Superman brought down JCorp, says ex-CEO



By Debra Chong
December 18, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, December eighteen Former Johor Corp (JCorp) arch senior manager Tan Sri Muhammad Ali Hashim has blamed outside forces he dubbed "Superman" for incurring some-more debts to the once-powerful Johor state investment company.
Muhammad Ali, who helmed the corporation for 28 years until Jul final year, pronounced the "Superman" had seized carry out of the state-owned association as well as was directing the destiny of JCorp as well as the organisation of companies.
"This Superman's hands have been between the factors which caused JCorp to set in reserve the management's original plan, to let go the resources as well as businesses which were reduction strategic, to resolve the debt," he pronounced in the matter late final night.
Muhammad Ali was responding to reports which Johor's investment organisation was partnering the private equity fund, CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific (CVC), in the devise to buy out the prized resources QSR Brands Bhd (QSR) as well as KFC Holdings Malaysia Bhd (KFCH) as well as privatise the dual public-listed companies.
JCorp owns 53 per cent of Kulim, which binds the 57.5 per cent interest in QSR. QSR, in turn, owns 50.6 per cent of KFCH.
There have been several attempts to sell KFCH though Malay disturbed organisation Perkasa has objected, observant it should sojourn in Bumiputera hands.
In this week's inform by commercial operation daily,The Edge, JCorp as well as CVC bid to pay RM6.80 per QSR share as well as RM4 for each KFCH share.
The bid was done by Massive Equity Sdn Bhd, the special purpose vehicle,The Edgeadded.
Muhammad Ali questioned Massive Equity's matter as published by Malay tabloidKosmoon Friday.
While he conceded the move would good KFCH, he pronou! nced the intrigue would additionally enlarge JCorp's debt rather than lower it.
"JCorp will be forced to sell the other resources to repay the increased debt, as well as the large possibility involves offered the interest in QSR as well as KFCH which had been privatised to the third party," he said.
Muhammad Ali pronounced he was disturbed about the "Superman's interference, [which] is an alien idea as well as approach, as well as opposite from JCorp's practice for the past 40 years given it was established".
He pronounced Superman's division has "broken the spirit" of all JCorp's employees.
He additionally pronounced he believed pushing the suggest by would damage JCorp as well as imperil the position as the state-owned company.
He pronounced his corporate knowledge has shown which outsiders had caused the management's detriment of authority as well as will start the accountability as well as as an example, forked to another state-owned company, Kumpulan Prasarana Rakyat Johor (KPRJ).
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