The 30% Club is a global business-led campaign founded in the UK to advocate for gender parity in boardrooms and senior leadership.
Launched by the Prime Minister in May 2015, the Malaysian Chapter works to catalyse real transformation in Corporate Malaysia through a culture of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI).
The 30% Club Malaysia’s primary focus has been to facilitate at least 30% women representation on the boards of companies listed on Bursa Malaysia, and also welcomes non-listed entities and global multinational companies to join as a Corporate Advocate.
To support the achievement of a minimum of 30% Gender Balance at all senior decision-making tables across Malaysia, including Boards and c-Suite.
30% Club through its activities aims to activate the Chairs and CEOs to be visible in adopting diversity and inclusion best practices in their organisations; engage the wider stakeholders with market influence to champion the diversity agenda within their ecosystem and enable the development of a sustainable pipeline of future women leaders for boards and senior positions.
Activate senior leaders
The Activate pillar aims to support the 30% Club’s objective by building an ecosystem of corporations to accelerate the adoption of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) with a specific focus on gender. To this end, we will engage with Chairs and CEOs and support their organisations’ DEI ambitions towards achieving gender parity.
Influence those with power to drive change
The Influence pillar serves as a bridge between the Investors’ Community and Government groups, regulators, and GLICs. By engaging with key influencers and thought leaders, our primary objective is to create a powerful network of advocates committed to advancing diversity, equality, and inclusion across workplaces and boardrooms.
Enabling future women leaders
The Enable pillar supports the development of talent pipeline through mentoring, executive education scholarships and board-ready initiatives.
Women representation on the top 100 public listed boards. Source: Securities Commission
The 30% Club is run by a Steering Committee that is made up of senior men and women who volunteer their time and skills
Dato’ Abdul Aziz Abu Bakar
Executive Founding Co-Chair 30% Club Malaysia
Director- ICDM & Affin Bank Bhd
Nurul A’in Abdul Latif
Chair 30% Club Malaysia
Executive Chair and Assurance Partner , PwC Malaysia
Frances Po
Activate Pillar (MEMBERSHIP & ACTIVATION)
INED, Sentral REIT Management
Dr. Janice Lim
Activate Pillar (MEMBERSHIP & ACTIVATION)
Board-ready ICDM Member (Affiliate)
Raj Kumar Paramanathan
Enable Pillar (Talent Engagement)
Managing Partner - CnetG Asia
Pauline Ho
Enable Pillar (Board Mentoring)
Partner - PwC Malaysia
Norlela Baharudin
Enable Pillar (Board Mentoring)
ED, Berjaya Corporation & INED, Prokhas
Shireen Iqbal
Enable Pillar (Board Mentoring)
CEO and ED, Alpha REIT Managers, and INED, UM Properties
Low Ngai Yuen
Influence Pillar
INED, GDEX and OCK
Taariq Murad
Influence Pillar
Partner at PwC Malaysia
Mary (del Pozo) Nair
Strategic Communications
Founder, COO McGirvanmedia (Asia) Sdn Bhd
Wan Mazlina Wan Mustafa
SECRETARIAT
30% Club Malaysia
Anne Abraham
ADVISORY
Chair - LeadWomen
Dato’ Abdul Aziz Abu Bakar
ADVISORY
Director - ICDM
Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah
ADVISORY
Founder& Chairman Sunway Group
Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar
ADVISORY
Chair - ICDM
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To increase women’s participation in boards, the 30% Club Malaysia will continue to work alongside our regulators and build an ecosystem of corporations to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion, driving sustainable corporate growth.
The 30% Club Malaysia will continue to activate the movement for Chairs/CEO to encourage and be seen to place women on boards, leadership positions and be an active participant of the 30% Club.
We will work to engage influencers to continuously demonstrate that women on boards and in leadership is good for business.
We will also enable the talent pipeline of candidates to seize opportunities that will place them in leadership/board positions
30% Club works with some amazing partner groups that help champion meaningful, sustainable change in the gender balance of boards and leadership.
The Activate Pillar aims to support the 30% Club’s objective by building an ecosystem of corporations to accelerate the adoption of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) with a specific focus on gender. To this end, we will engage with Chairs and CEOs and support their organisations’ DEI ambitions towards achieving gender parity.
