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Appointment of Chief Operating Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad ("Bursa")
BackSep 15, 2006
| General Announcement Reference No BM-050915-64682 |
| Company Name | : | BURSA MALAYSIA BERHAD |
| Stock Name | : | BURSA |
| Date Announced | : | 15/09/2005 |
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| Type | : | Announcement |
| Subject | : | Appointment of Chief Operating Officer of Bursa Malaysia Berhad ("Bursa") |
Contents :
Bursa wishes to announce the appointment of Omar Merican as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective 16 September 2005. As the COO, Omar will assist the Chief Executive Officer and be responsible for the strategic and operational directions of the exchanges, clearing, settlement and depository, information services and group business development operating units.
Omar, aged 46, a Malaysian, graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in Economics from the University of Birmingham, U.K. and Masters in Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, U.S.A. Omar was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Merican & Partners Asset Management Sdn Bhd from 1997 to 2004, a company providing innovative fund management and futures fund management services licensed by the Securities Commission. Prior to running his own business, Omar held various key positions in multinational companies including Vice President in Solomon Brothers Hong Kong Limited, Head of Specialist Equity Derivative Sales with James Capel Asia, Hong Kong and Head of Equity Derivative Research with James Capel & Co, London, U.K. He had also held directorships in the Commodity and Monetary Exchange of Malaysia (COMMEX), the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) and was a founding Alternate Director of the Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation (MESDAQ).
He has no family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of Bursa. He does not have any shareholding in Bursa.