Change in Boardroom

UEM SUNRISE BERHAD

Date of change 18 May 2017
Name TAN SRI DATO' SRI ZAMZAMZAIRANI BIN MOHD ISA
Age 56
Gender Male
Nationality Malaysia
Designation Chairman
Directorate Non Independent and Non Executive
Type of change Appointment
Qualifications
1) Bachelor of Science in Communications Engineering from United Kingdom. 
2) Completed the Corporate Finance, Strategies for Creating Shareholder value programme at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, United States of America.
3) Attended the Strategic Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.
4) Attended the IMD CEO Roundtable at Lausanne, Switzerland.
Working experience and occupation
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zamzamzairani has vast experience in the telecommunications industry which spans more than 30 years, beginning in Telekom Malaysia Berhad ("TM") where he served for 13 years before assuming key positions in several multinationals such as Global One Communications and Lucent Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, where he was Chief Executive Officer.  In 2005, he returned to TM as Senior Vice President, Group Strategy and Technology and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Business, before being appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in April 2008 until his retirement from TM on 30 April 2017. 
 
Under his leadership, TM launched and successfully rolled out the high speed broadband service in 2010, in a historic collaboration with the Government of Malaysia. He was awarded the Business Person of the Year 2015 at the Asian Academy of Management International Conference, organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia in October 2015.  He was also named CEO of the Year 2015 at the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Groups Annual Corporate Governance Awards ceremony held in December 2015.  Recently, he was conferred a special individual award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry at the 2017 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards and named the prestigious Telecom CEO of the Year at the 20th Telecom Asia Awards 2017.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)
UEM Group Berhad
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer
Nil
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer
No
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries
Nil



Tan Sri Dato' Sri Zamzamzairani is appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Board of UEM Sunrise Berhad with effect from 18 May 2017 and his appointment is to be effected after the conclusion of 9th Annual General Meeting to be held on 18 May 2017.


Announcement Info

Company Name UEM SUNRISE BERHAD
Stock Name UEMS
Date Announced 17 May 2017
Category Change in Boardroom
Reference Number C03-11052017-00009