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Change In Principal Officer - Puan Azizah Binti Ali

BackJan 12, 2026
Date of change 12 Jan 2026
Name PUAN AZIZAH BINTI ALI
Age 57
Gender Female
Nationality Malaysia
Type of change Appointment
Designation Group Chief Executive Officer

Qualifications

No
Qualifications
Major/Field of Study
Institute/University
Additional Information
1
Masters
Masters in Business Administration
Aston University, United Kingdom
  
2
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Washington University, St Louis, United States of America
  
 
Working experience and occupation Puan Azizah binti Ali has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles spanning sales, marketing and operations, with a strong track record in driving business growth, organisational transformation and national-level impact across the technology sector. She has extensive exposure across Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific region and is recognised for her thought leadership in guiding organisations through transformation leveraging Cloud and Artificial Intelligence.

She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad, where she was appointed to strengthen the Board's technology and digital competencies.

Previously, she was the Chief Operations Officer of Microsoft Malaysia, where she was responsible for business planning, operational execution, investment strategy and organisational capability transformation aligned with corporate values.

Before that, she served as the Chief Marketing and Operations Officer of Microsoft Malaysia, providing leadership in business planning, investment alignment and performance management, while strengthening the integration of sales and marketing functions.

From regional exposure perspective, she was the Enterprise Channel Director for Microsoft Asia Pacific, where she developed partner co-selling and go-to-market strategies to accelerate customer transformation through cloud adoption across key industries including healthcare, energy and the public sector.

Earlier, she was the General Manager of the SME Solutions and Partner Group at Microsoft Malaysia, where she drove multi-channel growth, accelerated cloud adoption and strengthened partner business model transformation through strategic collaborations.

She also served as Country Manager of Microsoft Brunei from 2010 to 2013 and earlier as General Manager for Public Sector at Microsoft Malaysia from 2003 to 2009.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any) Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer NIL
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer NIL
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries NIL

 

Announcement Info

Company Name AWANBIRU TECHNOLOGY BERHAD
Stock Name AWANTEC
Date Announced 12 Jan 2026
Category Change in Principal Officer
Reference Number C04-09012026-00001