MASkargo CEO on leave amid domestic probe

While details of the inquiry are sketchy, sources say managing director Shahari Sulaiman has been away since early November 2011.

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Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo)'s managing director Shahari Sulaiman has gone on leave amid a domestic inquiry. While details of the inquiry are sketchy, sources say Shahari has been away since early November 2011. It is unclear if he will be reporting back for duty any time soon. It is understood that investigations started as early as August this year and a domestic inquiry was done. The outcome is not known. Just before November, however, fresh allegations were brought up, which led to Shahari going on a leave of absence. Parent company Malaysia Airlines neither denied nor confirmed the news. "Encik Shahari Sulaiman, managing director of Malaysia Airlines subsidiary MASkargo, is currently on leave. "In his absence Encik Mohd Yunus Idris, senior vice president Global Sales and Government Affairs MASkargo, is overseeing the daily operations of the subsidiary," it said in response to queries on the matter. Attempts to contact Shahari were unsuccessful. The head of MAS' continuously profitable air cargo division, Shahari was named managing director in September 1 2007 replacing Datuk Ong Jyh Jong. Prior to that, Shahari was the general manager of cargo operations for MASkargo. Under Shahari's stewardship, MASkargo won the Best Air Cargo Carrier in Asia title at the 23rd annual Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards 2009 in Hong Kong. Shahari also initiated the upgrading of the Material Handling Cargo System used in the warehouse complex in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to ensure smoother handling of cargo and an increase in capacity from 650,000 tonnes to one million tonnes per annum. MASkargo made a record pre-tax profit of RM142 million in 2010.