Saw this at the Autoworld forums.
Link to Bernama article here.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) — Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Tengku Ariff will no longer be group chief executive officer (CEO) of Proton Holdings Bhd effective Sept 30, 2005 as his contract with the national car manufacturer has not been renewed by the board of directors.
He has been with the company for more than nine years.
Proton said Datuk Kisai Rahmat, currently Director of Operations and Datuk Kamarulzaman Darus, currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Proton Tanjung Malim Sdn Bhd, have been appointed chief operating officers of Proton Holdings effective Tuesday to replace Tengku Mahaleel.
Talk about being unceremoniously booted out:
Tengku Mahaleel, 59 will be on leave with immediate effect till the end of his tenure on Sept 30 this year, the company said in a statement to Bursa Malaysia here.
If he’s Mahathir’s golden boy, what’s the status of Mahathir’s perceived authority in Proton now?
He is on leave for his summer vacation. Hope he takes along ALL the Proton crutches that is propping it up.
Comment by sehcturc — Tuesday, 26 July 2005 @ 7:56 am
It’s about time he left; the irony is he was voted CEO of the year recently, for the year 2004 I believe.
Edit: aiyah! *smacks forehead* he won for 1999 but was announced in 2003.
Comment by xpyre — Tuesday, 26 July 2005 @ 9:21 am