In a statement, DNB said this followed the share subscription agreements signed between DNB, the Ministry of Finance Incorporated and five mobile network operators on Dec 1.

The new board members, as well as their “alternate directors”, join the other two incumbent members, Johan Mahmood Merican and Ma Sivanesan.

They are CelcomDigi’s (Infranation Sdn Bhd) Kamal Khalid, Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd’s KV Uthaya Kumar, U Mobile Sdn Bhd’s Chang Yit Fei, Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s Nik Azli Abu Zahar and YTL Power International Bhd’s Yeoh Seok Hong.

The “alternate directors” from U Mobile, Telekom Malaysia and YTL Power International are Tan Kok Leong, Tajul Sultan and Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek, respectively.

DNB said it looked forward to obtaining valuable input and direction from the newly constituted board in driving the advancement of Malaysia’s digital infrastructure and the adoption of 5G technology across industries, enterprises, the public sector and consumers.