KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): Property development and construction firm Jiankun International Bhd, which announced a series of boardroom changes today, has appointed former attorney-general (AG) of Malaysia Tan Sri Mohamed Apandi Ali as its independent and non-executive chairman with immediate effect.
With over 46 years of experience in the legal field, the 70-year-old has also been back in legal practice at his own firm, namely Apandi Ali & Co, since Nov 1, 2018, according to Jiankun in a filing with Bursa Malaysia.
Apandi was the AG between July 27, 2015 and June 4, 2018. At Jiankun, he is replacing Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai, 65, who has been redesignated as the executive deputy chairman. Lim was formerly the deputy finance minister.