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Sapura Energy appoints Mohammad Azlan Abdullah as chairman

He succeeds Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas, who retires on the same date

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 29 Apr 2022 10:34PM

Sapura Energy appoints Mohammad Azlan Abdullah as chairman — Datuk Mohammad Azlan Abdullah, 54, was first appointed to the Sapura Energy Board as non-executive non-independent director on October 1, 2019. – Prolintas pic, April 29, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Sapura Energy Bhd has announced the appointment of Datuk Mohammad Azlan Abdullah as chairman, effective May 7, 2022.

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, Sapura Energy said Azlan succeeds Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas, who is retiring on the same date, upon reaching the age of 70.

Azlan, 54, was first appointed to the Sapura Energy Board as non-executive non-independent director on October 1, 2019.

He had been Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (Prolintas) Group of Companies’ chief executive officer (CEO) since March 1, 2017.

Prior to that, he was The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd’s CEO.

Azlan holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from the University of Tasmania, Australia, and is also a Fellow of the Certified Practising Accountant Australia, as well as a chartered accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Shamsul, who was appointed Sapura chairman in July 2020, had helmed Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) as president and CEO from 2010 to 2015. – Bernama, April 29, 2022