<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡4日讯）汽车零件制造商MBM资源（MBM Resources Bhd）委任Dr Muhammad Iqbal Shaharom为新任总裁兼总执行长，即时生效。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Muhammad Iqbal（60岁）自7月2日起，担任代总执行长兼总裁。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>1月16日，他获委任为MBM资源副总裁一职。此前，他曾任职于多元重工业（DRB-Hicom Bhd）、奇瑞汽车（Chery Automobile）和Naza集团的各种高级管理职位。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>目前，他也是MBM资源持有51.5%股权子公司Daihatsu（Malaysia）私人有限公司的董事经理。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Muhammad Iqbal拥有工商管理博士和硕士学位。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>闭市时，MBM资源起4仙或1.96%，至2.08令吉，市值达7亿9741万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>

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（吉隆坡4日讯）汽车零件制造商MBM资源（MBM Resources Bhd）委任Dr Muhammad Iqbal Shaharom为新任总裁兼总执行长，即时生效。

Muhammad Iqbal（60岁）自7月2日起，担任代总执行长兼总裁。

1月16日，他获委任为MBM资源副总裁一职。此前，他曾任职于多元重工业（DRB-Hicom Bhd）、奇瑞汽车（Chery Automobile）和Naza集团的各种高级管理职位。

目前，他也是MBM资源持有51.5%股权子公司Daihatsu（Malaysia）私人有限公司的董事经理。<...

Muhammad Iqbal担任MBM资源新CEO

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