KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has appointed Goh Seow Eng as chief executive officer (CEO) effective Dec 1, 2022, succeeding Gokhan Ogut.
In a statement, the telco said Goh will join Maxis as CEO-Designate on Nov 1 before he officially takes over from Ogut, who will complete his service on Nov 30.
Goh, 58, was the president and chief operating officer (COO) of Advanced Info Service (AIS) in Thailand. He was responsible for all operating units including the core mobile business and oversaw its expansion into the fibre broadband market as well as the enterprise business.
Prior to AIS, he was the managing director of Singtel’s home business, and before joining Singtel, he was CEO of the entertainment division of Tanjong plc.
Goh is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Management and Technology Dual-Degree Program. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Science) cum laude and a Bachelor of Science in Economics cum laude from the university’s Wharton School.
He obtained his MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and also attended Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.