Awang Adek is SC's new executive chairman


SC Awang Adik Hussin

PETALING JAYA: Former Umno supreme council member and deputy finance minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin (pic) has been appointed to lead the Securities Commission (SC).

His appointment came as the current chairman, Datuk Syed Zaid Syed Jaffar Albar, surprisingly tendered his resignation merely six months after his term was extended for a three-year period.

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