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Date : 19 May 2004

Change in Boardroom

TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD

Date of change

01/07/2004
Type of changeAppointment
DesignationDirector & Chief Exec. Officer
DirectorateExecutive
NameDato' Abdul Wahid bin Omar
Age40
NationalityMalaysian
QualificationsDato' Wahid is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom and a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Working experience and occupation Dato' Wahid is currently the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad and UEM World Berhad. He is also the Executive Vice Chairman of PLUS Expressways Berhad. Dato' Wahid also holds several directorship in the UEM Group of companies.

He is also a member of Lembaga Tabung Haji's Investment Panel and the Financial Reporting Foundation of Malaysia. Dato' Wahid is also a Director of Bursa Malaysia Berhad.

Dato' Wahid was the Chief Financial Officer of Telekom Malaysia Berhad before joining the UEM Group in October 2001. He was a Director of Group Corporate Services cum Divisional Director, Capital Market & Securities of Amanah Capital Partners Berhad. He also served as the Chairman of Amanah Short Deposits Berhad and the Association of Discount Houses in Malaysia and Director of Alliance Merchant Bank Berhad and several other companies in the financial services sector.
Directorship of public companies (if any)1. United Engineers (Malaysia) Berhad
2. UEM World Berhad
3. PLUS Expressways Berhad
4. Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad
5. UEM Builders Berhad
6. Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad
7. Pharmaniaga Berhad
8. Linkedua (Malaysia) Berhad
9. Bursa Malaysia Berhad
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuerNil
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiariesNil

Remarks :
Dato' Wahid bin Omar's appointment as Group Chief Executive Officer of Telekom Malaysia would be effective from 1 July 2004 in place of Dato' Dr Md Khir bin Abdul Rahman, the current Chief Executive, who would complete his term of service on 30 June 2004.


Announcement Info

Company NameTELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD  
Stock Name TELEKOM    
Date Announced19 May 2004  
CategoryChange in Boardroom
Reference NoTM-040519-47094