Board of Directors

Zalinah Binti A Hamid, Malaysian, female, aged 63, was appointed to the Board on 9 June 2021 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She is a member of Risk Management and Sustainability Committee of the Company. She obtained a Diploma in Accountancy from Mara Institute of Technology in 1983. Subsequently, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1985 and a Master in Business Administration in International Business in 1986, from New Hampshire College, USA.

She began her career as an Assistant Finance Officer at Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (“LTAT”) in February 1983 before pursuing her tertiary education at New Hampshire College, USA. After graduated, she re-joined LTAT as an Investment Officer/Analyst in July 1989. In July 1993, she joined YNS Management Sdn Bhd as the Head of the Investment Company, overseeing the operations of the company and ensuring the fund met its strategic objective.

She was the Chief Executive Officer of ASM Asset Management Berhad, now known as PMB Investment Berhad in 2003. She joined the company in April 1994 as the Fund Manager before becoming the Chief Executive Officer, a position she held until August 2005. She was responsible for the overall functions of the company and gained valuable experience in managing the various unit trust funds and private mandates.

Then, in September 2005, she joined Employees Provident Fund (“EPF”) until her retirement in April 2021, she was the former Head of Domestic Equity Department of EPF. She played a key role in developing and setting up the EPF’s Global Listed Equity Investment. She moved to head the Domestic Equity Department in July 2009 overseeing the investment activities in Malaysia’s public listed companies. She was the Director of Iskandar Investment Berhad (“IIB”) and Iskandar Capital Berhad since November 2014 and April 2016 respectively and the Chairman of the Audit Committee in IIB in October 2019 until her retirement. She has vast experience in the capital market, pension fund, fund management and unit trust funds in managing diverse mandates within domestic and foreign markets. On 23 September 2022, she was appointed as the Independent Non-Executive Director of SkyWorld Development Berhad, and a Non-Executive Director of UOB Asset Management (Malaysia) Berhad.

Zalinah Binti A Hamid does not hold any shares in the Company or its subsidiaries, and has no family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the Company nor does she have any conflict of interest with the Company. She has not been convicted of any offences within the past five (5) years and has not been imposed any penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the FYE 2023.