KUALA LUMPUR: Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Aziz has been appointed as the new president and group chief executive officer of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) effective July 1.

Tan Sri Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin, whom Tengku Muhammad Taufik is succeeding, has been appointed as the new group chairman of Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) effective on the same date, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in a statement yesterday.