Several senior executives of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) resigned or tendered their resignations over the past few months, a well-placed source told e27.
Those who have left or tendered their resignations include COO Datuk Ng Wan Peng, CFO Nor Faizah Othman, CIO Abdul Malick Aboobakar, Investment Development Vice-President Wee Choong Hew, Creative Multimedia Director Hasnul Samsudin, Growth Ecosystem Development Vice-President Norhizam Kadir, Human Capital Director Suzana Nawardin, and Sharing Economy Ecosystem director Darzy Norhalim.
The news was first reported by The Vibes. As per this report, the government agency is split into two camps — under Chairman Raise Hussin and CEO Surina Shukri. However, e27‘s source dismissed this claim as baseless and unfounded.
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“MDEC needs to change and institute change with the changes in the system, especially with the onset of the pandemic. There have been resignations over the the course of 2020, with some leaving as early as mid-2020. However, there has been no mass exodus so to speak,” the person quoted above revealed.
“The truth is that they all left for varying reasons — some for personal, some for better opportunity, some unable to align with the new direction of the agency, who prefer exploring something else in their lives,” the person disclosed.
According to another credible source, there have been some concerns among the employees about MDEC’s vision and direction.
Following the reports of resignations, MDEC Chairman Rais Hussin came out to issue a statement saying it was normal for people to resign at the end of the year and refuted claims of a crisis within the agency, according to a Free Malaysia Today report. He remarked that when change is pushed, staff may either embrace the change, adjust or disagree by moving on.
As per another report, fresh faces have already been brought into the agency, including Nora Junita Mohd Hussaini, who has been appointed as CFO with immediate effect.
The organisation said Nora Junita will contribute to business strategy and financial leadership alongside programmes that are aligned with MDEC’s overall national strategic objectives.
MDEC is an agency under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia and is tasked with spearheading the development of the country’s digital economy.
(Sainul Abudheen K also contributed to this report)
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