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Celcom’s numero uno, Dato’ Sri Shazalli Ramly has been appointed Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s (TM) Group CEO and Managing Director.

Since September last year, Shazalli has been Axiata Group Bhd’s Executive Vice President and Regional CEO.

He transformed the company in 2005 into a formidable player recording more than 30 consecutive quarters of growth.

Shazalli is a known brand warrior and brilliant leader among industry peers.

At TM, he is expected to help their wireless player Webe Digital with a big push.

His appointment will take effect May 1, 2017, after TM’s current group CEO Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa retires on April 30, 2017.

Zamzamzairani, or Zam, has been with the telco industry for over 30 years including 13 years in TM.

TM Group CFO Bazlan Osman has been appointed as the company’s Deputy Group CEO and Executive Director, effective May 1, 2017.

“These appointments mark a new era of leadership for TM as Malaysia’s Convergence Champion. Shaz brings the energy, drive and industry know-how to build on the strong foundation established by Zam,” said TM chairman Sulaiman Mahbob.

“TM remains steadfast in building its ecosystem towards realising our convergence and ‘go digital’ aspirations as we move beyond connectivity into quad play, and new value added digital and smart devices,” he added.

FAME STARTS HERE: APPIES Malaysia 2017 Open for Entries

Win at the APPIES and shine for the rest of the year!

Almost all of last year’s winners for APPIES Malaysia went on to win big in regional and global awards shows which is why we are bringing back Malaysia’s “TED for Marketing” for its second year!

Your campaign will be judged by over 25 leaders in the Marketing industry who will put your knowledge to the test in a unique Live Presentation environment.

Our 2016 winners pitched their cases to key decision makers from Shell Malaysia, Huawei, CIMB and more!

This year’s judging panel will be equally if not more dynamic and leading the panel will be APPIES Malaysia’s Chief Judge Rakesh Mohan – Chairman of Unilever Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia & Laos.

So what are you waiting for send in your entries today!

Entrant campaigns must have run between April 2016 and April 2017 in any of these six categories – consumer durables, consumer services, food and beverage, non-food FMCG, business services, as well as government, cultural, social and environmental campaigns.

All entries should reach us before the closing deadline of 30th April 2017. For further details on this year’s APPIES Malaysia click here or visit www.appies.com.my

This year’s APPIES Malaysia will be held at Eastin Hotel on June 1st & 2nd.