Malaysia

WELCOME to The 30% Club Malaysia Chapter!

The 30% Club started as a campaign in the UK in 2010 with a goal of achieving a minimum of 30% women on FTSE-100 boards. The 30% Club was launched in Malaysia on 8th May 2015 by the Prime Minister attended by Chairmen, CEOs, and business leaders who are committed to bringing more women onto Malaysian corporate boards.

The purpose of the 30% Club is to:

• inspire debate and discussion at corporate leadership and board levels on gender diversity and its benefits to business
• assist corporate boards in their engagement of qualified, board-ready women
• support initiatives to build a pipeline of women in executive and non-executive roles

The 30% Club is not a call for a quota – instead the 30% Club supports sustainable business-led voluntary change to improve the current gender imbalance on Malaysian corporate boards.

Please be welcomed to contact the Secretariat at email : 30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com

• If you are interested to explore opportunities as a Woman Director, or
• If you are interested in engaging qualified women onto your Boards, or
• If you wish to offer yourself as volunteer in The 30% Club.

Members

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FOUNDING CHAIR

Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar

Chair, Malaysian Debt Ventures Bhd

BOD - Petronas Bhd & PNB Bhd
FOUNDING CHAIR

Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah

Founder & Chairman

Sunway Group
FOUNDING CHAIR

Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin

Ex-Chairman

Malayan Banking Berhad
CO-CHAIR

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan

Chairman

Petronas
CO-CHAIR

Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin

Chair

Malayan Banking Berhad
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar

Council of Elders & Advisor, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank & 7th Governor of BNM
MENTOR

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rafiah Salim

Chair - Allianz Malaysia Berhad & Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Bhd
MENTOR

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria

Chair - EUMCCI
MENTOR

YAM Raja Dato' Seri Eleena Sultan Azlan Shah

BOD - Gamuda Bhd
MENTOR

Datin Sunita Mei-Lin Rajakumar

Chairperson Caring Pharmacy Group Bhd & Turiya Bhd

BOD Hai O Enterprise Bhd
MENTOR

Dato' Zuraidah Atan

SP Setia Berhad, Petron,

Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia .Northport
MENTOR

Tan Sri Choo Boon Saw

Chairman MRCB-Quill REITS

BOD - DiGi, RHB Bank

MENTOR

Dato' Azmi Mohd Ali

Senior Partner,M/S Azmi & Associates

PNB , SP Setia Bhd,CCM, Cliq Energy Bhd
MENTOR

Dato' Seri Idris Jala

Chairman Heineken Malaysia Bhd

& Sunway Berhad
MENTOR

Datin Mariam Prudence Yusof

BOD - Bursa Malaysia Berhad

C.I. Holdings Bhd
MENTOR

Datuk Chin Kwai Yoong

BOD - Bank Negara Malaysia

Genting Bhd & Deleum Berhad
MENTOR

Su Yin Teoh

BOD - CIMB Group Holdings Bhd
MENTOR

Datuk Iain Lo

Chairman

Shell Malaysia
MENTOR

YAM Tunku Ali Redhaudin ibni Tuanku Muhriz

Chairman

Bumi Armada
MENTOR

Dato' Dr Thillainathan

INED

Genting Berhad
MENTOR

Dato' Lawrence Lee

INED

Sime Darby Berhad
MENTOR

Mr Phillip Tan Puay Koon

SP Setia Bhd, Cagamas Bhd

Danajamin Nasional Bhd
MENTOR

Datuk Yusli Mohd Yusof

Chairman Mudajaya

BOD - YTL International Power Bhd
MENTOR

Zainul Rahim

Chairman

Hibiscus Petroleum
MENTOR

Dato' Izzaddin Idris

Group MD/CEO UEM Group Bhd,

Axiata Bhd - INED
MENTOR #2

Dato' Tin Yow Voon

Executive Director

Eco World Development Group Bhd
MENTOR

Datuk Bazlan Osman

Executive Director, Telekom Malaysia Berhad

VADS Bhd, Labuan Reinsurance (L) Ltd,
MENTOR

Datuk Anthony Bujang

Group CEO

Petra Energy Berhad
MENTOR

Datuk Hamidah Nadziadin

INED

Maxis Berhad
MENTOR

M.R. Chandran

Senior INED

IJM Plantations Berhad
MENTOR

Chuan Keat Khoo

BOD

Cuscapi Berhad
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Utama Arshad Ayub

BOD Top Glove Corp. Bhd

Malayan Flour Mills Bhd, Kulim Msia Bhd, Tomypak Hldgs Bhd
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Razman Md Hashim Che Din Hashim

Deputy Exec.Chairman Sunway Holdings Berhad

Chairman-Berjaya Land Berhad
Tun Mohammed Haniff Omar

Deputy Chairman Genting Bhd

Chairman Park May Bhd
Tan Sri Dato Sri Wee Chai Lim

Chairman

Top Glove Corporation Berhad
Puan Sri Tong Siew Bee

Executive Director

Top Glove Corporation Berhad
Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim

Chairman PLUS Malaysia Bhd

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
Tan Sri Raja Muhammad Alias Raja Muhhammad Ali

Chairman

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali

Chairman MBSB , MDC

IJM Corporation Bhd
YAM Tan Sri Dato' Seri Syed Anwar Jamalullail

Chairman - Nestle Malaysia

Malaysia Airports Holdings Brhd, Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd
Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam

Group Advisor

Sunway Group
Tan Sri Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh

CEO / Director

Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute (asli)
Tan Sri Dato' Dr Francis Yeoh

