<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡18日讯）明讯（Maxis Bhd）总营运长Gökhan Ogut获擢升为集团总执行长，从5月1日起生效。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他将向主席及董事部汇报。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>根据明讯，Ogut于去年9月1日担任总营运长一职，他将取代明讯现任代总执行长Robert Nason的职务。</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Nason将继续留在董事部，担任非独立非执行董事，并将受委为商业和资讯科技转型委员会主席以及审计委员会成员。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>明讯主席Raja Tan Sri Arshad今日发布文告说：“董事部将确保两人顺利交棒，Nason的代总执行长合约将在4月30日到期。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他补充说：“我们很高兴且欢迎Ogut担任明讯总执行长。我们相信凭借他丰富的经验和对创新和发展的关注，他是推动我们新策略的合适人选。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Ogut曾是土耳其Vodafone的总执行长。在加入Vodafone之前，他曾在Danone和Procter &amp; Gamble等众多大型知名公司担任高级营销和一般管理职务，在土耳其、美国和法国担任国内和全球职务的职位。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>闭市时，明讯报5.55令吉，跌8仙或1.42%，共65万8600股易手，市值达433亿8000万令吉。</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯）</p></div>


（吉隆坡18日讯）明讯（Maxis Bhd）总营运长Gökhan Ogut获擢升为集团总执行长，从5月1日起生效。

他将向主席及董事部汇报。

根据明讯，Ogut于去年9月1日担任总营运长一职，他将取代明讯现任代总执行长Robert Nason的职务。

Nason将继续留在董事部，担任非独立非执行董事，并将受委为商业和资讯科技转型委员会主席以及审计委员会成员。

明讯主席Raja Tan Sri Arshad今日发布文告说：“董事部将确保两人顺利交棒，Nason的代总执行长合约将在4月30日到期。”

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明讯擢升Gökhan Ogut为CEO

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