Watta Holding Berhad appointed DATO' SIVANANTHAN A/L SHANMUGAM as Independent and Non Executive Chairman. Date of change 21 Aug. 2023.

Age 55. Gender Male. Nationality Malaysia.

Working experience and occupation: Dato' Sivananthan A/L Shanmugam was the Managing Director of Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Maldives for Nokia, a role in which he oversees the operations of the three APAC markets. An experienced veteran of over three decades within the IT and Telecommunications field, Dato' Sivananthan throughout his career had developed a deep understanding of technologies i.e. Industry IR 4.0 namely the internet of things (IoT), managed services, cloud technology, artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, e-commerce, automation, transport IP and Optics as well as 4G and 5G. Prior to his role at Nokia, Dato' Sivananthan was the Chairman and Country Vice President of Tech Mahindra and before that he held senior leadership roles at major IT firms such as IBM Malaysia and Sapura as well as at leading telco firms including Swedtel Southeast Asia, Alcatel Network, Nortel Networks and Maxis.

From 2017 till 2019, he has been a Committee Member of Outsourcing Malaysia, an outsourcing initiative coordinated by Malaysia's national ICT industry association, PIKOM. Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any): (1) WATTA HOLDING BERHAD, (2) MEDIA PRIMA BERHAD, (3) C.I. HOLDINGS BERHAD.