AXIATA Group Bhd has announced the appointment of Datuk Mohd Izzaddin Idris as the deputy group CEO and group CEO-designate as of tomorrow.
He is currently a board member of Axiata Group Bhd and is re-designated as an executive director.
The board had extended president and group CEO Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim’s contract, which expires on March 2, to end-2020.
After leading Axiata for four terms and having assumed senior roles in the telecommunications and information and communications technology (ICT) industry for 39 years, Jamaludin had informed the board of his decision to retire.
The board, however, requested Jamaludin to extend his contract and continue until the end of 2020 to ensure a smooth and successful leadership transition.
Izzaddin will report to Jamaludin in the interim and will take over as president and group CEO by the end of this year.
As deputy GCEO, Izzaddin will oversee key corporate functions namely finance, strategy, marketing, corporate affairs and the increasingly critical areas of cybersecurity, privacy and trust, and ethics and compliance.
In addition, he will be responsible for two core areas – edotco, the infrastructure tower business, and Axiata Digital, its digital services business.
Izzaddin is no stranger to Axiata, having served on Axiata’s board since November 2016 and assuming other responsibilities within the organisation.
He has been active in board committees, chairing the Axiata Digital Business Investment and Oversight Committee as well as being a member of the Board Audit Committee, Board Risk Management Committee and Board Annual Report Committee.
He is also involved in the Operational Companies as chairman of Robi Axiata and a Board member of Dialog Axiata. – Jan 23, 2020
