Our CEO is still on board, says Prasarana

> Transport firm denies Masnizam has resigned, or her tenure cut short

PETALING JAYA: Prasarana Malaysia Bhd has thrown support behind its president and group CEO Masnizam Hisham, refuting allegations that she has tendered her resignation or that her tenure has been cut short.

However, it was reported that Prasarana chairman Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has stepped down from his position.

In a statement yesterday, Prasarana said its board of directors expressed full confidence in Masnizam, her leadership in running the firm and the various initiatives that she has undertaken since assuming her role on Jan 18, 2018. She is on a three-year tenure.

“The board also expressed regret with reports by the media; which the board felt was mischievous and uncalled for, especially authoritative source was not disclosed and when various transformation measures were being undertaken in the interest of the group especially on the much-highlighted LRT Line 3 (LRT3) project,” it said.

Prasarana said its senior management submitted a detailed historical report on LRT3 to the board last Friday, which was subsequently sent to the Finance Minister.

“In the letter to the minister, Prasarana had also reaffirmed that the organisation would stand guided by the government’s decision on the way forward for the project, in the interest of the rakyat and in uplifting further the standard of public transport systems and services in Greater Klang Valley,” it added.

Masnizam, who replaced Datuk Seri Azmi Abdul Aziz as president and group CEO, was instructed by the board to report to the group’s chief integrity officer, who is a seconded officer from the Malaysian AntiCorruption Commission, to investigate any anomaly in the procurement process for the project.