KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Citaglobal Bhd has appointed former Malaysia Digital Economy Corp Sdn Bhd (MDEC) chief executive officer Datuk Yasmin Mahmood as the group’s independent non-executive director, effective Saturday (July 1).

Yasmin, 60, is currently a board member of MIDF Bhd, UMW Holdings Bhd and Bintulu Ports Holdings Bhd, according to Citaglobal’s filing with Bursa Malaysia on Friday.

Citaglobal, a civil engineering and construction group, is 39% controlled by its executive chairman and president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria.

The group is also known for having the incumbent Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah as one of its shareholders with an 8% stake as at June 8.

Shares of Citaglobal closed unchanged at RM1.40 on Friday, giving it a market capitalisation of RM584.56 million.