Activate will collaborate with corporations and leverage on readily available resources from the members, partners and advocates. We will provide platforms for corporations to network with peers across industries and share knowledge and best practices to advance the DEI agenda.
Activate will encourage interested corporations to become active proponents and endeavour to create avenues for participating organisations to be visible in leading the campaign to improve women’s economic participation and leadership in the Malaysian workforce.
CONTACT
For more information get in touch with Frances Po at frances.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com or Dr. Janice Lim at janice.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
The Influence pillar serves as a bridge between the Investors’ Community and Government groups, regulators, and GLICs. By engaging with key influencers and thought leaders, our primary objective is to create a powerful network of advocates committed to advancing diversity, equality, and inclusion across workplaces and boardrooms. These efforts are aligned with the overarching goals of the 30% Club Malaysia.
We actively collaborate with prominent entities such as the Securities Commission, Bursa Malaysia, Institutional Investors Council Malaysia (IIC), and Government Linked Investment Companies (GLICs). Through various platforms such as interviews, moderated panel discussions, and dialogue sessions, to initiate meaningful conversations on matters related to diversity, equality, and inclusion. Our aim is to foster a culture that embraces these values across the breadth of the capital markets.
Ultimately, our efforts aim to strengthen corporate governance practices across the markets, fostering a more inclusive and forward-looking business environment.
CONTACT
For more information get in touch with Low Ngai Yuen at yuen@womengirls.org
The board mentoring scheme aims to accelerate the appointment of more women into board positions as well as enhancing diversity and inclusion in public-listed companies (PLCs).
The scheme, which was launched in 2017, brings together experienced board directors as mentors and aspiring board-ready women under an umbrella with a focus on professional and personal development.
The scheme helps to develop a broader pipeline of board-ready women candidates to be considered for board positions as well as raise their visibility and enhance their profiles among PLCs. Besides gaining clarity, building courage and confidence, participating in this scheme will lead to enhanced leadership capabilities to succeed in a diverse environment in their current workplace.
Through the mentors’ involvement in this scheme, it is our aim that mentors will advocate more gender-diverse boardrooms.
Since its inception, more than 80 experienced board members have supported the board mentoring scheme and, many women candidates have become board directors at both listed and non listed companies.
How it works
The scheme runs for nine months.
To be part of this scheme, the candidate needs to be assessed as board ready by LeadWomen or The Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM). Then, the mentee will be assigned to a mentor, who is a board member.
During this period, the mentee needs to initiate at least three meetings with their respective mentors with each meeting lasting between one to two hours. The respective mentors will share experience and provide guidance to the selected mentees in key areas that are necessary to succeed in board positions. Where the opportunity arise, the mentors may introduce the mentees to others board members with the aim of expanding the mentees’ network.
The mentees also benefit from networking amongst themselves, share knowledge and learn from each other during the 9 month journey. At the conclusion of the 9 months, feedbacks are gathered from both the mentors and mentees to further improve the scheme.
CONTACT
For more information get in touch with Shireen Iqbal at shireen.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com. Also do cc the email to Norlela Baharuddin (norlela30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com) and Pauline Ho (pauline.ho@pwc.com).
The Enable Pillar aims to enable organisations to build a culture of DEI, which will foster inclusion and empowerment of future women leaders, in line with our mission to boost the number of women in board seats and executive leadership of companies all over the world. The role of the Talent Engagement team is to engage with corporate members and create programs that aim to build inclusive workplaces, create growth opportunities and remove barriers for career progression and help in building female executive pipelines.
The Talent Engagement team works with professional bodies to identify female members who aspire to be board members and take them through an awareness program on board careers, responsibilities and qualification procedures.
The Talent Engagement team will be working closely with CEOs, HR Leaders, Universities, Women Empowerment groups, and Professional Associations.
CONTACT
For more information get in touch with Raj Kumar Paramanathan at rajk.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
Communications & Marketing
The Communications & Marketing team aims to elevate the visibility and influence of the 30% Club through media and speaking engagements as well as on social media.
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The Secretariat is the point of contact for all queries relating to the 30% Club Malaysia as well as the primary liaison for other 30% Club chapters. The responsibilities include facilitating and administering the objectives and activities of the three pillars (ACTIVATE, INFLUENCE and ENABLE ) of the 30% Club Malaysia.
CONTACT
For more information get in touch with Mazlina at mazlina.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
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