Managing Director

YTL Corporation Berhad
Tan Sri Ibrahim Zain

Chairman Rex Industry Bhd

Censof Holdings Bhd, Brahims Holdings Bhd
Tan Sri Dr See Yan Lin

INED

Genting Berhad
Dato Dr Zaharina Zahari

Chair Manulife Holdings Bhd

BOD- Eon Capital Bhd,Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd, Hong Leong Industries Bhd,Pacific Orient Bhd, Zurich Takaful Malaysia Bhd
Datuk Noripah Kamso

Co Chair Islamic Finance Industry Council at Malaysia U.S. Chamber of Commerce

BOD - Top Glove Corporation Bhd, BIMB Investment Bank Bhd, MDV Bhd
Tan Sri Hashim Mohd Ali

Chairman

Datasonic Group Berhad
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Abu Hassan Othman

INED

YTL Land Development Berhad
Tan Sri Dato’ Mohd Ghazali Che Mat

Chairman

Boustead Holdings Berhad
Tan Sri Dato' Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman

Chairman (Former)

IHH Healthcare Berhad
Datin Linda Ngiam

BOD - Star Publications (M) Berhad

Heineken Malaysia Berhad
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Ahmad Ramli

CEO & Group MD

Boustead Heavy Industries Berhad
Tan Sri Dato' Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak

Chairman County Connect

BOD-Maybank Islamic Bhd,Puncak Niaga Hldgs Bhd, Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Bhd
Tan Sri Peter Chin Fah Kui

Senior INED

IOI Corporation Berhad
Datin Paduka Zaitoon Dato' Othman

Council member

Yayasan Sime Darby
Datin Grace C.G.Yeoh

Partner, Shearn Delamore & Co

BOD-Bursa Malaysia Berhad & CIMB Bank Berhad
Tan Sri Dato' Mansor Mansor

Chairman

Glomac Berhad
Dato' Hau Hian Lee

Managing Director-Batu Kawan Berhad

BOD- Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad
Dato' N. Sadasivan N.N. Pillay

BOD

Bank Negara Malaysia, APM Automotive Holdings Berhad
Dato' Mohd Salleh Hashim

Chairman

Gopeng Berhad
Dato’ Dr Nik Ramlah Nik Mahmood

BOD

United Malacca Berhad
YM Tunku Afwida Tunku Abdul Malek

BOD - Asia Equity Research

EXIM Bank,Gamuda Berhad, Telekom Msia
Chye Neo Chong

Managing Director

IBM Malaysia
Y.B. Hajjah Normala Abdul Samad

Chair

Chemical Company of Malaysia Berhad
YM Tengku Bendahara Perlis Syed Badarudin Jamalullail

Chairman-Nomrem Committee

Fraser and Neave Holdings Berhad
Datuk Haji Faisal Siraj

Senior INED

RHB Islamic Bank Berhad
Dato’ Syed Zaid Syed Jaafar Albar

BOD

Yinson Holdings Berhad
Vimala Menon

Non Exec. Board Director

Petronas Chemical Berhad, DiGi
Dato’ Ahmad Pardas Senin

Chairman, Malaysian Directors Academy

Senior INED - SP Setia Bhd
Dato' Abdullah Yusof

Former Chairman

AEON Co.(M) Berhad
Tuan Haji Md Ja'afar Abdul Carrim

Non Independent Non Exec. Chairman

RHB Islamic Bank Berhad, BOD EPF
YM Raja Zaharaton Raja Zainal Abidin

BOD

Media Prima Berhad
Datin Stacey Tan Siew Ching

Executive Director

JAG Berhad
Madam Leong Yuet Mei

Executive Director

Mah Sing Group Berhad
Razman Hafidz Abu Zarim

Chairman

Tune Insurance Bhd
Dato' Soo Min Yeoh

Executive Director

YTL Corporation Berhad
Dato' Kok Seng Yau

CEO

Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Suhana Dewi Selamat

BOD

Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Dato' Amiruddin Abdul Satar

President & Managing Director

KPJ Healthcare Berhad
Dato’ Carol Chan

BOD

DRB Hicom Bhd
Ahmad Mustapha Ghazali

Executive Chairman

Prolexus Berhad
Dato' Rosini Abd Samad

BOD

MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad
Dato’ Johan Tazrin Hamid Ngo

BOD

Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad
Datin Isharidah Ishak

BOD

Axcelasia Inc
Datuk Sutinah Sutan

BOD

MRT Corp
Chek Tin Quah

BOD

Genting Plantations Berhad
Dato Eng Ho Tee

Executive Chairman

Kerjaya Prospek
Datin Siew Chuai Toh

Executive Director

Kerjaya Prospek
Roy Thean

Independent Director

Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Berhad
Mr Siong Kee Khoo

Senior INED

Kerjaya Prospek
Mazidar Abdul Malik

BOD

Alliance Investment Bank Berhad
Datin Ida Suzaini Abdullah

BOD

Ni Hsin Resources berhad
Siobhan Das

Executive Director

American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM)
Shirley Tan Lee Chin

