Noorazman Abd Aziz is UEM Group's chairman

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 2): UEM Group Bhd has appointed Datuk Noorazman Abd Aziz (pictured) as chairman of the company effective immediately, replacing Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali, 69, who has retired after serving the group for more than 10 years.

In a statement today, UEM Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Bhd, said Noorazman, is a long-standing board member of the group.

He joined the board of UEM Group on Nov 15, 2010 and was subsequently named deputy chairman on April 14, 2017. He is currently an executive director of investments at Khazanah.

Noorazman joined Khazanah in May 2010 after having spent two-and-a-half years as managing director of Fajr Capital Ltd, a Khazanah investee company. Prior to this, he held a succession of international banking and finance positions including with Citigroup, Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd, Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority.

“I would like to record our utmost appreciation to Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin who has been the chairman and chief steward of UEM Group for more than 10 years," said Khazanah managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar in the statement.

"Tan Sri Taj, as we fondly call him, led and guided UEM Group through a very important period of its 51 years history, a period that coincided with the Government-Linked Company Transformation Programme and UEM Group’s own period of consolidation and renewed growth. As a 100% subsidiary of Khazanah, we are particularly thankful for all his contributions,” he added.

“I have greatly enjoyed my time at UEM Group and am proud to be involved in many mega, iconic projects in Malaysia and abroad over the years. It gives me great pride to see the business is on a strong footing, continues to grow and has established strategic positions in key industries and markets,” said Ahmad Tajuddin. "He (Noorazman) has a distinguished track record and the right person to chair the board of UEM Group moving forward." — theedgemarkets.com

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