ROHANA STEPS DOWN AS ASTRO CEO
KUALA LUMPUR: Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd group chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Rohana Rozhan’s resignation is not related to allegations of data leak or political reasons.
Astro chairman Tun Zaki Azmi said Rohana’s six-month resignation notice, which will take effect on January 31 next year, was a normal process to facilitate succession of group chief content and consumer officer Henry Tan.
Tan, who will succeed Rohana on February 1, has been with Astro for more than 10 years.
Rohana, when speaking after Astro shareholders meeting, here, yesterday, said she wanted “to pursue other goals”.
There have been rumours that she may be part of the potential restructuring at national TV station RTM.
“We have been planning Rohana’s succession for a few months already and this announcement is the usual practice of giving a six-month notice,” said Zaki after the shareholders meeting.
“It has nothing to do with the data leak incident or any political reasons,” he said, adding that Rohana would remain on the board as a non-executive director.
He commended Rohana for inspiring the group to achieve many firsts and milestones for the media industry in Malaysia.
“So far, with her strong leadership, Astro’s customer base grew from 2.0 million to 5.5 million, while revenue grew RM1.79 billion to RM5.53 billion for the year ended January 2018,” he said.
Zaki dismissed speculations that the resignation was linked to the recent spate of chiefs of government agencies and government-linked companies tendering their resignations.
On Wednesday, Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly resigned as group chief executive officer of Telekom Malaysia Bhd while Bank Negara Malaysia confirmed Tan Sri Muhammad Ibrahim had stepped down as governor.
Meanwhile, Astro said yesterday it had lodge police report for the second time following media reports that its customer data was leaked online.
It said the data breach affected Astro Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) customers only.
In January last year, details of 60,000 Astro IPTV customer were reportedly being sold online.