AwanBiru Technology Berhad appointed ENCIK AZLAN BIN ZAINAL ABIDIN as Chief Executive Officer. Date of change 01 June 2023. Age 50. Gender Male. Nationality Malaysia.
Working experience and occupation: Encik Azlan bin Zainal Abidin has twenty-six (26) years of experience in managing profitable B2B businesses for systems integration, consulting and telecommunications organisations. He has led and managed business transformational programmes, technology operations and implementation delivery for both local and global companies. He was the Group Chief Executive Officer, IT & eServices of Dagang NeXchange Berhad ("DNeX"). During his tenure, he managed and ensured the growth of the IT companies within the DNeX stable of companies.Prior to joining DNeX, he managed the Enterprise business in Celcom Axiata as the Chief Enterprise Officer. He was accountable for the full Enterprise P&L. Within the span of one (1) year, he has managed to grow the digital and solutions business by more than 30% which has contributed to a total business growth.He has also led IBM Malaysia's Global Business Services (GBS) as the Country Managing Partner. IBM GBS provides systems consulting and implementation services to B2B clients. In this role, he led a team of over 200 consultants in executing GBS's Digital Transformation plan to increase market share as well as profitability. The transformation plan involves new digital and cognitive offerings coupled with an enhanced delivery/operating model. He is fully responsible for the P&L growth for the business outfit. Within his 2.5 years tenure leading GBS, he has managed to grow the group's financials/signings significantly.