CENSOF APPOINTS VICKS KANAGASINGAM AS CENSOF DIGITAL CEO

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 -- Censof Holdings Bhd has appointed Vicks Kanagasingam as Censof Digital Sdn Bhd (CDSB) chief executive officer (CEO) effective from Jan 1, 2022.

Vicks has over 28 years of experience in a leadership role in sales, business development, partner/alliance management, marketing and operations primarily in the telecommunications and information technology industry.

He had founded Internet of Thing (IoT) Integrator, which was acquired by Xperanti IoT (M) Sdn Bhd in 2018 and was appointed Xperanti CEO -- Malaysia’s first licensed dedicated IoT network and solutions provider.

Vicks has also collaborated with global players such as Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent and Logica as strategic partners to penetrate markets and develop businesses in the telecommunications and information technology industry.

According to Censof group managing director Ameer Shaik Mydin, the company is delighted to appoint him to spearhead the future direction of CDSB given his vast experience in artificial intelligence, IoT and Industrial Revolution 4.0.

“Being considered as a leading industry expert by his peers and a major advocate for localised industrial IoT solutions, Vicks provides coaching and mentoring for local start-ups to help them develop solving skills, collaborate and co-create with partners as well as strategise to scale within Malaysia and expand into the Southeast Asia region,” he said in a statement today.

Meanwhile Vicks plans to build an ecosystem of local tech start-ups, which will drive the nation’s digitalisation plans.

“This is where CDSB will play its part in accelerating technology adoption and innovation, which is one of the four policy enablers under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP).

“With a slew of products and services developed by CDSB, we are able to transform micro, small and medium enterprises as the new driver of growth, which is one of the 14 Game Changers in 12MP,” he added.

CDSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Censof was formed as a one-stop digital solution provider focusing on digital transformation, mobility and Big Data to achieve operational excellence, improve predictability and enable new revenue streams.

-- BERNAMA