PetChem’s chieftain Sazali to head Petronas downstream division, sources say

March 1, 2022

Dateline 2021-12-21, The Edge:

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) managing director-cum-chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Sazali Hamzah is set to be appointed as Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) executive vice president and CEO of Downstream business, sources told The Edge.

Sazali, 55, will take over the position from Datuk Md Arif Mahmood, who will be retiring from the national oil firm on Jan 1, 2022 after 37 years of service.

Sazali will relinquish his post as the managing director of PetChem by the same date, a role which he has served since May 2014.

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Aramco JV was well thought out, says Petronas

May 9, 2017

Dateline 2017-04-27, Malay Mail:

The joint venture with Aramco for the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) was not done overnight but had been looked at since 2014, said Petronas group executive vice-president Md Arif Mahmood.

Arif said the Malaysian unit was “never forced into the joint venture” and had always been eyeing a partner like Aramco.

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