Proton Denies Report on Resignation of Group Managing Director
Shah Alam, 10 April 2012 – Proton Holdings has issued a statement denying that its Group Managing Director, Dato Sri Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir has resigned. Referring to a report in the Edge Financial Daily dated today, the Proton Group Communications issued this statement,
“We refer to the news report in The Edge Financial Daily dated 10 April 2012 on the resignation of PROTON’s Group Managing Director, Dato’ Sri Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir. PROTON is not aware of the source of this speculation. Dato’ Sri Haji Syed Zainal is still holding the position of the Group Managing Director of PROTON, and his services are still required in the company.
The post-acquisition exercise is still proceeding smoothly and upon the completion of the same, PROTON is expected to have a strong synergy of current and new management team members that will provide PROTON with the necessary impetus to lead the company in its aspiration to become a globally successful automotive player.”
