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.
Upcoming Events (Watch This Space!)
Members
FOUNDING CHAIR
Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar
Fmr. Chair SC; Fmr. Chair MDV
BOD - Petronas Bhd; Fmr. PNB Bhd
FOUNDING CHAIR
Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah
Founder & Chairman
Sunway Group
FOUNDING CHAIR
Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin
Fmr. Chairman
FELDA
CO-CHAIR
Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan
Fmr. Chairman
MDEC
CO-CHAIR
Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin
Fmr. Chair
Malayan Banking Berhad
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Zeti Akhtar
The Chair - Sime Darby Property Bhd & 7th Governor of BNM
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rafiah Salim
Chair - Allianz Malaysia Berhad & Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre Bhd
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria
Chair - EUMCCI
Executive Director-APEC Secretariat
YAM Raja Dato' Seri Eleena Sultan Azlan Shah
BOD - Gamuda Bhd
Datin Sunita Mei-Lin Rajakumar
Chairperson Caring Pharmacy Group Bhd & Turiya Bhd
BOD Hai O Enterprise Bhd
Dato' Zuraidah Atan
SP Setia Berhad, Petron,
Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia .Northport
Tan Sri Choo Boon Saw
Chairman MRCB-Quill REITS
BOD - DiGi
Dato' Azmi Mohd Ali
Senior Partner,M/S Azmi & Associates
PNB , SP Setia Bhd,CCM
Dato' Seri Idris Jala
Chairman Heineken Malaysia Bhd
& Sunway Berhad
Datin Mariam Prudence Yusof
BOD - Bursa Malaysia Berhad
C.I. Holdings Bhd
BOD - Bank Negara Malaysia
Genting Bhd & Deleum Berhad
Su Yin Teoh
BOD - CIMB Group Holdings Bhd
Datuk Iain Lo
Chairman
Shell Malaysia
YAM Tunku Ali Redhaudin ibni Tuanku Muhriz
Chairman
Bumi Armada
Dato' Dr Thillainathan
INED
Genting Berhad
Dato' Lawrence Lee
INED
Sime Darby Berhad
Mr Phillip Tan Puay Koon
SP Setia Bhd, Cagamas Bhd
Danajamin Nasional Bhd
Datuk Yusli Mohd Yusof
Chairman Mudajaya
BOD - YTL International Power Bhd
Zainul Rahim
Chairman
Hibiscus Petroleum
Dato' Izzaddin Idris
Executive Director/Deputy Group CEO
Axiata Bhd
Dato' Tin Yow Voon
Executive Director
Eco World Development Group Bhd
Datuk Bazlan Osman
Non-Executive Chairman, GITN Sdn Bhd
Datuk Anthony Bujang
Group CEO
Petra Energy Berhad
Datuk Hamidah Nadziadin
INED
Maxis Berhad
M.R. Chandran
Senior INED
IJM Plantations Berhad
BOD
Cuscapi Berhad
Tun Dr Arshad Ayub
BOD
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
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
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
Latifah Latiff
INED
South Malaysia Industries Berhad
Mazidar Abdul Malik
BOD
Alliance Investment Bank Berhad
Roy Thean
Independent Director
Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Berhad
Datin Ida Suzaini Abdullah
BOD
Ni Hsin Resources berhad
Mr Siong Kee Khoo
Senior INED
Kerjaya Prospek
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
Vertice Bhd
Chee Ping Chu
BOD
Asia Bioenergy Technologies Berhad
Ms Yee Leng Cheah
BOD
Hap Seng Consolidated Berhad
Partners
Advisory Committee
Advisory
Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar
Founding Chair
Advisory
Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah
Founding Chair
Executive
Dato' Abdul Aziz Abu Bakar
Co Founding Chair
BOD - ICDM
Executive
Anne Abraham
Co Founding Chair
Founder - 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.
