Former MCMC chairman appointed a Communications and Digital Adviser


KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Al-Ishsal Ishak has been appointed as a Communications and Digital Adviser.

Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil, through a post on his official Facebook page Monday (Feb 20), said the appointment was on a pro bono basis, and was voluntary and unpaid.

Al-Ishsal, who holds a Bachelor of Management (Honours) from Universiti Sains Malaysia and was a Japan Airlines scholar at Sophia University, in Tokyo, was appointed as MCMC chairman for a two-year term in October 2018.

He had served as chief digital officer of McCann Ericsson Worldgroup; chief executive officer of Baraka Telecom; senior vice-president, marketing and product at Malaysia Airlines Bhd; and head of AirAsia Ancillary Group, as well as held various senior positions at Tune Group.

Al-Ishsal was also the South-East Asia managing director of ECO Capacity Exchange Ltd (London), as well as a trainee and consultant for the Airbus Group before joining Pos Malaysia Bhd as group chief executive officer.

He had also served at the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and is a former member of the National Information Technology Council (NITC). - Bernama

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