Chief Digital Officer, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Malaysia
MR. AADRIN AZLY (44) was appointed Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of PETRONAS in November 2020. He is also currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PETRONAS Digital Sdn. Bhd. (PDSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS.
As a PETRONAS scholar, Aadrin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Adelaide, Australia. He then completed the Advanced Management Programme (AMP) at Harvard Business School in 2018.
Aadrin joined PETRONAS in 1999 and has held various senior management positions across the value chain from corporate offices, upstream, gas, and downstream. These include Executive Assistant to the President & Group CEO, Head of Gas Strategy in Corporate Planning, Head (Gas, Strategy and Commercial) of Integrated Gas, Upstream, Head Upstream Business (Strategy and Portfolio) and Head of Retail Business, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB). Before his current role, he helmed the role of PDB’s Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Aadrin is responsible for delivering techno-digital solutions for PETRONAS, apart from orchestrating its transformation journey. Amongst his notable contributions are leading the delivery of PETRONAS Groupwide Digital Agenda at scale and pace, including establishing key Enterprise Building Blocks such as Cloud, Connectivity, and Enterprise Data Hubs, and putting in place the delivery engines such as engineering, architecture, and data science in supporting the Group’s Digital Programs. He was also pivotal in the ideation and implementation of multiple digital and business ventures within PDB.
Aadrin currently serves as Board Director of PDSB, Virtus IP Sdn. Bhd., PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd., Setel Ventures Sdn. Bhd and a member of the PETRONAS Corporate Investment Committee (CIC) under PETRONAS Ventures.
Aadrin has a dynamic transformation-based leadership style with a strong belief in reinventing the business landscape, leveraging on his strength in strategy and change management. He is a strong advocate in driving a culture of innovation and open discussions in nurturing trust. As a leader, he has been described as optimistic, engaging, persuasive, passionate, and able to inspire teams towards a common vision.