KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Group has appointed Datuk Mohd Anuar Taib as deputy president effective from Jan 2, 2025.
Anuar will oversee the group's core businesses including Sunway Property, Sunway Malls and Sunway Healthcare.
Anuar has served on the board of Sunway as an independent non-executive director since July 2023.
"As a board member of Sunway over the past 18 months, I had the privilege of working up close with the extraordinary leaders that laid the foundation for the group's remarkable growth and success.
"I am humbled by the trust placed in me by Tan Sri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah and my fellow board members to shape the next phase of Sunway's journey for the next 50 years and beyond," he said.
Anuar was most recently group chief executive officer at Sapura Energy Bhd, where he navigated through one of the largest corporate debt restructuring exercises in Malaysia, turning around the organisation's strategic, operational and capability building performance as well as streamlining its global footprint.
Anuar served in various capacities at Shell across Malaysia, the US and the Asia Pacific region, including as country chairman of Shell Companies in Malaysia, before joining Petroliam Nasional Bhd as its vice president of development and production.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in the US, and an MBA in International Management from RMIT University in Australia.
His appointment follows a series of changes to the senior management that will see Datin Paduka Sarena Cheah named deputy executive chairman and Evan Cheah promoted to deputy president.
As deputy executive chairman, Sarena will grow and expand the group's international ventures, as well as identify and pursue new market opportunities.
Meanwhile, Evan will lead Sunway's strategic investments and emerging businesses, as well as focus on accelerating its digital transformation and position the group at the forefront of innovation.