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Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre

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The Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre or MaGIC is an innovation and creativity centre located at Persiaran APEC, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The centre which is under the Ministry of Finance was officially opened on 27 April 2014, by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Tun Razak and his counterpart US President, Barack Obama in conjunction of his visit to the country from 26 to 28 April 2014.

Cheryl Yeoh was appointed as the first and founding CEO of MaGIC on 15 April 2014[1] and ended her contract on 14 January 2016.[2][3]

The Obama Oval at the building compound was named after US President, Barack Obama.

Key MaGIC employees have gone on to start startups such as Amazing Fables[4] and GoCar.[5]

References

  1. ^ "CEO Cheryl Yeoh Lays Out MaGIC's Ingredients". Malay Mail.
  2. ^ "Cheryl Yeoh MaGIC Legacy". Tech in Asia.
  3. ^ "Whatever I Work On In The Future Will Have a Global Impact: Cheryl Yeoh". e27.
  4. ^ FM, Player. "Storytime With Amazing Fables BFM :: Open For Business podcast". player.fm. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  5. ^ "BFM: The Business Radio Station - Can GoCar Go The Distance?". www.bfm.my. Retrieved 2019-01-27.


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