FOUNDING CHAIR
Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar
EXECUTIVE FOUNDING CO-CHAIR
Anne Abraham
Founder - Lead Women
BOD - Media Prima Bhd & Metrod Bhd
EXECUTIVE FOUNDING CO-CHAIR
Dato’ Abdul Aziz Abu Bakar
BOD - ICDM
Alkhair International Islamic Bank
MEMBERSHIP & ACTIVATION
Marzida Mohd Noor
INED
Affin Bank
TALENT PIPELINE
Nadiah Tan Abdullah
CHRO
SP Setia Berhad
GOVERNMENT AND REGULATOR
IIham Sunhaji
Senior Vice President
PEMANDU Associates
INVESTOR COMMUNITY
Karpana Somasundram
INED
CB Industrial Product Bhd
BOARD MENTORING
Pauline Ho
Partner, Assurance
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
BOARD MENTORING
Tian Pouw TP Pun
Founder
TPPun Advisory
RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYTICS
Dr Marcella Lucas
CEO
Leadwomen
MEDIA/PR&COMMUNICATIONS
Norlida Azmi
Deputy Group CHRO
Axiata
SECRETARIAT
Wan Mazlina Wan Mustafa
Secretariat
Working groups
The Activate Pillar aims to support the overall objective of 30% Club Malaysia in building an ecosystem of corporations to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion. To this end, we will LEAD with the Chairs and CEOs of our members to promote development of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; further advance existing initiatives; build a pipeline and progress women into leadership positions.
We will collaborate with interested corporations and LEVERAGE readily available resources from members, partners and advocates. In addition, we seek to provide platforms for corporations to network with peers across industry and exchange insights and best practices that elevate diversity, equity and inclusion in their workplace.
Activate will encourage interested corporations to take a LEAP as active proponents of the 30% Club, and advance our campaign’s agenda. To achieve this, we will create avenues for participating corporations to be visible in this campaign to raise diversity, equity and inclusion in the Malaysian workforce.
contact
Marzida Mohd Noor at marzida.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
The Influence pillar aims to engage with key influencers in the Investors’ Community and Government groups ranging from domestic, regional & international investors, regulators and GLICs. In collaborating with key influencers and thought leaders, our aim is to establish a community of advocates who will advance diversity, equality and inclusion across the workforce and boardrooms, at the company and national levels, in support the objectives of 30% Club Malaysia. We are actively engaging with key influencers such as Securities Commission, Bursa Malaysia, Institutional Investors Council Malaysia (IIC), and Government Linked Investment Companies (GLICs) through interviews, moderated panel discussions, and dialogue sessions on issues of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We are leveraging on various platforms, including social media, to raise our visibility and voice through featuring the key content and discussion points of our engagements with influencers. In this way, we will build up the momentum of forwarding the agenda of diversity, equity, and inclusion towards enhancing corporate governance.
contact
IIham Sunhaji (Government and Regulator) & Karpana Somasundram (Investor Community) at influence.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
The Enable Pillar aims to enable future women leaders and act as a bridge to the current business leaders. The role of the Talent Pipeline team is to remove the barriers, create opportunities, and help identify quality talents for the 30% Club female board placement.
The team comes with a vision to shift the mindset of the leaders today and focus on the merits of diversity; prepare the C-suite leaders to become board ready both from a functional specialist and a general management path; and expand the visibility of 30% Club in relations to Talent Pipelining. The Talent Pipeline team will be working closely with CEOs, HR Leaders, Universities, Women Empowerment groups, and Professional Associations.
The main outcome of our initiatives is to shift that mindset and grow the next generation of Female Leaders for both Macro & Micro benefits to organisations and the nation.
contact
Nadiah Tan Abdullah
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 40 experienced board members from a wide range of PLCs 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 of a PLC.
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
Pauline Ho & Tian Pouw TP Pun. Please contact Norlela at norlela.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
The analytics and research aims to gain and share insights on gender diversity on boards by teaming-up with research houses and like-minded organisations.
In 2017, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, the 30% Club Malaysia has initiated a research study on “Effect of women on boards on corporate performance of public listed companies in Malaysia”. View the report here.
contact
Dr Marcella Lucas
The Media/PR & Communications aims to increase the visibility and reach of the 30% Club through a coordinated series of strategic communications engagements and activities.
