Speculation ends as MDEC gets its new CEO in Anuar Fariz, but was the best person chosen for the hot seat?

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Speculation ends as MDEC gets its new CEO in Anuar Fariz, but was the best person chosen for the hot seat?
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Short stint at Tik Tok Malaysia before being deemed to be best person to lead MDEC Displays self-introspection and humbleness, ecosystem will get behind him to drive success In a space of eight months, Anuar Fariz has gone from being on a rocket, as he described his Tik Tok Malaysia experience as Public Policy Head in a mid 2024 LinkedIn post...

Speculation ends as MDEC gets its new CEO in Anuar Fariz, but was the best person chosen for the hot seat?Short stint at Tik Tok Malaysia before being deemed to be best person to lead MDECIn a space of eight months, Anuar Fariz has gone from being on a rocket, as he described his Tik Tok Malaysia experience as Public Policy Head in a mid 2024 LinkedIn post reflecting on his first 100 days, to now being in the hot seat as the new CEO of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation .

And if he thought the days flew by during his Tik Tok stint, the weeks will fly by now. If China has its 9-9-6 work ethic, welcome to the 8-10-6 reality as MDEC CEO. 8am to 10pm, 6 days a week. Meaning, with the political situation stable now, he will not be facing questions about the government that appointed him no longer being in power and what that means for his job as Mahadhir faced. The latter’s first day at work as CEO in Sept 2021 coincided with a new government in place and a new minister, not the one which picked him months earlier. Imagine the looks and water cooler chatter wondering how long the new CEO is going to last. Thankfully, Anuar will face none of this distraction.

And without the transparency and professionalism in making such key decisions, there are questions already about whether Anuar can take the huge step up, with no C-level management experience, to managing a 29 year old organization with around 450 staff and another 250 on contract for various special projects such as the De Rantau, which come with special budget allocation.

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