Celcom Axiata appoints Halim Shafie as interim chairman

KUALA LUMPUR – Celcom Axiata Bhd has announced the appointment of Tan Sri Halim Shafie as its interim chairman, effective yesterday. 

In a statement today, the telecommunications provider said the appointment follows the resignation of Datuk Izzaddin Idris who stepped down from his position as Axiata’s president and group chief executive officer, as well as Celcom’s chairman on Tuesday. 

Halim was appointed Axiata Group Bhd independent non-executive director on November 1, 2020, and has served in many government agencies including the Education Ministry, the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit and the National Public Administration Institute. 

“Halim was the Energy, Water and Communications Ministry secretary-general in 2000, and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman from 2006 to 2009, before taking up (the) position as Telekom Malaysia Bhd chairman from 2009 to 2015.

“His last position before Axiata was MCMC chairman, appointed for the second time from 2015 to 2018,” Celcom said.

Celcom CEO Datuk Mohamad Idham Nawawi welcomed the appointment of Halim as its new chairman.

“We look forward to his guidance and leadership in driving the organisation towards new strides and creating real value for our customers,” he said. – Bernama, June 3, 2022