Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), an oil and gas company, announces that it has appointed Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan as a director of the Petronas board and noted his appointment as chairman of the board, effective July 1, 2012.
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Tan Sri Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan, who recently retired from the Malaysian Civil Service as the Twelfth Chief Secretary to the Government, will head, guide and provide stewardship to the Petronas Board.
Mr. Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan was appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia by the Yang DiPertuan Agong effective 3rd September 2006.
During his service in the Government, he had held positions in the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Implementation Coordination Unit, PM’s Department.
In MITI, he has held positions as Malaysia’s Trade Commissioner in Sydney, Australia, Deputy Director in the Policy and Research Division, Deputy Director (Operations) in the International Trade Division, Minister Counselor of Economic Affairs at the Malaysian Trade Commissioner’s Office in Washington DC, United States, and the Director of Multilateral Relations Division, Deputy Secretary-General Trade and culminating as the Secretary-General of MITI in 2004.
Mr. Mohd Sidek bin Haji Hassan’s appointment will restore clear demarcation of roles between Chairman and President & CEO and as such is a further reflection of Petronas’ commitment to upholding global standards of good governance, a key pillar of its Corporate Enhancement Programme (CEP).
The Board also approved the appointment of Puan Juniwati Rahmat Hussin as Vice President & Venture Director of the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) to lead all proposed Petronas developments in Pengerang, Johor.
A chemist by qualification, Puan Juniwati, a former Petronas scholar, has had a 30-year career with Petronas, during which time she held various responsibilities in refinery operations, project management, corporate planning, marketing and trading, as well as in education.
She will be succeeded in her current position as Vice-President of the Human Resource Management (HRM) Division by Puan Raiha Azni Abd Rahman, Senior General Manager of HRM Division, Exploration & Production Business.
Over her 28-year career with Petronas, Puan Raiha Azni, a former Petronas scholar, served in numerous positions across a range of HRM functions within the Group. ■