Shazalli’s appointment as TM's chief adds spice to merger prospects

TM has webe but to grow that from ground zero will take years. A merger with Axiata and Celcom pushes it to have access to over 10 million mobile users. Combined that with its own broadband users, it can drive TM

THE appointment of Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly certainly adds spice to speculation of a possible merger brewing between Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and Axiata Group Bhd.

He takes over as the new chief of TM on May 1, succeeding Tan Sri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, who is retiring after nearly a decade at the helm.