | He was previously Chairman of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) from February 2004 until his retirement in March 2007. Dato’ Danapalan was Senior Vice President of the Multimedia Development Corporation Sdn Bhd (MDeC) from June 1998 to January 2004. Before this, he served as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment from December 1991 until March 1998. He also served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Social and Community Development and as Deputy Director of the National Institute of Public Administration. Dato’ Danapalan currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Member of the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Board Audit Committee and Board Dispute Resolution Committee of TM. |
| Directorship of public companies (if any) | Affin Fund Management Berhad; Sirim QAS International Sdn Bhd (A subsidiary of Sirim Berhad); M.U.S.T Ehsan Foundation; and Universiti Telekom Sdn Bhd (A subsidiary of TM) |
| 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 | Nil |
| Remarks : |
| Dato’ Danapalan, who is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), has been appointed as TM's Senior Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 21 May 2009. |
| Company Name | TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD |
| Stock Name | TM |
| Date Announced | 21 May 2009 |
| Category | Change in Boardroom |
| Reference No | TM-090521-AF9B1 |