Effective 1 September 2018, Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom) welcomes Mohamad Idham Nawawi as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following Micheal Kuehner’s end-of-tenure on 31 August 2018.  Idham currently holds the position of Group Chief Corporate Officer (GCCO) for Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata).

The succession is part of Celcom’s original plan two years ago to appoint an internal talent for the next phase of transformation.As an internal talent with excellent management and operational experience within the Group, as well as a member of the Celcom Board, Idham is already well versed in the telco’s strategic directions, operations and challenges.

Idham also led the Transformation Program Office for Axiata 2.0 from 2012 to 2015, which was the impetus of Axiata’s expansion beyond its core mobile business into new digital services and tower business. As interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Axiata Digital Services during its start-up phase in 2014, he was also instrumental in establishing the RM100 million Axiata Digital Innovation Fund targeting at developing Malaysian digital entrepreneurs.

As for Kuehner, the exiting-CEO has made enormous contributions through his vision and relentless drive to transform Celcom into a modern, agile and digital organization. His core strategy to provide the best customer experience in the industry saw the telco achieve significant improvements in many areas in products and services, network quality and coverage especially in the deployment of 4G, sales and distribution as well as digitisation.

It will be an exciting time for Celcom moving forward, and we look forward to see what Idham brings to the table.