Managing Director

Tiger Synergy Berhad
Dato' Wira Vincent Lye

Executive Director

Berjaya Assets Berhad
Datuk Meriam Haji Yaacob

Director

Deloittes
Dato' Sharifah Halimah Syed Ahmad

Chairperson

Women in Logisitcs and Transport (WiLAT)
Rejina Rahim

MD & CEO

Nomura Asset
Dinbock Nichaela

CEO

Novartis Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Bradley Mulroney

Ex-President & CEO

Lafarge Malaysia Berhad
Stefano Clini

MD / NIED

British American Tobacco
Poh Ling Tan

BOD

Euro Holdings Berhad
Zaidi Ahmad

CEO

Sarawak Consolidated Industries Berhad
Reuben Gnanalingam

CEO

Westport
Dato' Amos Boon Yeong Siew

INED

EcoFirst Consolidated Berhad
Mr Adrian Yong Huang Chair

BOD

Boilermech Holdings Berhad
Mr Wan Lai

INED - Chair NomRem Committee

Public Bank Berhad
Shaari Haron

BOD

Voir Holdings
Chee Ping Chu

BOD

Asia Bioenergy Technologies Berhad
Ms Yee Leng Cheah

BOD

Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad

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Partners

30% Club works with some amazing partner groups that help champion meaningful, sustainable change in the gender balance of boards and leadership.

Advisory Committee

Advisory

Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar

Founding Chair
Advisory

Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin

Founding Chair
Advisory

Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah

Founding Chair
Advisory

Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan

Co Chair
Advisory

Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin

Co Chair
Executive

Dato' Abdul Aziz Abu Bakar

Co Founding Chair

MINDA
Executive

Anne Abraham

Co Founding Chair

LeadWomen

Steering Committee

The 30% Club is run by a Steering Committee that is made up of senior men and women who volunteer their time and skills.

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EXECUTIVE FOUNDING CO-CHAIR

Dato’ Abdul Aziz Abu Bakar

BOD - ICDM

Alkhair International Islamic Bank
EXECUTIVE FOUNDING CO-CHAIR

Anne Abraham

Founder-Lead Women

BOD - Media Prima Bhd & Metrod Bhd
BOARDROOM EFFORTS(BICE)

Fatimah Merican

INED - IJM Plantations Berhad

BOD - UOB Bank
PIPELINE EFFORTS C-SUITE

Pauline Ho

Partner, Assurance

PriceWaterhouseCoopers
PIPELINE EFFORTS HR Community

Nadiah Tan Abdullah

Chief Human Resource Officer

SP Setia Berhad
RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYTICS

Mei Ling Tan

COO

The World Bank Group
RESEARCH

Dr Marcella Lucas

CEO

Leadwomen
PUBLIC POLICY

Tengku Nurul Azian Tengku Shahriman

Executive VP & Partner - PEMANDU Associates

INED - Sunway REIT Management Sdn Bhd
INVESTOR COMMUNITY

Rita Bushon Benoy

INED Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Berhad ,MD RAA Capital Partners Bhd, Strategic Advisor (Green & Smart Ltd)

Advisor, Regulatory Affairs & Trade Advisor, Chemical Industries Council of Msia), Assoc. Director (SCS Global Advisory 9M Sdn Bhd

Working groups

SECRETARIAT

Main aims

The Secretariat acts as a single point of contact for all queries relating to the 30% Club.

ACTIVITIES

The Secretariat is responsible for facilitating the placement of women directors on public listed boards.

Our candidates are sourced from:
Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) https://icdm.com.my/

FIDE FORUM

LeadWomen https://lead-women.com/

contact

Secretariat

em : 30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com

Rozita Harun +60162188947 Shahjanaz Datuk Kamaruddin +60122671625
BOARDROOM EFFORTS TOP 100

Main aims

Boardroom efforts aim at Large Companies on the FTSE Bursa Malaysia top 100, and Companies with market capitalisation of RM2 billion and above.For Large Companies the board must have at least 30% women directorsas defined in the latest Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance (MCCG) launched on 26 April 2017.

ZERO women on boards will have greater attention in plans for more business networking engagements with the Chairs of those companies.30% Club will work closely with stakeholders.

contact

Fatimah Merican

Fatimah Merican & Datin Sunita Rajakumar

Bursa TOP 100
INVESTOR COMMUNITY

Main aims

To intensify boardroom efforts and encourage corporate governance best practice to Investor Council and investment groups to advocate boardroom diversity. It is stated in the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG) that a diverse board can offer greater depth and breadth compared to non-diverse boards. Director candidates should be sourced from a diverse pool. In pursuing its gender diversity agenda, each company should take steps to ensure that women candidates are sought in its recruitment exercise for board and senior management positions .

It is embedded in MCCG that The Board discloses in its annual report the company’s policies on gender diversity , its targets and measures to meet those targets.

contact

Rita Benoy Bushon

Rita Benoy,

Investor Community
TALENT PIPELINE

Main aims

contact

Nadiah Tan Abdullah

Nadiah Tan Abdullah

Human Resource Community
RESEARCH

Main aims

In collaboration with The World Bank Group , 30% Club Malaysia has intiated a research study“ Effect of Women on Boards on corporate performance of public listed companies in Malaysia”.

http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/malaysia

contact

Tan Mei Ling - World Bank Group

Dr Marcella Lucas - LeadWomen

Tan Mei Ling & Dr Marcella Lucas

WORLD BANK GROUP - Global Research Hub in Malaysia
MEDIA

Main aims

The Media and PR workgroup aims to bring awareness of the 30% Club, its purpose and its activities to relevant stakeholders and the wider business communities.

