[PHNOM PENH POST]
ONE of Cambodia’s top mobile service providers, Hello Axiata, announced
the company’s move into profitability during the first half of 2011.
“Hello
is in the green and has turned a profit for the first time,” said
Axiata Group CEO Dato’ Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim, who was on a visit from
Malaysia earlier this month.
Jamaludin met with hello executives
and distributors and then joined a group of high-achieving employees at a
dinner at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra.
Jamaludin expressed his
admiration for the exclusive group of achievers and reiterated the
Axiata Group’s commitment to assisting such high-performing individuals
from its operating companies to reach their full potential.
“Axiata’s
Group’s vision is to be a regional mobile champion by 2015 and talent
is a critical factor in this,” Jamaludin said. “Because of this aim, we
have created critical tools to achieve our vision.
“We’ve made
substantial investments in creating these programmes and in training
select employees for future senior leadership roles because we believe
that this will strengthen the core of each operating company. As this
exclusive group gains crucial skills and puts their training to work,
each company will in turn be able to grow significantly.
“The
Axiata Group and Hello Axiata would not be where we are today without
the skill and dedication of our Cambodian employees. I am proud that we
have such a strong team in Cambodia,” Jamaludin said.
The hello
talent team is selected annually based on management aptitude and
promise. After an assessment, hello then ushers the individuals through
an elite international training programme, using resources in Cambodia
and resources from Axiata Group. The first batch in 2009 consisted of
18 individuals and the second batch in early 2011 and consisted of 14
employees.
Hello CEO Simon Perkins said: “We are grateful for
Axiata’s support in training our staff and giving them an international
and regional perspective on the telecommunications industry.Hello Axiata
is part of the Malaysian AXIATA Group, one of the largest Asian
telecommunication companies, focused on high growth, low penetration
emerging markets. Axiata has controlling interests in mobile operators
in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Cambodia with
significant strategic stakes in India, Singapore and Iran.
The
group’s mobile subsidiaries and associates operate under the brand name
Celcom in Malaysia, XL in Indonesia, Dialog in Sri Lanka, Robi in
Bangladesh, hello in Cambodia, Idea in India, M1 in Singapore and MTCE
in Iran.
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