Khazanah Appoints Christoph Mueller As Malaysia Airlines CEO

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Khazanah Nasional Bhd has appointed Christoph R. Mueller as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)-designate of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS NewCo), effective Jan 1 next year.

Mueller, who is currently CEO of Aer Lingus Plc, the national airline of Ireland, will also be nominated to the Board of Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) as Non-Executive Director.

In a statement today, the government's strategic investment fund said Datuk Seri Mohammed Shazalli Ramly would be nominated to the MAS Board as Non-Executive Director. At the same time, Mohammed Shazalli will remain as CEO and Director of Celcom Axiata Bhd.

The nominations of Mueller and Mohammed Shazalli to the MAS Board of Directors follow the appointment of Mohd Izani Ashari as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on Sept 12, 2014.

The MAS Board, effective Jan 1, 2015, will comprise:

Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof (Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman);

Ahmad Jauhari Yahya (Managing Director/Group CEO);

Christoph R. Mueller (CEO-designate/Non-Executive Director);

David Lau Nai Pek (Senior Independent Non-Executive Director);

Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director);

Mohd Shahazwan Mohd Harris (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director);

Tan Sri Krishnan Tan Boon Seng (Independent Non-Executive Director);

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Morshidi Abdul Ghani (Independent Non-Executive Director);

Tan Sri Sukarti Wakiman (Independent Non-Executive Director);

Dr Mohamadon Abdullah (Independent Non-Executive Director);

Mohd Izani Ashari (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director);

Datuk Seri Mohammed Shazalli Ramly (Non-Executive Director); and,

Datuk Fauziah Yaacob (Alternate Director to Mohd Irwan Serigar/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director).

On another development, Khazanah Nasional also announced the appointment of Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid as Chairman of the Corporate Reskilling Centre (CRC), which is scheduled to be launched by April 1, next year.

It said Shahryn Azmi named as CEO of the CRC, while Datuk Boonler Somchit was appointed as Non-Executive Director and Advisor to the CRC.

The appointments of Bashir, Shahryn and Boonler will be effective Jan 1, 2015.
-bernama.