People Digest: Malaysia PM named Khazanah chairman; Japan's GPIF hires CIO

People Digest: Malaysia PM named Khazanah chairman; Japan's GPIF hires CIO

The Khazanah Nasional Berhad logo is displayed on a laptop. Photo: Ipsita Ray/DEALSTREETASIA

Malaysia’s state-owned fund Khazanah Nasional has announced a series of board changes that will see the country’s prime minister Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin been appointed as its new chairman. Meanwhile, the Government Pension Investment Fund (Tokyo) has appointed Goldman Sach’s ex securities head Eiji Ueda as its chief investment officer and managing director.