MAS appoints new directors, sets up exco

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) surprised the market when it announced several boardroom changes that included the resignation of seven directors and the appointment of four corporate personalities as independent directors. AirAsia Bhd also welcomed two new directors.

Although the departure of MAS managing director Tengku Datuk Seri Azmil Zahruddin had been widely anticipated, few would have expected the national carrier’s board to now include Land & General Bhd founder Tan Sri Wan Azmi Wan Hamzah, IJM Corp Bhd executive deputy chairman Tan Sri Krishnan Tan, Astro Malaysia Holdings Sdn Bhd CEO Datuk Rohana Rozhan and Axiata Bhd director David Lau Nai Pek as independent non-executive directors.