KUALA LUMPUR, May 30- Maxis Bhd today announced that Johan Dennelind, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 1, will be unable to assume the position.
“Maxis would like to inform that, owing to recent personal family circumstances which have made it necessary for him to reside closer to family in Sweden, Dennelind has indicated he is unable to assume the role of CEO.
“The board, having carefully considered Dennelind’s situation, agreed that it is in the best interest of the company to release him from his contract,” it said in a statement.
Maxis said the board will continue with its search for a CEO. Consequent to this, Maxis has appointed its Chief Financial Officer Nasution Mohammed as Joint Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective June 1.
Nasution, together with the current Joint COO, Suren J. Amarasekera, will provide overall leadership to the company and be responsible for its performance.
Maxis said Nasution would continue to oversee the finance function. “The board is confident that they will be highly effective in delivering on these roles,” said Chairman Raja Tan Sri Arshad Raja Tun Uda.
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