DiGi appoints new Head of Marketing

DiGi appoints new Head of Marketing

SHAH ALAM, 29 April 2008: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd ("DiGi") today announced the appointment of Thomas Schnitker as DiGi Head of Marketing with effect from 2 May 2008.

The previous Co-Heads of Marketing, Albern Murty and Loong Tuck Weng will take up new roles as part of the top management team, namely Head of Strategy and New Business, and Head of Regional Development respectively.
                         
Schnitker was previously the Chief Marketing Officer for Maxis Communications Berhad and had headed the Consumer Mobiles Division at Telstra in Australia. He had also spent eight years with McKinsey, where he led a number of strategic, operational, and organisational engagements in the telecommunications, retail finance, and manufacturing sectors.

Schnitker has a Bachelor of Arts from Oxford University and Master in Business Administration from Columbia Business School.

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