| Working experience and occupation |
Tan Sri Dato Sri Zamzamzairani has vast experience in the telecommunications industry which spans more than 30 years, beginning in Telekom Malaysia Berhad ("Telekom Malaysia") where he served for 13 years before assuming key positions in several multinationals such as Global One Communications and Lucent Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, where he was Chief Executive Officer. In 2005, he returned to Telekom Malaysia as Senior Vice President, Group Strategy and Technology and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer, Malaysia Business, before being appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in April 2008 until his retirement from Telekom Malaysia on 30 April 2017.
Under his leadership, Telekom Malaysia launched and successfully rolled out the high speed broadband service in 2010, in a historic collaboration with the Government of Malaysia. He was awarded the Business Person of the Year 2015 at the Asian Academy of Management International Conference, organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia in October 2015. He was also named CEO of the Year 2015 at the Minority Shareholder Watchdog Groups Annual Corporate Governance Awards ceremony held in December 2015. He was conferred a special individual award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry at the 2017 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards and named the prestigious Telecom CEO of the Year at the 20th Telecom Asia Awards 2017. |