Maxis Berhad | Annual Report 2012

Maxis Berhad // Annual Report 2012 55 Kala Kularajah Sundram Chief Talent Officer Kala is responsible for driving talent management, leadership development and organisational effectiveness. She joined Maxis in August 2010, bringing over 20 years of experience with her. She spent 14 years with Hay Group, where her last position was Regional Director of Reward Practice Business for Asia Pacific Africa. As part of this role, she also served in the Regional Leadership Team. Prior to joining the Hay Group, Kala worked for the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (now known as Bursa Malaysia). She holds a Master of Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) degree from Boston University, USA, a CPA from the Australian Society of CPAs, and a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) degree from Monash University, Australia. WHAT’S INSIDE HIGHLIGHTS OUR STRENGTH LEADERSHIP OUR BUSINESS IN ACTION CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY Kugan Thirunavakarasu Head of Products, Devices, Innovation and Roaming Kugan is responsible for maintaining Maxis’ leadership in non-voice revenue through the development of innovative data products, services and sales of devices. He is also in charge of the international roaming portfolio. He joined Maxis in 2003 bringing with him over 20 years of experience in telecommunications. He began his career with Ericsson Sweden, overseeing the North African market and Asia (Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, India, and Japan) operations and later became Head of Product Marketing with Ericsson Thailand, responsible for the AIS (Advance Information Services) account. In 2000, he joined DiGi Telecommunications Malaysia as Head of Product Development and Management. He currently represents the Asia Pacific as a board member of the Mobile Entertainment Forum and is an Alternate Director in the Bridge Alliance. Kugan holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from University Technology Malaysia, and in July 2011 completed the Stanford Executive Programme in Stanford University, USA. Tan Lay Han Head of Integrated Marketing, Go-to-Market and Customer Management Lay Han is responsible for integrated product and segment propositions, go-to-market activities, geo-marketing, business intelligence, loyalty management, commercial management, as well as business performance across all products and services. He joined Maxis in October 1999 as Head of Sales and Distribution and was appointed Head of Channel Distribution and Customer Service in February 2004, and Head of Consumer Marketing in September 2006. In September 2009, he became Head of Planning and in mid-2010, he took charge of the Business Transformation portfolio. Prior to joining Maxis, he was General Manager at Tanjong Golden Village Sdn. Bhd. (now TGV Cinemas Sdn. Bhd.). He was also involved in various business development projects for Tanjong plc. He was previously with BP Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. in various marketing and operations positions for nine years. Lay Han holds a Bachelor of Engineering from RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) and Masters in Business Administration from Cranfield School of Management.