Appointments

MediaCorp appoints head for its media entrepreneur programme
Singapore’s MediaCorp has announced the appointment of Dr Francis Yeoh to spearhead the next phase of its Mediapreneur incubator programme aimed at media startups.
Avanade announces new country manager for Malaysia
Business technology solutions, cloud, and managed services provider Avanade has announced the appointment of Subra Suppiah as its Malaysia country manager.
HDS appoints Mark Ablett senior VP and GM for APAC
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, has announced the appointment of Mark Ablett as senior vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific.
EY appoints forensics head in Singapore
Professional services organiation EY has appointed Reuben Khoo as an EY partner and head of Forensics Technology and Discovery Services in Asia Pacific.
The MCMC shakeup: From tranquility to turbulence
Malaysia’s Minister of Communications and Multimedia Ahmad Shabery Cheek needs to explain why he wants to separate the roles of MCMC chairman and CEO. Until he does, speculation will be flying and will only distract the new chairman, Dr Halim Shafie.
Halim helms MCMC again, appointment greeted with cautious optimism
The telco industry is cautiously optimistic that second-time MCMC chairman Dr Halim Shafie can do a good job, provided he does not suffer too much interference from the politicians.
TM appoints new chairman as Halim leaves for MCMC role
Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has officially announced the resignation of Dr Halim Shafie as chairman of its board, and said that Dr Sulaiman Mahbob has been appointed the new chairman effective Jan 12.
Leadership revamp at Microsoft Malaysia
There has been a major revamp in the management lineup at Microsoft Malaysia, with managing director Carlos Lacerda leaving Microsoft Corp itself after just two years at the helm of the local subsidiary, while two new senior executives have also been appointed.
Seagate appoints new sales and marketing head for Asia
Seagate announced it has appointed Rex Dong managing director of the sales and marketing organisation for Asia, excluding China and Japan.
MOL Global continues to face investor backlash
MOL Global Inc, an e-payments company based in Malaysia, continued to face the backlash of disappointed investors as its share price plunged more than 80% from the opening price on its Nasdaq debut on Oct 9, 2014.
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