KUALA LUMPUR: Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd has announced the retirement of its group managing director Datuk Richard Curtis effective Dec 31, but will remain as a non-independent non-executive director until Dec 31 next year.
In a statement, its chairman Tan Sri Syed Anwar Jamalullail said Curtis’ legacy would be his pioneering leadership and the transformational role in implementing the company’s long-term strategic plan to expand and diversify its business portfolios.
“The continuity plan we have installed, which includes the retention of Curtis as a non-independent non-executive director, will ensure the company’s smooth and undisturbed transition as it meets new challenges and achieves new milestones,” he added.
The company also announced the re-designation of Dato Isaac Lugun to group chief executive officer – Corporate and the re-designation of Goh Chii Bing to group chief executive officer – Operations, who were both appointed to their current positions.