Ex-MDEC CEO Yasmin Mahmood appointed Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Chair


PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Yasmin Mahmood has been named Chair of Heriot-Watt University Malaysia’s board of directors.

The former Microsoft Malaysia managing director and former Malaysia Digital Economy Corp (MDEC) chief executive officer was instrumental in the region’s digital economic transformation, and she has also worked with technology giants including Hewlett Packard and Dell in a career spanning three decades.

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