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Ex-MDEC Chairman, Dr Rais Hussin is appointed as MRANTI’s new CEO  
Aims to strengthen the innovation ecosystem in Malaysia Had a stormy 2-year tenure as MDEC chairman from July 2020-2022
Dzuleira Abu Bakar headed to aviation industry as CEO of regional airline SKS Airways, starts on 15 Sept
Described by SKS as transformative, purpose-driven leader with excellent track record SKS leasing 10 Embraer E195-E2 single-aisle jets with operations from Subang Airport
Global Fashion Group Announces CEO, COO Leadership Transition
Global Fashion Group has announced CEO & COO appointments starting 1 March. Christoph Barchewitz will become sole CEO, Gunjan Soni as COO in addition to her role as CEO of ZALORA.
Cradle board picks Lilyana Abdul Latiff as next CEO
Official appointment awaiting letter from Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation Ecosystem to benefit from proven entrepreneur with an understanding of key challenges
MetLife ‘hacks’ recruitment to hire top talent in Malaysia
Registrations for October virtual coding challenge closes on 10th Teams from across the world in a race to build innovative solutions [Ed Note: The closing date to enter the hackathon has been changed to Oct 10th.]
Iskandar Investment appoints new president and CEO
Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) has appointed Idzham Mohd Hashim as its president and chief executive officer with effect from Oct 1.
Awantec board forms management committee in wake of CEO departure
CEO Rezal Rahman leaves after 6-month tenure for an entrepreneurs life Oversight Committee led by Ramanathan Sathiamutty, Dr Abu Hasan Ismail
Cradle's Rafiza Ghazali leaving to join KAF Investment consortium’s digital bank as CEO
Consortium did not want to hire traditional banker to lead the team Innovation role at Sime Darby & startup exposure worked in her favour
World Innovation, Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) appoints Malaysian Dan Khoo as CEO
Chosen after extensive vetting and competitive recruitment outreach Been involved with WITSA for over 25 years, from speaker to Chairman
Mahadhir Aziz takes the rein as MDEC CEO
The Board of MDEC announces the appointment of Mahadhir Aziz as its new CEO, effective 1st September 2021.
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