Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) today announced the appointment of Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi as the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB).

The appointment will take effect on February 1st, 2018. The position was left vacant when then COO, Izham Ismail, was appointed Group CEO.

Prior to his appointment, Luqman was CEO of MAB Kargo, the cargo subsidiary of MAG, a role he has held since September 2015.

As CEO, he was responsible for the strategic formulation and development of the Group’s cargo business strategies and direction.

During his time with MAB Kargo, Luqman has served in various positions covering cargo terminal operations, system operations and sales.

He was instrumental in developing and implementing cargo processes for the Advanced Cargo Centre in KLIA as well as the Penang Cargo Centre.

Luqman holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University.