Maxis Berhad
Annual Report 2015
page
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Chairman’s Statement
We are very serious about developing talent within our
organisation. Our scholarship programme continues to attract
some of the brightest talents into the Company. Our award
winning management associate programme provides new
recruits with a deep sense of knowledge of the business
while having the opportunity to be mentored by our highly
experienced senior leadership team. These efforts will be
significant in taking the Company into the future.
We now look forward to the next phase which is our plan
towards 2018 – building capabilities to become a digital
company. This involves revolutionising our channels (moving
towards self-serve and apps), digitalising our products and
services and transitioning to a more open, flexible internal
operating model.
Corporate Responsibility
In our last Annual Report, I spoke about moving into a new
dimension of our community programme in 2015 to make a
direct impact on teaching and learning in an Internet era. I am
excited about how the effects of the Internet can drive positive
changes for the community.
As such, I’m pleased that we have made significant progress
in kicking off our new flagship community programme, eKelas,
which combines our passion for education, and access to
Internet so that we can reach out to rural areas and contribute
to the children’s education in these areas. You can read more
about this exciting programme in our community section of
this annual report.
Maxis also showed strong commitment to education and
leadership development by presenting the Maxis Scholarship
for Excellence Awards (“MSEA”) to six outstanding young
Malaysian students in 2015, who will be attending notable
international universities. The MSEA that we have been
committing to every year since 2005 for top education
institutions represents not just the search for top academic
results, but importantly, great character, attitude and the
ability for us to identify future talent and the potential to move
forward as leaders.
Board Commitment
The Board continues to uphold and implement the highest
levels of corporate governance and corporate responsibility
across the Company. Details of our corporate governance
initiatives and internal control policies are in the relevant
sections of this Annual Report.
We value the diverse mix of skills, experience, knowledge
and competencies on the Board and will continue to drive a
culture of high performance and continuous improvement in
the Company.
Acknowledgement
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank KKMM and
MCMC, our customers, business partners, associates and our
shareholders, to whom we remain grateful for their support
and confidence.
During the year, Augustus Ralph Marshall, Krishnan Ravi
Kumar and Dr. Ibrahim Abdulrahman H. Kadi resigned from
the Board. We also received notification from Robert William
Boyle of his intention not to seek re-election and will therefore
retire at the conclusion of the Seventh Annual General
Meeting.
Both Augustus Ralph Marshall and Robert William Boyle
have been long standing members of the Board, having been
appointed in 2009. The Company has benefitted immensely
from their knowledge and experience and on behalf of the
Board, I would like to express our gratitude to them.
I would also like to thank Krishnan Ravi Kumar and Dr. Ibrahim
Abdulrahman H. Kadi for their valuable contributions to the
Company during the 2½ years they served on the Board.
At the same time, I would like to welcome Mohammed
Abdullah K. Alharbi and Robert Alan Nason as members
of the Board.
Mohammed Abdullah K. Alharbi has more than 20 years
of experience in the corporate sector, the last 12 years in
senior positions in an international role with Saudi Telecom
Company (“STC”). He leads STC’s M&A activities focusing on
strengthening and expanding STC’s international presence.
Robert Alan Nason brings with him 25 years of experience in
senior leadership roles in global professional services firms
and in the corporate sector, the last five in the telco industry
where he led a significant transformation programme.
I have benefitted from the shared wisdom of my colleagues on
the Board and would like to thank them for their guidance and
contribution.
I would also like to express my gratitude to the CEO, Morten
Lundal and the Management for their leadership, and to all the
staff for their positive attitude, hard work and commitment.
I look forward to working together with the Board and the
Maxis team as we build on the work that we have already
started and I am excited for a better year ahead.
RAJA TAN SRI DATO’ SERI ARSHAD BIN RAJA TUN UDA
