Idrose is Syarikat Prasarana CEO

Idrose is Syarikat Prasarana CEO
By Kang Siew Li
Published: 2008/10/10

DATUK Idrose Mohamed has taken the helm of Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd (SPNB) as its chief executive officer (CEO) effective October 1 2008, succeeding Shaipudin Shah Harun.Prior to this appointment, Idrose was tipped to head Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd. However, it did not materialise.Idrose currently heads the National Public Transport Task Force, a post he has held since September 1 2008.

He has been tasked with establishing a 15-member team over the next three to six months.The task force is a precursor to the Public Land Transportation Commission, which was established under the Prime Minister's Department, to plan, integrate, regulate and improve the overall public transportation services in the country. The commission is expected to commence operations by mid-2009. Before taking over at SPNB, Idrose was group managing director and CEO of Pos Malaysia & Services Holdings Bhd.He was also the former managing director of PLUS Expressways Bhd until his resignation on April 1, 2007.

SPNB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance Inc, which owns the assets of the two light rail transit (LRT) lines, namely the Ampang Line and the Kelana Jaya Line.Apart from being the asset owners of the two LRT sys-tems, SPNB also supplied 1,055 new buses as of April 2008 to service routes within the Klang Valley.Both the LRT and bus services are operated by Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd, also a wholly-owned unit of MOF Inc.In December 2007, SPNB took over the assets and operations of the Kuala Lumpur monorail system, which is currently being managed by its wholly-owned subsidiary KL StarRail Sdn Bhd.