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220 | MAXIS BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2009
STATEMENT ACCOMPANYING THE NOTICE OF AGM (CONTINUED)
10. Sandip Das
Age : 52
Nationality : Indian
Qualification :
He holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi in India and
a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Regional
Engineering College (now known as National Institute of
Technology), Rourkela in India.
Position :
Chief Executive Officer / Executive Director
Working experience and occupation :
He joined Maxis Communications Berhad in January 2007. Prior
to joining Maxis Communications Berhad, he was deputy
managing director and a director on the board of Hutchison
Essar Limited (now known as Vodafone Essar Limited, India),
one of India’s largest mobile operators. He joined Hutchison
Essar, then known as Hutchison Max Telecom, and started that
company’s operations in India in 1994. Subsequently, he
oversaw the launch of the Orange brand in India in the year
2000, and later the brand Hutch in 2003. Internationally, he is
a board member of Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd, a strategic alliance
of 11 regional telecommunications providers. He also serves on
the boards of directors of SLT and Mobitel in Sri Lanka. In
addition, he serves as a director on the board of directors of
Aircel Limited, Aircel Cellular Limited and Dishnet Wireless
Limited in India, and as a commissioner on the board of
commissioners of PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler in Indonesia. He
has 30 years of work experience in the consumer durable,
automobile and the telecommunications industries. Prior to
working at Hutchison Essar Limited, he spent 5 years as
franchise head of Al Futtaim Motors, the Toyota franchise of
the Al Futtaim Group, in Dubai, UAE and 10 years with the
Indian consumer durable giant Usha International, Shriram
Group, where he started as a management trainee and left as
joint divisional manager.
Any other directorships of public companies :
Maxis Communications Berhad
Details of interest in the securities of the Company and
its subsidiaries :
In the Company : Shareholding of 750,000 ordinary shares of
RM0.10 each (0.001%) held through a nominee
In the subsidiaries : Nil
The family relationship with any director and/or major
shareholder of the Company : None
Any conflict of interest that he has with the Company :
None
List of convictions for offences within the past 10 years
other than traffic offences : None