KUALA LUMPUR: Axiata Group Bhd has appointed Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan as an independent non-executive director with effect from Nov 29, 2021, it said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday.

       Shahril, 51, currently serves as a non-executive director of Malaysia Airlines Bhd and Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd, where he chairs the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

       Previously, he led Khazanah Nasional Bhd as its managing director from August 2018 to August 2021. Prior to that, he was the CEO of the Employees Provident Fund from April 2013 to August 2018.