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PATA names VP chair

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LANGKAWI, 23 May 2018: Pacific Asia Travel Association has appointed Dato’ Haji Azizan Noordin, CEO of Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) as its vice chairman and chairman of the Government Destination Sub-Committee.

The Association announced its latest appointments at its annual summit in Gangneung, Republic of Korea, for 2018 to 2019.

Before assuming the position at LADA to oversee the development of Langkawi as a premiere global tourist destination in line with the island’s status as UNESCO Global Geopark,

Dato’ Haji Azizan Noordin

Dato’ Haji Azizan Noordin was the Deputy Director General for the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (Tourism Malaysia) and responsible for the operations of the organisation and the promotional efforts of all 44 Tourism Malaysia offices overseas.

Starting his career in tourism back in 1978, he has since served in various leadership roles including heading the Tourism Malaysia offices in Seoul, Republic of Korea and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of the MARA University Institute of Technology in Malaysia and holds two Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Oxford Learning Centre of Excellence and Institute of Technology in Australia.

“I look forward to working with everyone as we steer PATA towards greater success and to boost the Malaysian tourism industry,” said Dato’ Haji Azizan who was also the Chairman of Malaysia PATA Chapter from 2010 to 2016.

He is in line to become PATA chairman for the next period (2019 – 2020).

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