KUALA LUMPUR: Surina Shukri is relinquishing her role as CEO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) with effect from Aug 31.

       In a statement on Tuesday, MDEC said Surina will move on to focus on interests close to her heart.

       Appointed on Jan 16, 2019, she was named the World’s 50 Most Influential People Revolutionising Governance in the Agile 50 list compiled by Apolitical and the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Agile Governance in 2020.

       Surina said it has been an absolute privilege to lead MDEC and the nation’s digital economy agenda forward through the unexpected changes and significant challenges over the past two years and seven months.

       “I am proud of what the team at MDEC has accomplished in these circumstances, focused on firmly establishing our beloved Malaysia as the Heart of Digital Asean.

       “I am confident this team will continue to build on the successes that have been achieved to fully deliver on our mandate to the people and nation,” she said.

       During her tenure at MDEC, Surina oversaw the successful “Reinvent” mission and its implementation at MDEC.

       MDEC said this resulted in an agile and professional agency operating at a high level of integrity, delivering high impact initiatives benefitting the people, businesses and investors.

       She has also been a key contributor to establishing digital and technology as a national agenda in line with the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint or MyDIGITAL and the National 4IR Policy.

       MDEC chairman Datuk Wira Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff said the board recorded its recognition and appreciation of Surina’s partnership in executing MDEC’s “Reinvent” mission and commitment towards the nation’s digital transformation agenda.

       The MDEC management operating council (MOC) will continue to operate in the interim and ensure a seamless transition until her successor is announced.