ACTIVITIES

We leverage traditional and online media in our PR efforts. We advocate for gender diversity on boards as speakers at conferences and fora.

contact

Rowina Ghazali
Datin Linda Ngiam
Stephanie Khoo
Zareen Abdullah
BOARD MENTORING

Main aims

A cross-sector mentoring scheme led by the 30% Club Malaysia

•Board level cross-sector mentoring programme with a selected group of board-ready women and board members. A similar scheme was started in the UK with very positive outcomes
•The programme will be for a 9-month period, designed to allow women a platform to network with the right circles of decision makers. Time commitment over the 9-month period:
•Kick-off meeting at launch event
•3 mentee-initiated meetings with their mentor (1 to 2 hours)
•Guidance on ensuring effective mentoring meetings will be delivered by Leadwomen•Programme is administered by 30% Club Malaysia, in partnership with Leadwomen

contact

Pauline Ho
Salika Suksuwan

PwC - 30% Club Malaysia

Mentor-Mentee matching
PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO)

Main aims

contact

marzida.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com

mazlina.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com

Marzida Mohd Noor Wan Mazlina Wan Mustafa

PMO

Events

25 May 2018
Empowering future women leaders at Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia

Star2 The Star

https://www.pressreader.com/@30__Club_Malaysia/csb_2yqq0h3UAGKmWTr8M31Bsfa_v53miFoMv2tzJ7vFHt4
17 April 2018
Development Digest: Maximizing Knowledge for Development

World Bank Publication Issue 4

http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/malaysia/publication/development-digest-maximizing-knowledge-for-development

Women on Boards in Malaysia
Using firm-level data for 806 public-listed companies in Malaysia, we highlight the extent of women’s participation as board members in Malaysia benchmarked against other countries. How this women’s participation varies by industry and firm-size is considered, along with its potential impact on the company’s performance. About 13 percent of the board positions in Malaysia filled by women and the rest by men in 2017. Moreover, the trend over the last four years reveals a slow pace of increase in the proportion of women board members. The largest 100 firms and some industries such as finance show a greater tendency to have female vs. male board members. The profit rate is significantly positively correlated with proportionately more female board members in a firm, suggesting a “business case” for more women on the boards.
Mohammad Amin and Mei Ling Tan
16 April 2018
30% Club - PwC Malaysia Empowerment through mentorship - A dialogue with Dato' Sri Idris Jala

The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/04/17/idris-jala-companies-still-giving-excuses/
16 April 2018
PwC Malaysia - 30% Club sharing session

PwC Malaysia, Jalan Rakyat, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur

https://www.facebook.com/pwcmsia/posts/10156307253304099
05 March 2018
30% Club First Business Leaders Roundtable meeting for 2018 chaired by Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar with Advisory Co-Chair Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan

Securities Commission Malaysia
21 January 2018
Positive Progress Made on Gender Diversity

Securities Commission Malaysia Media Statement

https://www.sc.com.my/post_archive/positive-progress-made-on-gender-diversity/
19 December 2017
30% Club Malaysia steps up efforts to improve gender diversity on boards

Business Times

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/12/315961/30-club-malaysia-steps-efforts-improve-gender-diversity-boards
23 November 2017
Push for Women on Boards

The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/11/23/push-for-women-on-boards-the-governments-seriousness-for-30-women-in-boardrooms-has-stakeholders-opt/
18 November 2017
AYE to 30% Women Agenda

StarBiz

http://pressreader.com/@30___Club_Malaysia/csb_yahw58ZokjgmZySmt0252RU7m7fjQrT5jkJ7XP1JEkg
02 November 2017
HAYS Launch 2017 Asia Gender Diversity Report

Impiana Hotel Kuala Lumpur

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leadwomen/detail/recent-activity/
16 October 2017
30% Club Malaysia Engages With Corporate Boards In Support Of Malaysia’s Commitment To Reach Diversity Targets By 2020

Malaysian Business

http://m-business.amaniemedia.com/index.php/general-news/item/1237-30-club-malaysia-engages-with-corporate-boards-in-support-of-malaysia-s-commitment-to-reach-diversity-targets-by-2020
10 October 2017
Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin chairs the Business Leaders Roundtable meeting

Securities Commission Malaysia
29 September 2017
There's more to naming and shaming

Focus Malaysia

http://www.focusmalaysia.my/Markets/there-s-more-to-naming-and-shaming
04 September 2017
Prime Minister of Malaysia warns that from 2018 the list of PLCs that do not have women on their boards will be published...we will name and shame these companies.

The Star

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/09/04/companies-without-women-on-boards-of-directors-to-be-named-and-shamed/
15 August 2017
MD Chye Neo Chong hosts IBM - 30% Club Roundtable Meeting

InterContinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur
14 August 2017
Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar & Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin chairs the 30% Club Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting

Securities Commission Malaysia
09 August 2017
Rohani says the 17 companies among the top 100 PLCs that do not have any women on their boards, will be named and shamed

The Star

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2017/08/09/women-account-for-17pt9pc-of-directors-on-boards-of-top-plcs/
26 July 2017
Public listed companies in Malaysia will need to address gender diversity at the board level – lest they be named and shamed by the Government from January next year.

The Star Nation

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/26/get-more-women-on-board-public-listed-companies-told/
25 July 2017
Special Interview with Anne Abraham 30% Club Malaysia Co-Founding Chair

BERNAMA TV-Malaysia National News Agency

https://youtu.be/z3DikCOU038
13 July 2017
Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) supported by 30% Club Malaysia inaugural Forum on Women In Energy

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

http://www.malaysiangas.com/portal/document/content/1496999903_MGA's_Foru.pdf

Themed “Women – Driving Energy Liberalisation”, the forum will discuss involvement of women in the energy sector and role of women in driving energy market liberalisation.

