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Datuk Zurinah binti Pawanteh
Independent Non-Executive Director
Malaysian, Age 63, Female
Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration from MARA Technology University (UiTM)
- Bachelor of Science from Texas Tech University
- Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN)
Committee Membership
- Chairman of the Governance, Nominating and Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Board Sustainability Committee
Experience
- Non-Executive Chairman of Malaysian Kuwaiti Investment Co. Sdn Bhd since 1 February 2024
- Former Chairman of the Malaysian Rubber Board (“MRB”)
- Has been part of the Malaysian Administrative and Diplomatic Service since 1989 and served in prominent positions in numerous ministries and federal agencies in the Malaysian Government
- Former Secretary General of the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, as well as Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources
- Former Chairman of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia and MyPower Corporation
- Former Director/Trustee for the MPOB, MPOC, MRB, Malaysian Timber Industries Board, National Kenaf and Tobacco Board, Malaysian Rubber Council and Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority
- On a global scale, had represented Malaysia as a Director in the International Rubber Consortium
- Former Trustee of the Malaysia Forest Fund, as well as a former Director of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority and Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad