Week in Review: It's all happening in the telco space
Acquisitions, CEO modifications and ‘battles’ Regulator MCMC going in at the action too IT is a specifically thrilling time within the telco area in Malaysia these days with leadership changes, a current acquisition, challenges and battles being fought over marketplace percentage, share of mind and the all-essential percentage of pockets. DiGi.com Bhd has simply announced a brand new CEO to take fee from Aug 1 onwards. While you may bet he could be on board earlier than that date, when he does formally take over, Lars-Ake Norling, a Swede, might be the 1/3 new CEO most of the 4 pinnacle cellular telcos in the us of a, joining his fellow Scandinavian Morten Lundal, a Norwegian, who took over at Maxis Bhd in September, 2013 and Singaporean Wong Heang Tuck, who took over at U Mobile Sdn Bhd this April. [Corrected: Lars-Ake was incorrectly identified as a Norwegian in the earlier version.] Celcom Axiata Bhd’s Shazalli Ramly, with his immaculately groomed hairstyle, is now the vet...