MMC PORTS AND NORTHPORT APPOINT NEW CEOs
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MMC PORTS AND NORTHPORT APPOINT NEW CEOs
MMC PORTS AND NORTHPORT APPOINT NEW CEOs
KUALA LUMPUR, 3 December 2024 – MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd (“MMC Ports”), a member of MMC Group, recently announced the appointment of Dato’ Azman Shah Mohd Yusof as its new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), effective 1st December 2024.
Dato’ Azman, 55, has more than 30 years of experience that includes investment analysis, corporate finance, corporate strategy, business development and port management. Prior to this appointment, Dato’ Azman served as the CEO of Northport (Malaysia) Bhd (“Northport”) since 2016. He holds several notable positions, including Chairman of Port Klang Cruise Terminal Sdn Bhd, Director of Klang Port Management Sdn Bhd and Director of Northport Distripark Sdn Bhd.
Dato’ Azman also serves as the current Vice President of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI), Council Member and Deputy Treasurer of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM), Executive Committee Member of the Malaysian Biomass Industries Confederation (MBIC) and President of the London School of Economics Alumni Society of Malaysia, among others.
With Dato’ Azman’s transition to MMC Ports, Northport, one of the ports under MMC Ports, has announced the appointment of Fakhrul Azhar Tajudin as its new CEO effective 1 December 2024, to fill the position vacated by Dato’ Azman. Northport also announced the appointment of G. Ulaganathan as its Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), effective the same date.
Fakhrul Azhar, 48, brings 25 years of extensive experience in the port and logistics industry. Prior to this appointment, he served as the General Manager of the Terminal Operations Division at Northport. Meanwhile, G. Ulaganathan, 57, has a distinguished career spanning 28 years in the same industry. Prior to his new role, he was the Senior General Manager of Commercial and Logistics Services at Northport.
“These appointments mark a strategic step forward for Northport as it continues its Reinventing Northport journey. Fakhrul Azhar and G. Ulaganathan have consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership, extensive industry expertise, and a strong commitment to innovation and operational excellence. I am confident that their combined vision and dedication will not only strengthen Northport’s position in the industry but also establish new benchmarks for growth and sustainability. Their leadership will propel Northport to greater heights and ensure its continued success in an increasingly dynamic global landscape,” said Dato’ Azman.
MMC Ports is Malaysia’s largest port operator and is a wholly owned subsidiary of MMC Corporation Berhad. MMC Ports is a holding company for its subsidiaries that operate five ports across Peninsular Malaysia, namely Port of Tanjung Pelepas and Johor Port in Johor, Northport in Selangor, Penang Port in Penang and Tanjung Bruas Port in Melaka.
The business of MMC Ports and its subsidiaries also includes a solid product jetty terminal in Johor, ship-to-ship transfer services in Port of Yan in Kedah, and cruise terminals in Penang, Port Klang and Langkawi.
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ABOUT MMC CORPORATION BERHAD
MMC Corporation Berhad (“MMC”) is a leading utilities and infrastructure group with diversified businesses in Malaysia and abroad under four divisions, namely Ports and Logistics, Energy and Utilities, Engineering and Industrial Development. Its key businesses under the Ports and Logistics Division includes the port operations of Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd, Johor Port Berhad, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, Penang Port Sdn Bhd, Tanjung Bruas Port Sdn Bhd and Kontena Nasional Berhad, a logistics provider. Internationally, MMC has presence in Saudi Arabia via Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company Limited, a container port terminal within the Jeddah Islamic Port.
Under the Energy and Utilities Division, Malakoff Corporation Berhad is the largest Independent Power Producer in Malaysia and its subsidiary, Alam Flora Sdn Bhd is one of the leading environmental management companies in the country. Under Gas Malaysia Berhad, MMC is the supplier of reticulated natural gas in Peninsular Malaysia operating and maintaining 2,600 kilometres of Natural Gas Distribution System network. Through Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad, MMC provides full-fledge water services using high technology treatment in Malaysia.
MMC’s Engineering Division has played a leading role on the elevated section as well as the main contractor for the underground work package for the 51-kilometre Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (“KVMRT”) Kajang Line including 9.5 kilometres underground works. Currently, MMC is the main turnkey contractor for the entire 52.2 kilometres KVMRT Putrajaya Line. MMC has also successfully completed the 329-kilometre Ipoh-Padang Besar Electrified Double Tracking Project as well as the innovative Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (“SMART”) motorway, the first of its kind, dual-purpose tunnel in the world.
MMC is currently in the final stage of completing the Langat Centralised Sewerage Treatment Plant which will serve 920,000 Population Equivalent and Langat 2 Water Treatment Plant which will supply 1,130 million litres of treated water per day.
MMC’s Industrial Development Division develops and manages approximately 5,000 acres of industrial developments namely Senai Airport City (“SAC”) and Tanjung Bin Industrial Park (“TBIP”) in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor and Northern Technocity (“NTC”) in Kulim Kedah. The SAC, TBIP and NTC developments come under the ambit of MMC’s Industrial Development Division, operating under three companies namely Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd, Seaport Worldwide Sdn Bhd and Northern Technocity Sdn Bhd.
In other business, through Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, MMC is the operator of Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru – the southern aviation hub and an important gateway to Iskandar Malaysia and Kerteh Airport in Terengganu.
Enquiries
Please log on to www.mmc.com.my or call:
Nor Sazlenna Johan, Executive Corporate Communications, Kontena Nasional Berhad, tel: +6018 201 2286 / +603 7876 1933, email: noor.sazlenna@kn.com.my
Azlina Ashar, Head of Group Corporate Communications, MMC Corporation Berhad, tel: +6019 6688 990 / +603 2071 1124, email: azlina.ashar@mmc.com.my
