KUALA LUMPUR: Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) has announced the appointment of Krish Datta as its executive vice president of digital services.
TM, in a statement today, said Krish brought deep expertise in building technology businesses from infancy to regional leadership alongside a broad, diverse set of experiences and skills to the newly-created role.
Group chief executive officer Imri Mokhtar said in the new role, Krish would deepen the group's commitment and ability to enable its enterprise and public sector customers' digital transformation.
"He is a proven technology executive who has been instrumental in building and leading technology companies.
"While our focus remains on our core business, we have charted big, bold moves for the future as TM continues on our growth path.
"Our foray into enterprise digital services will open up new opportunities for TM to expand our customer base," he said.
With over 34 years of technology industry experience, Krish has built and led several enterprise technology-based businesses across Asean, India, Japan, Australia and the Middle East.
Krish was in SAP Asia Pacific for over 16 years holding various leadership positions.
He established SAP in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam and went on to hold the position of president, SAP Southeast Asia, responsible for all aspects of the business from sales, marketing, sales operations, presales, partner and eco-system, finance, support, human resources, and consulting.