Nizam Arshad

Nizam Arshad has been Chief Executive Officer of VADS and VADS Lyfe Sdn Bhd at Telekom Malaysia Berhad since May 15, 2017. Mr. Arshad served as Vice President of Information Technology of Telekom Malaysia Berhad since 2008 until May 15, 2017. Mr. Arshad served as Vice President of Group IT & Network Technology at Telekom Malaysia Bhd. His career in the ICT industry started with Nixdorf Computer in the implementation of a computerisation project for a national utility company. He subsequently moved to take on systems support, solutions management and accounts management roles with regional responsibilities over a span of 18 years in several companies including Mesiniaga Berhad, Celcom Axiata Berhad, Ericsson AB, IBM (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Sun Microsystems Inc. prior to joining Telekom Malaysia Berhad in 2007, where he served as General Manager for IT Architecture. On November 10, 2010, he was named CIO of the Year and CIO of the CIOs at the IT Inspiration Awards held in conjunction with Hitachi Data Systems’ Annual Asia Pacific CIO Summit in Tokyo, Japan. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Nizam Arshad is the Chief Development Officer at Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, based in Asia. With a background in Telecommunications, Nizam Arshad has a rich history of leadership and innovation.Nizam Arshad studied BSc Computer Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.