KUALA LUMPUR (April 1): QSR Brands (M) Holdings Bhd, operator of KFC and Pizza Hut Malaysia outlets, has appointed Nehchal Khanna as its managing director (MD).

The company also appointed Datuk Mustafha Abd Razak as its chairman. Both appointments are effective today.

Nehchal’s appointment follows the retirement of Datuk Seri Mohamed Azahari Mohamed Kamil, who left on March 31.

“It is a great honour and responsibility to lead QSR Brands and drive the business forward in Malaysia and the region. I look forward to partnering with my colleagues at QSR Brands to achieve greater heights and further strengthen our position as the leading food chain brand that is loved and trusted by all Malaysians,” Nehchal said in a statement.

Before joining QSR Brands, Nehchal was the corporate business advisor for Johor Corporation.

Before that, Nehchal was MD at Morgan Stanley’s Singapore outpost between 2010 and 2016, where he advised clients across Southeast Asia on mergers, acquisitions and capital markets transactions.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Nehchal was MD at Deutsche Bank in Singapore, where he was head of investment banking for Malaysia and Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the company said Mohamed Azahari has helped navigate the growth and development of QSR Brands across the region since joining in 2017.

According to QSR Brands, Mustafha has over 24 years of experience within the corporate and banking sectors in Malaysia.