Datuk Shamsul Azhar Abbas appointed Petronas CEO

Datuk Shamsul Azhar Abbas is now a new Petronas CEO to replace Tan Sri Hassan Marican whose contract expire on 9 February 2010. This appointment ends month of speculation over whether the PM administration would extend Hassan’s terms as CEO.

Shamsul Azhar, who joined Petronas in 1974, has vast experience in the nation’s petroleum industry having served in several senior positions, including that of Vice President of Oil Business, Vice President Petrochemicals, Vice President Exploration (Upstream) and Vice President Maritime and Logistics.

Datuk Shamsul Azhar Abbas long history in Petronas where his last appointment was as Managing Director of MISC, a Petronas Subsidiary of which he retired last January.

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