Razali raises stake in Datasonic Group

Razali, who was recently appointed as Datasonic’s deputy president, also sits on the board of Marine & General Bhd, which is mainly involved in marine logistics in the upstream and downstream segments. With over 25 years of experience in the mining and oil and gas industry, Razali has held many roles ranging from developing businesses, managing critical projects, organisational development and providing advisory and consultancy services.

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Razali Mohd Yusof, who emerged as a key shareholder in Datasonic Group Bhd last month, has upped his stake in the technology firm.

Razali’s vehicle, Demi Mekar Sdn Bhd now has a 6.45% stake in the group after acquiring an earlier 3.9% stake on Dec 18,2019.

Datasonic, in a filing to the stock exchange, stated that Demi Mekar had acquired 87,162,000 shares on Jan 2,2020.

Razali, who was recently appointed as Datasonic’s deputy president, also sits on the board of Marine & General Bhd, which is mainly involved in marine logistics in the upstream and downstream segments.

With over 25 years of experience in the mining and oil and gas industry, Razali has held many roles ranging from developing businesses, managing critical projects, organisational development and providing advisory and consultancy services.

It has been speculated that there could be a revamp in the group’s top management following the recent changes in its shareholding.

The group’s long-serving managing director Datuk Abu Hanifah Noordin is expected to step down.

A StarBizweek report, citing sources, said Razali or persons related to him will take over as the group’s new managing director.

“Razali and his related parties are increasing their stake in the company to get a better control, ” the source was quoted as saying.

On Dec 18, Abu Hanifah sold about 186.41 million shares or 48% of his total share units in Datasonic via direct business transactions.

Despite the disposal, Abu Hanifah is the single largest shareholder with 202.67 million shares in Datasonic.

This represented a direct and indirect shareholding of 10.17% and 4.84% respectively.