Lotus sacks Dany Bahar, makes British PR COO

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Khamel

The thing you have to admire about Khamil Jamil is his capability to let someone go. At DRB-Hicom where he reigns, many have left but him shedding a tear. Or so they said. Perhaps you need a cold heart as well as a firm palm to run a commercial operation empire. In any case, a exclusion of Dany Bahar so early under his watch of a national car as well as a interests proves which Khamil means business.

The press release upon a sacking:

LOTUS APPOINTS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERConfirms exclusion of Dany BaharNorfolk, 7 Jun 2012- As a result of several media queries, Group Lotus plc (Lotus or a Company) can currently endorse that, Mr Dany Bahar has been consummated from his employment as Chief Executive Officer of Lotus with immediate effect.

The decision was made by a Board of Group Lotus plc following a results of an review into a complaint made oppo! site him by a companys penultimate land company, DRB-HICOM Berhad.

The Company currently additionally announced a appointment of Mr Aslam Farikullah as a Companys Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect. Mr Aslam, aged 51, has over twenty-six years working experience, many of which was in a automotive industry. He graduated from University of Bath, Englandwith a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Engineering. A British permanent resident, Mr Aslam as well as his English mother of 27 years have 3 young kids aged 26, twenty-two as well as 16.

Dato Sri Haji Mohd Khamil Jamil, Group Managing Director of DRB-HICOM Berhad as well as additionally Chairman of Lotus said: I would like to assure you which you sojourn committed to ensure a ongoing as well as destiny commercial operation operations of a Lotus Group as you take a Lotus Group to a next turn to sojourn relevant in a tellurian automotive industry. I demeanour brazen to bringing mutual benefits to not only DRB-HICOM as well as PROTON Holdings Berhad but additionally a Lotus Group as well as a employees as well as minister to a expansion of a British automotive industry.