Media & Downloads
Press Releases

19 September 2017

Khazanah Deputy Chairman steps down from Board of Directors

Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Deputy Chairman of Khazanah Nasional Berhad (“Khazanah”)
today submitted his resignation from the Board of Directors, effective on 30 September 2017.
The resignation was submitted at the 84th Meeting of the Khazanah Board of Directors held
today. Tan Sri Nor will also vacate the post of Chairman of Khazanah Research Institute on the
same date.

Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Chairman of Khazanah Nasional, said: “I would like to thank Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop for his contribution to Khazanah, in particular for his work on the 10-year Government-Linked Companies (“GLC”) Transformation Programme which was led by the Putrajaya Committee on GLC High Performance. The Board of Directors accepts his decision and we wish him well.”

Tan Sri Nor, 70-years-old, served on the Khazanah Board of Directors for 15 years, being the longest serving board member in Khazanah’s 23-year history.

Tan Sri Nor has been instrumental to the success of numerous initiatives including the revamp and transformation of Khazanah from 2004 to the present day, the 10-year GLC Transformation Programme from 2004 to 2015, the development of various economic corridors including Iskandar Malaysia, as well as the formation of Yayasan Hasanah and Khazanah Research Institute, among others. These initiatives and others were executed in his capacity as a Khazanah board member, and in various capacities in public service including as Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister (2000 to 2003), Minister of Finance II (2004 to 2009) and Minister in Prime Minister’s Department, Economic Planning Unit (2009 to 2013).

The Management and Staff of Khazanah wish to record our most sincere appreciation and gratitude for Tan Sri Nor’s sterling contributions and service to Khazanah and the nation.

END



Other Press Releases
12 September 2023

Khazanah and Khazanah Research Institute, in colla...

Read more  

27 July 2023

Khazanah Stands Ready to Support “Ekonomi MADANI...

Read more  

25 July 2023

Khazanah Impact Innovation Challenge 2023 Calls fo...

Read more  

13 July 2023

Global Venture Capital Firm Antler Partners With K...

Read more  

27 June 2023

Khazanah spearheads green investment platform to a...

Read more  

6 June 2023

Khazanah invests in homegrown full-stack InsurTech...

Read more  

25 May 2023

Khazanah reopens Malaysia’s USD Sukuk and Bond M...

Read more  

27 April 2023

Khazanah assigned A3/A- by International Credit Ra...

Read more  

19 April 2023

Khazanah leads concerted efforts to uplift PPR com...

Read more  

9 April 2023

Iskandar Malaysia Studios attracts foreign investm...

Read more