The forum is hosted by OGA 2017 and is supported by the 30% Club, an organization promoting gender diversity in boardrooms.
OGA 2017 is the 16th Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition to be held from 11 to 13 July at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.
12 July 2017
PwC-30% Club Boardroom Luncheon

Hilton Kuala Lumpur

https://www.facebook.com/pg/pwcmsia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155508075619099

30% Club Malaysia Boardroom Luncheon
In conjunction with
Launch of Board Mentoring Pilot Scheme
10 July 2017
ICGN–University of Malaya Academic / Practitioner Day

Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur

https://www.icgn.org/icgn%E2%80%93university-malaya-academic-practioner-day

International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
06 June 2017
Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting #4 chaired by Founding Chairs Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar and Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah

Host : Securities Commission Malaysia

https://www.sc.com.my/about-us/
15 May 2017
Enhancing Board Diversity, Independence-column contribution from 30% Club Malaysia

New Straits Times | Business

https://www.nst.com.my/business/2017/05/239507/enhancing-boardroom-diversity-independence
04 May 2017
The World Bank Group Global Knowledge & Research Hub in Malaysia holds a panel discussion with 30% Club Co Founder on Women, Business and Law.

Museum Theatrette, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur

Presentation of Women, Business & the Law (Prosperity by Improving Women's Rights)

Panel Discussion

Ms. Siobhan Das, Executive Director of American & Malaysian Chamber of Commerce

Ms. Anne Abraham, co-founder of 30% Club Malaysia Chapter

Mr. Augusto Lopez Claros
26 April 2017
SC releases Msian Code on Corporate Governance

Securities Commission Malaysia Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia https://www.sc.com.my/en/

The regulators will collaborate with industry group and stakeholders to increase women on boards of Bursa top 100 companies to 30%by 2020. https://t.co/WcrjkE47Ye
— 30% Club Malaysia (@30percentclub_m) April 26, 2017
26 March 2017
World Bank Group & 30% Club Malaysia inaugural Business Leaders Brunch meeting for 2017

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Restaurant

http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/malaysia/overview

Guest of Honour and Speakers :-
Victoria Kwakwa Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific since April 15, 2016.Ms. Kwakwa leads the World Bank’s strategy in East Asia Pacific.https://twitter.com/30percentclub_m/status/860676634306674688

Tan Sri Zeti Dato' Akhtar , Past Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia

Tan Sri (Dr) Mohd Sidek Hassan, Petronas Chairman

Tan Sri Rebecca Sta Maria, Former Sec-Gen of Ministry of Interntional Trade & Industry
20 March 2017
30% Club Malaysia Steering Committee Meeting no.1 for 2017 chaired and hosted by Founding Chair Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar

Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad Boardroom Level 23, Bank Pembangunan Malaysian Berhad

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1290036477743848&set=ms.c.eJxFU8mRRUEIymjKfck~%3Bsamnv~%3BFK2YJAszSRhmWmaVn98QCe8gEtCkCZMsXjB2TSB5D3Az7MNFt~_QFSZMVnaA7yHRd8OLx4WxkTGTDCWmswOoTcRvDvuSX462EHbo6PogF5hAR36LXUCi8~_1aXrHfROKW9JpJ~%3BwHFA9L1JsoZaaM7mdh6jhGoM0ePzQMS0eHQUdJzRNiGNTjutHlMtIbQG1QDOm1tAZa2vMLgMxxZoIdm61dLjVLKR~%3BQI0yUkS2P6yhM0CZXjScxSgOu9yZHdlHOjqi7dp4kbqE1CB0L2x0OC2VoM442l9bh~_tby6uAytPmOC9nyQ0foAn5Rbgv1uZ48jjHDU94WMgojtk9u6UpH~_qGyAK6dBiWhQWHLguSC1lM~%3BYJUWlPboIIWO6G0yWHiFIbmsOU4Lx2nvn7tK7fdAx4onF7X7pls6KC3mmXD~_Bzs~_4S0~-.bps.a.1290035681077261.1073741969.100002125253681&type=3&theater
02 March 2017
30% Club Malaysia Founding Chair , Maybank Chairman paves way for first Chairwoman. On April 1, 2017, Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin will become the first woman chairman to helm the main-board of Maybank which is the country's largest public-listed company.

BERNAMA, Astro Awani Business

http://english.astroawani.com/business-news/megat-paves-way-maybanks-first-woman-chairman-134163

30% Club Founding Chair, Megat paves way for Maybank's first woman chairman https://t.co/4QDmIuJVGB via @501awani

— 30% Club Malaysia (@30percentclub_m) March 2, 2017 ">On April 1, 2017, Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin will become the first woman chairman to helm the main-board of Maybank which is the country's largest public-listed company.http://

30% Club Founding Chair, Megat paves way for Maybank's first woman chairman https://t.co/4QDmIuJVGB via @501awani
— 30% Club Malaysia (@30percentclub_m) March 2, 2017
25 January 2017
Co-Founder of 30% Club UK and newly appointed Executive Dean at Edinburgh Business School, Professor Heather Mc Gregor was in Kuala Lumpur to talk about the MBA scholarship for Malaysian women

New Straits Times

https://30percentclub.org/initiatives/business-schools

30% Club Malaysia and Edinburgh Business School (EBS) The Graduate School of Business Heriot Watt University offers a full MBA scholarship to Malaysian women only. Co-Founder of 30% Club UK and newly appointed Executive Dean at Edinburgh Business School, Professor Heather Mc Gregor was in Kuala Lumpur to talk about the scholarship and hold a career talk “Is accumulating human capital more important than building social capital ?
14 January 2017
Bursa’s boardroom diversity quest

