KUALA LUMPUR: Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has announced that its chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Shahril Mokhtar will be stepping down at the end of the year.
Shahril, who took over the helm of the owner and developer of theKlang Valley MRT project on January 5, 2015, will not be extending his contract when it concludes on December 31, 2018.
In a statement today, MRT Corp said the decision was made based on his desire to pursue other career options.
“I will cherish every moment I had with MRT Corp, especially the highlights such as the opening for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, Malaysia’s first MRT line, and the commencement of work of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line,” Shahril said in a statement.
The company also announced the appointment of Datuk Najmuddin Abdullah as acting CEO, following the departure of Shahril.
Najmuddin’s appointment as acting CEO was agreed by MRT Corp board of directors during a meeting on December 14.
Najmuddin is currently the company’s director of strategic communications and stakeholder relations.
“He will act in the position until a new CEO is appointed by the government,” it said.
The announcement came in as the group’s second line the MRT-Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya line (MRT2) is currently in the midst of construction. As of July, it has reached 30 per cent completion.
The 52.2km MRT2 Line will serve as a corridor to a population of around two million in Damansara Damai, Jalan Ipoh, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Tun Razak Exchange, Kuchai Lama, Seri Kembangan and Cyberjaya.