KUALA LUMPUR(Dec 22): Permodalan Nasional Bhd(PNB) has named Datuk Idris Kechot as its deputy president and group chief operating officer effective December 2014.

Idris, who was formerly the executive director of  the investment vehicle’s wholly owned subsidiary Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd(ASNB), will be overseeing the asset management department which covers both PNB’s domestic and international investments.

In a statement today, PNB also announced several appointments of its key personnel effective December 2014.

Datuk Wan Roshdi Wan Musa, who was PNB’s chief investment officer  and who has served the company for more than 30 years, was appointed as its chief risk officer

Mohammad Hussin will fill in Idris previous position as ASNB executive director.

Prior to the appointment, he  was ASNB’s senior vice president for its marketing and branch operations department.

“In line with the restructuring, PNB’s chief finance officer Datuk Mohd Nizam Zainordin is now the group finance officer whilst Adibah Khairiah Ismail@Daud is now the group company secretary,” read PNB’s statement.