Focus Malaysia Business Weekly

http://www.focusmalaysia.my/Markets/Bursa%E2%80%99s%20boardroom%20diversity%20quest
02 January 2017
PNB appoints Zarinah, Awang Adek new members of board of directors

BERNAMA, Astro Awani, New Straits Times, The Star Business

http://english.astroawani.com/business-news/pnb-appoints-zarinah-awang-adek-new-members-board-directors-127677
23 December 2016
Women In Decision-Making Roles — A Step Towards Diversity Goal By 2020, Says Women Leader

The Malaysian Reserve

http://www.mim.org.my/women-in-decision-making-roles-a-step-towards-diversity-goal-by-2020-says-women-leader-tmr-23-december-2016/
08 December 2016
Women break into management in Asia -- slowly

Nikkei Asian Review

http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/Fresh-ideas/Business/Women-break-into-management-in-Asia-slowly
06 December 2016
Advocating gender parity Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/12/194861/advocating-gender-parity

New Straits Times

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/12/194861/advocating-gender-parity
30 November 2016
Good Practices on Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership for Growth

APEC Publications = APEC#216-PP-01.1

http://publications.apec.org/publication-detail.php?pub_id=1787

Description

This report presents the outcome of a survey that was undertaken to establish how women directors enhance corporate values in companies within the APEC region. The mechanism of improving corporate values through the appointment of women directors were demonstrated. Case studies were also conducted through interviews with leading companies in APEC (Canada; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; the Philippines; and Viet Nam) that are considered to have achieved positive impact on growth through gender diversity.
21 November 2016
Rohani: More women in workforce vital for progress

The Star Nation

http://pressreader.com/@Rozita_Harun.1/-7VEjUAIOK3VfJzIIKZTsw6W9PI2lRN6J0_X5TcY8IA1

Rohani: More women in workforce vital for progress

The Star Malaysia
22 Nov 2016

PETALING JAYA: There can be no developed Malaysia until the country is able to get women to realise their full potential and participate more effectively in the economic and social development of the nation, said Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim.

Citing a study by the 2016 Peterson Institute for National Economics, she said the presence of more female leaders in top positions of corporate management correlates with increased profitability.

The Women, Family and Community Development Minister was speaking at the launch of the Women’s Institute of Management’s Conference on Integrity and Governance for Company Directors In the Public and Private Sectors.

“This proves that women are really needed in decisionmaking positions to boost the success of companies and subsequently, the Malaysian economy,” she said.

Rohani said that one ongoing effort to achieve this was the establishment of the 30 Percent Club, aimed at boosting the number of women holding top decisionmaking positions in the private sector.

She said the Government sought to grow the 30 Percent Club by strengthening its affiliation with similar clubs in other countries, such as Britain, the United States and China.

She added that the percentage of women on boards of public listed companies was at 11.8% as of September.

The ministry is also working with TalentCorp on a programme to encourage more women to return to the workforce, to bring women’s participation to 59% in line with the target set by the 11th Malaysia Plan.

Rohani said that while the number of women students attending institutes of higher learning was encouraging, their participation in the workforce often fluctuates.

“About 71% of university students are women and you’d expect

About 71% of university students are women and you’d expect a wider participation in the workforce but that is not the case. Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim

a wider participation in the workforce but that is not the case, as they leave the workforce to start a family,” Rohani said at a press conference after the event.

As of last year, female participation in the workforce was 54.1%.

Earlier, in her speech, Rohani stressed the importance of integrity and good corporate governance.

“These are key drivers that determine not only the capacity of a nation to grow economically and inclusively, but also its competitiveness in the global market,” she said.

Rohani said it was imperative that all officials discharge their duty with high integrity and proper governance because the consequences of not doing so was huge.

“Combating mismanagement, abuse of power and corruption is crucial as these erode our values.

“There is an urgent need to ingrain integrity and good governance in our public and private institutions,” she said.

On a separate matter, Rohani said she also plans to urge the Transport Ministry to make child seats in cars mandatory, following the death of a twoyearold in Johor after he was accidentally flung out of his parents’ car.

“The Road Transport Department has mentioned the mandatory use of child seats in cars by 2019, which gives parents ample time to comply.

“But I would like to discuss expediting the move with the Transport Ministry to avoid a repeat of this tragedy,” she said, reminding parents to always make child safety a top priority.
21 November 2016
Women On Boards Of PLCs Increased This Year - Rohani

BERNAMA-The Malaysian National News Agency

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v8/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=1304618
08 November 2016
More women to power the boardroom

Business News, The Star

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/11/08/more-women-to-power-the-boardroom/
25 October 2016
Founding Chair 30% Club Malaysia Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah Chairman of Sunway Group chairs and hosts the 3rd Business Leaders Roundtable meeting

Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia

http://www.facebook.com/SunwayUniversity/
20 September 2016
HAYS Gender Diversity event in collaboration with 30% Club Malaysia presented the findings of Global Gender Diversity Report

Impiana KLCC Hotel

Christine Wright @HaysSEAsia https://t.co/T9p5R5IagE

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Christine Wright @HaysSEAsia https://t.co/T9p5R5IagE
— 30% Club Malaysia (@30percentclub_m) September 25, 2016
14 September 2016
Co-Founder 30% Club Malaysia , Anne Abraham, who is CEO Leadwomen and woman board director of Media Prima Berhad was interviewed on the good practices of Women Director appointment in Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) economies and success study

St.Giles Gardens Hotel & Residences Kuala Lumpur

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadwomen-ceo-anne-abraham-shares-her-woman-board-leadership-harun?trk=prof-post
03 September 2016
25 August: On National Women's Day, 30% Club Malaysia partnered with Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development to present awards to the companies who have achieved 30% women on boards.

