TAN Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim — a known workaholic who is retiring as Axiata Group Bhd’s president and group CEO just two months shy of 13 years at the regional telecommunications operator that he helped name and shape — jokes about having more time to watch television series as the time to pass the baton to Datuk Mohd Izzaddin Idris, draws nearer. Incidentally, Jamaludin — who spent 10 years as CEO at billionaire Ananda Krishnan’s telecoms operator Maxis Communications Bhd before joining Axiata in 2008 — is retiring on the same day as another respected industry veteran, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd group CEO Chua Sock Koong, who has a background in accountancy but spent 31 years at SingTel and 13 in her current position.