Rashdan among 5 shortlisted for top MAS post

The five-member executive committee set up to hunt for a new managing director for MAS has shortlisted five candidates for the job.


According to a source, the list includes newly-appointed executive director Mohammed Rashdan Yusof, who has been seconded to MAS from Khazanah Nasional.

Rashdan is also a part of the executive committee which is chaired by MAS chairman Tan Sri Mohd Nor Yusof.

Datuk Mohamed Azman Yahya, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun are also on the committee. It had its first official meeting on Thursday.

An appointment is expected to be made in two weeks.

While a foreigner was considered for the job in the initial stages, this was later dismissed.

"Candidates were identified immediately after the deal cleared because it was already thrashed out during the making of the deal," the source said. - By Presenna Nambiar