Leadership

SAP promotes Verena Siow to President and Managing Director of Southeast Asia
Singaporean takes top job in Southeast Asia for SAP, has 23 years experience SAP commits to developing local talent as it deepens presence in ASEAN
SEEK Asia Appoints Peter Bithos as CEO with veteran leader Suresh Thiru stepping down
Peter takes over at a time when Asia’s labour markets navigate Covid-19 Impact Work with SEEK teams to create step-change growth, better customer experience
Chief Secretary to the Government, Mohd Zuki Ali is new chairman of Cyberview
Spent 28 years in civil service, served in various ministries and capacities, including Finance Cyberview to harness new mandate to spearhead development in Cyberjaya
Third leadership change in 3 years sees Imri Mokhtar appointed as Telekom Malaysia's Group CEO
Replaces Noor Kamarul who served 13 months, laying foundation for future Imri to position TM on a more resilient, competitive and sustainable footing
Digerati50: Aaron Sarma shines brightest
Successful exit now followed with active role in Malaysia’s startup ecosystem Credits MDEC & Cradle Fund for critical support during entrepreneurial journey
Resilient leadership: A business survival trait in the face of calamity
Resilient leaders are able to rapidly devise and convey the ‘next-steps’ to staff An entrepreneur that does not observe good self-care will experience a decline  
IBM appoints Martin Chee as MD of IBM Singapore
Will spearhead IBM’s digital transformation initiatives in Singapore Play key role in helping clients leverage disruptive tech such as AI, cloud computing
Celcom Axiata appoints Imri Mokhtar as COO
Appointment accelerates Celcom’s operational excellence journey Telco aims to drive growth through innovation, digitisation & new business areas
Citrix Appoints Kathy Chen to Lead its Channel Across Asia Pacific and Japan Region
Will oversee growth of channel business in the region Work with partners & customers in achieving digital transformation goals
Pikom: Malaysia Risks Falling Behind Indonesia, Vietnam
Digitization needs to quickly happen, otherwise ‘we will have lost out’ New PIKOM think tank, Future Digital, about taking future into own hands
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