Focus Malaysia - Business weekly paper
02 September 2016
Women surge into boardrooms across Malaysia, but gender equity target still beyond reach

New Straits Times

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/170295/women-surge-boardrooms-across-malaysia-gender-equity-target-still-beyond-reach
05 July 2016
Women bosses on the rise in Malaysia

The Star Nation

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/07/05/women-bosses-on-the-rise-female-directors-make-up-15-among-top-100-firms-in-country/
04 July 2016
Bursa's top 100 companies show 15.2pct increase of women on their boards

New Straits Times

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/156623/bursas-top-100-companies-show-152pct-increase-women-their-boards
27 June 2016
Second Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting

Maybank Tower, Kuala Lumpur
14 May 2016
15percent of board directors on Malaysia top 100 companies are women

The Star

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2016/05/14/15pct-of-board-directors-on-malaysia-top-100-companies-are-women/
06 May 2016
Women On Boards Of At Least 89 PLCs

The Malaysian Reserve

http://themalaysianreserve.com/new/story/women-boards-least-89-plcs
29 April 2016
30% Club Inaugural Breakfast Roundtable Meeting

Lanai Kijang, Kuala Lumpur

http://www.niew.gov.my/galeri-details.html?uweb=p&id=251&time=0
14 March 2016
Malaysia's 30% Club Fully Supports Better Gender Balance On Boards

BERNAMA

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/newsindex.php?id=1224769
12 March 2016
Lack of women in top management

The Star Online Business News
09 March 2016
Minister: We don’t need laws to achieve gender equality

The Star Nation

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/03/09/minister-we-dont-need-laws-to-achieve-gender-equality/
08 March 2016
International Women's Day 2016 Special

BFM 89.9

http://www.bfm.my/31318.html?utm_source=pam&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BFM_pam
14 December 2015
Advertorial on Women Director Sourcing Service by NIEW

NSTP
20 November 2015
On Women And Leadership : 3 Amazing Asian Stories

Forbes

Please click here to read about 3 Amazing Asian Stories on Women and Leadership
08 October 2015
Getting More Women On Company Boards

New Straits Times and Focus Malaysia

Please click here for media coverage on Women on Boards
02 October 2015
Conversation With Anne Abraham, Co-Chair, 30% Club Malaysia Chapter

Bloomberg TV Malaysia

Oct 2, 2015 (Kuala Lumpur) - Anne Abraham, co-founder of the 30% Club Malaysia Chapter, discussing the national agenda to bring in more talent and diversity into key leadership positions. She also tells Bloomberg TV Malaysia’s Sophie Kamaruddin that boards need to start becoming a real career destination for women as well as part of company initiative.
08 May 2015
30% Club Malaysia Official Launch

Kuala Lumpur Convention Center
08 May 2015
What is the National Agenda for Inclusiveness & Women Leadership? #Leadthechange: Getting women on Boards

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

https://youtu.be/wR2Khg1eMiM
30 October 2014
"Just give women a fair chance"

The Edge Markets

http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/just-give-women-fair-chance

FAQs

What is the 30% Club and its mission?

The30% Club is a global movement founded in the UK. It aims to place women in 30% of leadershippositions at all levels of the organisation. The Malaysia Chapter was launched in May 2015 by YAB Prime Minister. The“prize” is to reach a local talent market where the appointment process becomes impartial to gender. While that remainsthe long-term goal, the immediate focus of the Malaysia Chapter is to facilitate30% women representation on the boards of public-listed companies and achieve this target by 2020.

Why 30% (not more)?

The intent is to reach minimum 30% women representation on boards of PLCs. 30% is when minority has voice and can influence change. Data indicates that 30% is a target that can be achieved with the no. of qualified, board-ready women in the market today combined with the no. of board positions registered with Bursa.

Isn’t 30% an implied quota?

It is a target in that the 30% initiative relies on persuasion and encouragement. It is not a quota that is subject to law. Although, the Malaysian government has recently chosen to compel public-listed companies to take the target seriously and naming-and-shaming those who choose to ignore.

If it’s not mandated by law to appoint women directors, what are the chances of you reaching target by 2020 when there are still so many PLCs not yet complying?

The Club understands it requires a tremendous amount of support from, and continuous engagement with various stakeholders. We do not work in isolation – we partner with Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa, EPU, TalentCorp, Pemandu, Ministry of Women, talent sourcing agencies, NGOs, and experienced volunteers.

And with full support of the Prime Minister’s office.The challenge put to us by the Prime Minister is to convert more than 900 PLCs by 2020 - this will be done in stages. In the immediate term, the Club is focussing our placement efforts on the Bursa Top 100 PLCs as well as all-male boards.

Our initiatives include:

Working with sourcing and learning agencies for board placements and on development programmes to keep the talent pipeline full.

We recently launched a Mentoring Programme in partnership with PwC.

We conduct business leaders’ roundtables to facilitate a 2-way dialogue with members of the boards, understanding their challenges in meeting the targets, and helping them appreciate how the Club can assist.

We provide media visibility to these activities and to profile current and potential women directors.

Does the 30% target not undermine women’s ability to get on boards on merit? Isn’t this positive discrimination towards women?

