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PETALING JAYA, May 23, 2022 – Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad today announced that Mr. Syed Saiful Islam has been appointed as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 August 2022. Mr. Syed Saiful Islam will be succeeding Mr. Craig Connolly, who has been the Company’s CFO since 2019 and will be taking on a new role as Global Head of Financial Services based in Vevey, Switzerland.
Mr. Juan Aranols, Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Malaysia, said, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to congratulate Mr. Connolly on his new appointment and thank him for his support and contributions to Nestlé Malaysia. With his wide breadth of knowledge and expertise, Mr. Connolly has been an excellent co-pilot helping to successfully steer the company through a set of very demanding years.”
“At the same time, we are also pleased to welcome Mr. Syed Saiful Islam, whose vast experience and proven capabilities will add further value to our organisation,” added Mr. Aranols.
Mr. Connolly’s successor, Mr. Syed Saiful Islam, joined Nestlé Bangladesh in 1999 as a Financial Accounting Manager before taking on various financial roles within Nestlé India from year 2000 to 2005. Subsequently, he was appointed as Corporate Controller of Nestlé Bangladesh in 2006 before transitioning to Country Controller in the same year. Since 2010, he has helmed several leadership roles within Nestlé, including Vice President of Finance & Control of Nestlé Sri Lanka, Head of Finance & Control of Nestlé Nigeria and his current role as Head of Finance & Control of Nestlé Pakistan since 2018.
Mr. Syed Saiful Islam will be appointed Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad effective 1 August 2022.About Nestlé Malaysia
Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturer. Headquartered in Switzerland, Nestlé is present in more than 180 countries around the world, and our over 270,000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. Our performance is driven by our Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nourishing Malaysians since 1912, Nestlé has earned the trust of our consumers through our quality brands and products. We are committed to improving the lives of the communities in which we operate, whilst maintaining our Halal excellence and integrity.
This is in line with our promise of delivering GOOD FOOD, GOOD LIFE to all. To learn more about how we have been nourishing Malaysians for over a century, do visit www.nestle.com.my or our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Nestle.Malaysia.
For more information, please contact:
Shaheen Zaffar
Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad
Tel:(+603) 7965 6456
E-mail: [email protected]
Farah Iman or Yasmin Kadir
acorn communications
Tel: (+603) 7958 8348
E-mail: [email protected]