KUALA LUMPUR: Pertama Digital Bhd has appointed ex-chief justice of Malaya, Tun Zaki Tun Azmi as board chairman, effective today.

       Tun Zaki, who served as independent non-executive director of Pertama Digital since April 21, 2020, succeeds Datuk Dr Kenny Ng Bee Ken in a leadership nomination aimed at steering the company further as it launches new businesses in line with its projected growth in the digital sector

       “I am proud to be given the responsibility and confidence of the board to lead the company and look forward to taking a hands-on approach with the management as we create solutions for the benefit of the rakyat.

       “We will be thoughtful and innovative as we chart new grounds for the financial benefit of our shareholders and the digital advancement of Malaysia and the Rakyat,” Zaki said in a statement.