Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s leading next generation communications provider and broadband champion, today announced the appointment of Mr. Jeremy Kung, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), TM Net Sdn Bhd (TM Net) with effect from 20 May 2008.

Dato’ Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Group Chief Executive Officer, TM, commented, “We are fortunate to have Jeremy who has vast experience in the telecommunication industry to join us at this exciting time of our new era of development. He brings with him invaluable skills and knowledge from his years of exposure to the regional and global markets. As CEO of TM Net, he will be responsible to develop product online content, IPTV, e-commerce, applications and hosting service.”

Jeremy, 45, a Malaysian, has extensive experience in a variety of technical and management roles in IT systems development for media, telecommunications, and broadband. He spent more than a decade in PCCW Limited (PCCW), Hong Kong and its group of companies. Jeremy started his career in IT after graduating in sales programming and moved up through the ranks as a systems analyst and then Vice President of Information Systems. During his initial years in PCCW, he was involved in identifying business systems requirements for digital broadband services from the provider through to the end customer. He was then made the Senior Vice President (SVP) upon the successful launch of the Internet and Broadcast services in August 2000. As SVP, he handled PCCW’s new IP backbone business where he was required to provide Network Solutions, Business Management, Sales Management as well as monitoring of networks that PCCW builds. In January 2006, Jeremy was promoted to SVP Customer Advocacy and Information Technology of PCCW Global, a business unit of PCCW Limited which is in the business of selling bandwidth globally.

A person with strong technical background, Jeremy designed and built JWT’s Media Information Management System in the late 1980’s. The system is still in use until today. He replicated this accomplishment in a start-up situation at STAR-TV by building the entire Management and Customer Information System.

About TM

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), Malaysia’s leading integrated information and communications group, offers a comprehensive range of communication services and solutions in broadband, data and fixed-line. As a market leader in the broadband and fixed-line businesses, TM is driven to deliver value to its stakeholders in a highly competitive environment. The Group places emphasis on continuing customer service quality enhancements and innovations.

With its extensive global connectivity, TM is poised to position Malaysia as a regional Internet hub and digital gateway for South-East Asia. In line with this, TM is evolving into a Next Generation Network service provider enabling the Group to enhance its efficiency and productivity while providing enriched products and services.

On the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) front, the Group has always been a major corporate contributor towards responsible activities in the belief that these practices are a fundamental tenet of good corporate governance. The Group promotes 3 major platforms i.e. education, sports development and community/nation-building. Under education, TM has spent some RM800 million to develop Multimedia University into one of the top universities in Malaysia with more than 20,000 students. TM has also provided scholarships to over 10,000 graduates pursuing academic programmes locally and overseas. On the sports front, TM is actively contributing towards the upliftment of football at all levels while under the community/nation-building platform, the Group contributes towards causes that bring value to the community and nation at large.

For further information on TM, visit www.tm.com.my.

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