Appointment

Carsome Group appoints Vishnu Nambiar as CTO 
Vishnu Nambiar will drive Carsome’s next stage of transformation through leading the technology team and spearheading the strategy on deploying technology to address the automotive industry’s needs.  
SEEK Asia appoints Vic Sithasanan as JobStreet Malaysia’s new MD
Simran Kaur promoted to Regional Business Transformation Director Vic to position JobStreet as top digital destination to discover, grow talent
MDEC appoints Ruslena Ramli as director of Fintech and Islamic Digital Economy
Formerly Head of Islamic Finance at RAM Rating Services Bhd Will develop programmes across Fintech and Islamic Digital Economy portfolios
Malaysia's Digital Nasional appoints Morten Lundal, Lim Tau Kien as new board members, joining 4 existing ones
Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), a Special Purpose Vehicle wholly owned by the Ministry of Finance to build, own and operate Malaysia’s 5G infrastructure, announced the appointments of telecommunication veteran Morten Lundal and Lim Tau Kien as its independent non-executive directors.
AirAsia Super App appoints Amanda Woo as CEO
The former chief commercial officer of AirAsia will continue accelerate growth of the Super App.
Ata Plus appoints Elain Lockman as CEO
Cofounders Kyri Andreou & Aimi Aizal Nasharuddin assume ED roles Listing will be key catalyst for continued growth in fast-moving ECF sector
MDEC appoints Mohd Afdhal Mohd Nayan as Chief Transformation Officer
Afdhal will be in charge of defining the agency’s corporate transformation initiatives, development and implementation.
Skymind appoints Yasmin Mahmood as chairperson to open new growth chapter
Extensive experience will guide Skymind with its growth and scale plans Malaysia serves as group’s regional AI hub, aims to catalyse innovation ecosystem  
Ex-Mimos CTO, Thillai Raj joins Malaysian digital ID firm WISE AI as senior technology advisor
Emerging Malaysian-base AI startup, WISE AI, has recruited seasoned technology leader, Thillai Raj, ex-Mimos CTO as a senior technology advisor.
Fabian Bigar picked as CEO for MyDigital
Seven weeks after the names of 4 candidates were shortlisted, the Malaysian government has picked Fabian Bigar to lead MyDigital as its CEO and make Malaysia a leading Digital Economy in the world.
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