Working Experience and Occupation
Nationality
Malaysian
Date of Appointment
29 November 2021 (Appointed as Chairman on 1 January 2022)
Tan Sri Shahril was appointed as Chairman of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata) on 1 January 2022, after joining the Board on 29 November 2021.
Previously, he led Khazanah Nasional Berhad as its Managing Director from 20 August 2018 to 19 August 2021, where he worked towards striking a balance between growing financial returns at the national sovereign fund whilst also ensuring long-term benefits for future generations of Malaysians.
Before that, Tan Sri Shahril served as Chief Executive Officer of the Employees Provident Fund of Malaysia (EPF) from 2013 to 2018. He joined EPF as Deputy CEO (Investments) in 2009. During his tenure at EPF, he also served as a Non-Executive Board Member of Media Prima Berhad, Malaysia Building Society Berhad, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and IJN Holdings Sdn Bhd.
Tan Sri Shahril was the Managing Director of MRCB from 2003 to 2009 and responsible for developing Kuala Lumpur Sentral into one of the main commercial centres in Malaysia.