Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad announced Appointment of Encik Mohamed bin Rastam Shahrom as Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of the company. Age: 52, Date of change: 25 October 2023. Qualifications: Degree: BSc (Honours) in Accounting and Finance University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom.

Professional Qualification: Accounting Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom. Professional Qualification: Accounting Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants. Working experience and occupation: Encik Mohamed has over 23 years of experience in the field of finance, investment appraisal, fund raising, financial analysis and planning, finance operations, international joint ventures and statutory reporting.

Prior to joining Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad as Group Chief Financial Officer in January 2020, Encik Mohamed was the Chief Financial Officer of UEM Sunrise Berhad. He joined UEM Group Berhad as the Director, Group Managing Director's Office and subsequently assumed the role of Director, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer's Office of UEM Sunrise Berhad. Prior to that, Encik Mohamed was the Financial Controller in an oil and gas company, a position which had him overseeing the Engineering & Construction Division and Drilling Services.

He was instrumental in driving several initiatives, including automation and streamlining the finance operations, cost reduction program, business and asset acquisitions and international project financing. Before that, he was the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions and Vice President, Finance at Celcom Axiata Berhad. He also served as Vice President, Corporate Finance and Advisory, Affin Investment Bank Berhad and Hwang-DBS Investment Bank Berhad as Assistant Vice President where he has worked on multiple Initial Public Offerings and Mergers & Acquisitions.

His earlier years were spent in external audit firm, Authur Andersen, where he gained exposure to a variety of industries, ranging from financial institutions, insurance and Government-linked companies.