While companies are encouraged to meet the 30% target, it is on the expectation that women directors are appointed based on their eligibility, qualification and experience.

Bursa data suggests there is sufficient board-ready women in the market, but without intervention, Malaysia will only reach 30% women on PLC boards by 2099. The Government, therefore, has imposed targets to help fast track women appointments, and recently gone to the extent of promising to name-and-shame all-male boards and put them at risk of losing out on government contracts.

Why 2020?

The Govt of Malaysia has set an ambition to reach the 30% target by 2020, the year Malaysia expects to become a high-income status nation.

Contact

Secretariat : 30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com

For all enquiries, contact Secretariat at Mobile no : +60162188947

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BOARDROOM EFFORTS TOP 100

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Fatimah Merican & Datin Sunita Rajakumar

INVESTOR COMMUNITY

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Rita Benoy,

TALENT PIPELINE

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Nadiah Tan Abdullah

RESEARCH

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Tan Mei Ling & Dr Marcella Lucas

MEDIA

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO)

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Empowering future women leaders at Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia

Development Digest: Maximizing Knowledge for Development

30% Club - PwC Malaysia Empowerment through mentorship - A dialogue with Dato' Sri Idris Jala

PwC Malaysia - 30% Club sharing session

30% Club First Business Leaders Roundtable meeting for 2018 chaired by Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar with Advisory Co-Chair Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan

Positive Progress Made on Gender Diversity

30% Club Malaysia steps up efforts to improve gender diversity on boards

Push for Women on Boards

AYE to 30% Women Agenda

HAYS Launch 2017 Asia Gender Diversity Report

30% Club Malaysia Engages With Corporate Boards In Support Of Malaysia’s Commitment To Reach Diversity Targets By 2020

Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin chairs the Business Leaders Roundtable meeting

There's more to naming and shaming

Prime Minister of Malaysia warns that from 2018 the list of PLCs that do not have women on their boards will be published...we will name and shame these companies.

MD Chye Neo Chong hosts IBM - 30% Club Roundtable Meeting

Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar & Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin chairs the 30% Club Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting

Rohani says the 17 companies among the top 100 PLCs that do not have any women on their boards, will be named and shamed

Public listed companies in Malaysia will need to address gender diversity at the board level – lest they be named and shamed by the Government from January next year.

Special Interview with Anne Abraham 30% Club Malaysia Co-Founding Chair

Malaysian Gas Association (MGA) supported by 30% Club Malaysia inaugural Forum on Women In Energy

PwC-30% Club Boardroom Luncheon

https://www.facebook.com/pg/pwcmsia/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155508075619099

30% Club Malaysia Boardroom Luncheon In conjunction with Launch of Board Mentoring Pilot Scheme

ICGN–University of Malaya Academic / Practitioner Day

Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting #4 chaired by Founding Chairs Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar and Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah

Enhancing Board Diversity, Independence-column contribution from 30% Club Malaysia

The World Bank Group Global Knowledge & Research Hub in Malaysia holds a panel discussion with 30% Club Co Founder on Women, Business and Law.

SC releases Msian Code on Corporate Governance

World Bank Group & 30% Club Malaysia inaugural Business Leaders Brunch meeting for 2017

30% Club Malaysia Steering Committee Meeting no.1 for 2017 chaired and hosted by Founding Chair Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar

30% Club Malaysia Founding Chair , Maybank Chairman paves way for first Chairwoman. On April 1, 2017, Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin will become the first woman chairman to helm the main-board of Maybank which is the country's largest public-listed company.

Co-Founder of 30% Club UK and newly appointed Executive Dean at Edinburgh Business School, Professor Heather Mc Gregor was in Kuala Lumpur to talk about the MBA scholarship for Malaysian women

Bursa’s boardroom diversity quest

PNB appoints Zarinah, Awang Adek new members of board of directors

Women In Decision-Making Roles — A Step Towards Diversity Goal By 2020, Says Women Leader

Women break into management in Asia -- slowly

Advocating gender parity Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/12/194861/advocating-gender-parity

Good Practices on Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership for Growth

Rohani: More women in workforce vital for progress

Women On Boards Of PLCs Increased This Year - Rohani

More women to power the boardroom

Founding Chair 30% Club Malaysia Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah Chairman of Sunway Group chairs and hosts the 3rd Business Leaders Roundtable meeting

HAYS Gender Diversity event in collaboration with 30% Club Malaysia presented the findings of Global Gender Diversity Report

Co-Founder 30% Club Malaysia , Anne Abraham, who is CEO Leadwomen and woman board director of Media Prima Berhad was interviewed on the good practices of Women Director appointment in Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) economies and success study

25 August: On National Women's Day, 30% Club Malaysia partnered with Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development to present awards to the companies who have achieved 30% women on boards.

Women surge into boardrooms across Malaysia, but gender equity target still beyond reach

Women bosses on the rise in Malaysia

Bursa's top 100 companies show 15.2pct increase of women on their boards

Second Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting

15percent of board directors on Malaysia top 100 companies are women

Women On Boards Of At Least 89 PLCs

30% Club Inaugural Breakfast Roundtable Meeting

Malaysia's 30% Club Fully Supports Better Gender Balance On Boards

Lack of women in top management

Minister: We don’t need laws to achieve gender equality

International Women's Day 2016 Special

Advertorial on Women Director Sourcing Service by NIEW

30% Club Malaysia Boardroom Luncheon
In conjunction with
Launch of Board Mentoring Pilot Scheme