Telekom Malaysia Berhad announced appointment of Encik Iszad Jeffri Bin Ismail as Non Independent and Non Executive Alternate Director. Age is 43. Date of change is 15 December 2023.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Financial Engineering from Multimedia University, Malaysia and Masters of Science in Finance from University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, USA. Working experience and occupation: Iszad is currently the Principal Assistant Secretary at the Government Investment Companies Division, Ministry of Finance (MoF), responsible for managing and monitoring corporate matters, investment and strategic direction of Minister of Finance (Incorporated) (MoF Inc.) companies, particularly on land public transportation sector. Apart from that, he is also the covering Section Head of Strategic Sector, which also covers MoF Inc. companies and interests in utilities, energy and telecommunication sectors.

In line with his portfolio, he is involved in monitoring mega infrastructure projects such as Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line 1, MRT Line 2, East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), Rapid Transit System (RTS) and KL-Singapore High Speed Rail. He also serves as director in private companies under the purview of MoF. Prior to his current position, Iszad was a Senior Private Secretary to the Minister of Finance II, responsible for managing and administering ministerial affairs for the said Minister.

Iszad also served as Principal Assistant Secretary at the Economic and International Division, MoF for six (6) years, where he was involved in the macro-economic policy and budget strategy formulation. He was also involved in the National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS) initiatives at MoF level. Iszad was a member of the National Budget Speech Team for two (2) years, responsible for drafting and formulating the national budget speech.

Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any): Non-Listed Public Company: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad.