KUALA LUMPUR: Berjaya Corporation (Berjaya) has appointed Abdul Jalil Rasheed as its new group chief executive officer (CEO), effective today.
In a statement today, the group said Jalil’s mandate would be to relook at Berjaya’s corporate structure, optimise financial and human resources, improve synergies and efficiency, and enhance corporate governance and transparency.
He is also entrusted to streamline the various group businesses to create and enhance shareholder value as well as to transform BCorp into a high-performing organisation.
Meanwhile, Robin Tan has been promoted and re-designated as executive deputy chairman, effective today and will relinquish his position as group CEO.
The group added that Jalil would be working together with executive chairman Vincent Tan and Robin as an executive committee, to involve in all strategic decision making and planning the future business direction of Berjaya.
Previously, Jalil was president and group CEO of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB).
He brings with him 18 years of investment and business leadership experience, having worked in United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia and Singapore with global investment firms, Aberdeen Standard Investments and Invesco Ltd.
Besides investment experience, Jalil also brings with him many years of experience in working with large corporations and boards on corporate governance and instilling operational effectiveness and excellence, according to Berjaya. - FMT
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