Malaysian telecoms holding company Axiata Group Berhad has appointed James MacLaurin as Group CFO to support its goal of becoming a regional champion, it announced yesterday.
It has also announced that the head of corporate development, which includes…
Malaysian telecoms holding company Axiata Group Berhad has appointed James MacLaurin as Group CFO to support its goal of becoming a regional champion, it announced yesterday.
It has also announced that the head of corporate development, which includes M&A, will be temporarily overseen by Azwan Khan Bin Osman Khan, Group Chief Strategy Officer.
MacLaurin’s previous roles include CFO of Vodafone’s Africa & Central Europe division, as well as finance director positions at GEC Bangladesh Group Companies and GEC Singapore.
According to president and group CEO Dato’ Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim, “Axiata has been strengthening its organisation by bringing in world class talent at all levels and we are very happy to welcome James into the fold. The telecommunications industry is fast paced and multifaceted. With nearly 18 years of experience in this sector alongside international experience in fast growing markets and in large telco groups, James understands the complexities of the business which will be invaluable to Axiata”.
Axiata has controlling interests in mobile operators in Malaysia via Celcom, XL in Indonesia, Dialog in Sri Lanka, Robi in Bangladesh and Hello in Cambodia, as well as significant strategic stakes in India’s Idea, Singapore’s M1, and Iran’s MTCE or Esfahan. The Group says its Asian subsidiaries and associates boast over 160 million mobile subscribers, and report 2010 group revenue of RM15.3bn.