Fundamental to our message is driving thought leadership and action to achieve the business campaign objectives.
Among the activities carried out include driving followership and engagement on LinkedIn, leveraging on print and online media to boost our outreach efforts. In line with the 30% club objective, the team also advocates for gender diversity on boards as speakers at various conferences and platforms. The team also advocates for gender diversity on boards and C-Suites as speakers at various conferences and platforms.
Media
contact
Norlida Azmi at comms.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
The Secretariat is the single point of contact for all queries relating to the 30% Club Malaysia as well ast 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. The Secretariat also facilitates the placement of women directors on boards for public listed companies.
contact
Mazlina at mazlina.30percentclubmalaysia@gmail.com
Events
Previous
30% Club Malaysia
On 15 December, members of the 30% Club's Activate team virtually met with a very passionate team from Lembaga Tabung Haji(TH) lead by Rina Sarif, its Chief Human Capital Officer.
The meeting is part of the 30% Club's mission to build an ecosystem of corporations to support our campaign in promoting diversity and inclusion focusing on gender balance on the Malaysian corporate boards and C-Suites. This will be the first of many engagements in the weeks to come, with this very dynamic team.
30% Club Malaysia
On Dec 11, more than 100 women and men leaders had the privilege to hear from truly remarkable women leaders on the role of women in today’s world at the webinar, Half the Sky.
Dr Miwa Kato - Director of Operations, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Tan Sri Zarinah - Chairperson, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia and Datuk Yvonne Chia - Chairperson, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia left the audience truly inspired with their thoughts and insights gleaned from a wealth of experience and wisdom of how to embrace opportunities. The session was moderated by Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar, Chairperson, Caring Pharmacy.
The overwhelmingly positive feedback from the participants in the webinar, who joined from as far as Japan and Africa, was testament to the value that this session brought. The 30% club’s goal was to provide a different perspective and empower the right thinking, which was successfully delivered.
We would like to thank our partners, Global Impact Network Malaysia, TULIPS MOVEMENT and Nottingham University Business School for the collaborative effort in organizing this session.
30% Club Malaysia
30% Club Malaysia has signed Memoranda of Understanding with the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG), CnetG Asia Sdn Bhd (CnetG), and Asia School of Business (ASB).
These partnerships include the promotion of diverse and inclusive leadership as part of corporate governance advocacy with MICG; access to research and leadership development that support the goal of developing more board-ready women with ASB through its MBA and select Executive Education programmes; and collaboration with CnetG, to develop framework that advances diversity on boards and C-suites with PLCs, multinational companies, universities and professional bodies.
“As the world increasingly works in a collaborative manner, we seek to strategically partner with those who will amplify our goal to increase women representation on boards and senior leadership positions. In 2020, five years on, our focus has been on building a more robust ecosystem aimed at this case for change," said Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar, Co-Founding Chair, 30% Club Malaysia during a virtual signing ceremony, the first of its kind for this business-led campaign.
30% Club Malaysia
Are there differences in the leadership DNA of female and male leaders?
"Women leaders have handled the Covid-19 crisis better than their male counterparts."
"Regardless of gender, there are 4 fundamental traits of a leader - higher level of self-awareness, learning agility, skills to influence and communication skills."
"Be gender blind even with yourself and you'll find out more often than not they will treat you equally."
"Its crucial to have an open mindset and be receptive."
These were some of the views discussed at the recent AI Summit 2020, where 30% Club Malaysia was a supporting partner. The panel discussion was moderated by Raj Kumar Paramanathan, Managing Partner of CnetG Asia and a 30% Club Advocate.
5 eminent panelists, Rizalina Mantaring, Ayla Majid, Karel Avni Doshi, Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, and Sunil Puri, shared their views on what leadership traits are and their relevance for a sustainable and inclusive new world.
30% Club Malaysia
The 30% Club Malaysia would like to congratulate the Cohort Five - a total of ten women- on successfully completing the nine-month mentoring journey to become board-ready.
