Petaling Jaya, 4th March 2008 - Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) is proud to announce the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Encik Suffian Baharuddin effective 3rd March 2008.

Encik Suffian Baharuddin

Suffian, 38, who has made his mark as a financial and business strategist, is an accountant by profession and a graduate of University of East Anglia (UK). He began his career in the field of merchant banking when he joined Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Berhad in 1994. In 1996 Suffian moved to Renong Berhad as a Senior Manager in the Finance Division.

In 1999, he joined the transportation industry as a Senior Manager in Malaysian Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) where he later held the position of General Manager of Finance. During his stint in MAHB, Suffian handled all matters related to the financial and commercial management and the business development of the Group which includes 11 subsidiaries.

He moved to a more challenging position when he moved to Indah Water Konsortium as General Manager of Corporate Planning in 2006. Here he was involved in the formulation of strategic business plans for the company for the migration to the new regulatory and licensing regime for the water service industry and the proposed integration of water services and wastewater services.

Encik Ebi Azly Abdullah

As part of the realignment of its communications strategy as part of the business turnaround plan, the newly established Communications Division is now headed by a new General Manager, Encik Ebi Azly Abdullah, who has joined RapidKL on 3rd March 2008. Ebi brings with him to RapidKL, 15 years of communications experience acquired from his involvement in the transportation industry, government and media sector.

He started his career as a journalist in 1992, with Berita Harian where he was assigned to cover political, environmental and transportation issues.

Ebi moved on in 2000 as a Communication Officer with the National Economic Action Council (Prime Minister’s Dept.) specialising in strategic media relations management.

In 2003, he became the Corporate Communications Manager for Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) where he was responsible for the development and implementation of the MASKargo communications strategy and initiatives, internally and externally. He was also responsible for the promotion of MASkargo’s branding, image, products and services as well as media and issue management.

Notes to Editors:

Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn. Bhd (RapidKL), a wholly owned company under the Minister of Finance Incorporated is tasked in providing an integrated public transport system in the Klang Valley incorporating rail and bus services.  Incorporated in July 2004 and operational since November the same year, RapidKL today transports approximately 4 million passengers weekly: 2.1 million on the Ampang Line and Kelana Jaya Line and 1.9 million on the bus system.  Rapid KL provides services across 48 rail stations and 165 bus routes.