This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily on May 29, 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Edgenta Bhd said Tan Sri Dr Azmil Khalili Khalid (pic) had been appointed its chairman, starting last Friday.

In a statement yesterday, the asset management and infrastructure solution company said Azmil Khalili succeeds former chairman Amir Hamzah Azizan, who was appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tenaga Nasional Bhd on April 2 this year. Amir Hamzah retired as UEM Edgenta’s chairman on May 15.

UEM Edgenta managing director and CEO Datuk Azmir Merican said Azmil Khalili’s substantial corporate experience in various industries will provide a boost to the company in its next phase of growth.

“We look forward to his chairmanship to continue delivering value to our stakeholders. On behalf of the company, I would also like to thank Amir Hamzah for his leadership and contributions during his tenure as our chairman, and wish him much success in the future,” Azmir said.

Azmil Khalili presently sits on the boards of UEM Sunrise Bhd, Reach Energy Bhd and ANIH Bhd. UEM Edgenta said he is also the chairman of the Malaysia-Philippines Business Council.

“He joined MTD Capital Bhd in 1993 as general manager of corporate planning and held the position of group managing director and chief executive director in March 1996 before assuming the position of group president and chief executive officer of MTD Group from April 2005 to April 2011.

“He was the president and chief executive officer of MTD Capital Bhd’s listed subsidiary, namely MTD ACPI Engineering Bhd, and was also the chairman of MTD Walkers PLC, a foreign subsidiary of MTD Capital Bhd listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the Republic of Sri Lanka,” UEM Edgenta said.