The Cohort 5 are participants of the Board Mentoring Scheme, which aims to accelerate the appointment of more women into board positions as well as enhancing diversity and inclusion in public-listed companies. Since the launch in 2017, more than 40 women has gone through the 9-month mentoring scheme and 27% are on boards of listed/non-listed companies. The 30% Club Malaysia would also like to welcome the on-boarding of the sixth cohort - a total of 20 participants – to start their nine-month mentoring journey.
A total of 53 distinguished members of the corporate community have also participated as mentors in the scheme. The mentors have volunteered their time to help our next generation of female directors to reach their potential.
30% Club Malaysia
The Influence Pillar of 30% Club Malaysia was privileged to have an online fireside chat with Mr Devanesan Evanson on 23 October, where we drew his views as CEO of the Minority Shareholders Watch Group (MSWG) regarding Board-related matters, including diversity and inclusion.
The Influence Pillar was represented by Datuk Zunaidah Idris, Datin Sunita Rajakumar, Ilham Sunhaji (MBA), Nirmala Doraisamy, CGMA, FCMA, CA(M), Karpana Somasundram, and Susan Sha, while Pushpa Nair moderated the session.
On getting Boards to have a minimum of 30% women, Devanesan explained that MSWG will vote against a new male member on an all-male Board. Although MSWG’s shareholding is small, this is a matter of principle. MSWG also questions boards at AGMs on their inability to get at least 1 woman on board.
While some countries mandate female representation at Boards, Malaysia has a principle-based Recommendation on gender diversity in the Code of Corporate Governance. In terms of effectiveness, MSWG finds naming and shaming is effective to encourage compliance.
The Influence Pillar thanks Mr Devanesan for sharing his views and agreeing to be our influencer to support and improve D&I in the Investors Community.
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Recently, members of the Activate Pillar of 30% Club Malaysia met with representatives of Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the national utility company. The purpose of the meeting was to share and introduce efforts by 30% Club Malaysia to increase awareness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion amongst PLCs.
This very engaging interaction strongly echoes the raison d'etre of 30% Club Malaysia which is to build an ecosystem of corporations, advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within the country.
Shukreen Ma of Tenaga Nasional Berhad and her team were on hand to meet Marzida Mohd Noor, Raj Kumar Paramanathan, Geetha Kandiah and Frances P. of the 30% Club Malaysia's Activate Pillar.
Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance
As part of an ongoing initiative, members from the Activate Pillar of the 30% Club Malaysia met with representatives of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG).
During the meeting, Marzida Mohd Noor, Raj Kumar Paramanathan and Wan Mazlina Wan Mustafa introduced various initiatives carried out by the 30% Club Malaysia to increase awareness on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion amongst PLCs.
Moving forward the 30% Club Malaysia and MICG agree to explore joint opportunities to reach a larger audience and focus to enhance Corporate Governance in the boardroom.
At the 30% Club Malaysia, we seek to work alongside organisations and leverage on expertise, readily available resources and experience to build and progress women into leadership positions in corporate Malaysia. This comes at an opportune time as the 30% Club Malaysia continues to work on building an ecosystem of corporations, advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within the country.
Roshni Jayantilal and her team at MICG were on hand to receive members of the 30% Club Activate Pillar.
Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
A discussion wtih YB Hannah Yeoh and her team on the challenges of increasing women representation on the boards of public listed companies,and the way forward .
Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
Meeting with Professor Dr Heather McGregor, Dean of Edinburgh Business School, Herriot Watt University, who is also a co-founder of 30%Club UK. Expanding the collaboration on higher education for women, via the MBA scholarship.
Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
The 30% Club Board Mentoring Scheme is a board level cross-sector mentoring programme to support the professional development of selected board-ready women. Three cohorts of mentees have completed our program since its launch in July 2017, and a celebration was held to recognise cohort #4’s completion at ICDM. The occassion was graced by Datuk Shireen Muhiudeen, Chairman, Bursa Malaysia, who participated in a candid and enlightening fireside chat, sharing her vast experience as a director on various boards and what the board of the future should look like - what capabilities and mindsets would be required to provide the necessary leadership for change
https://youtu.be/nFda16qNcTc
Setia International Center, KL Ecocity.
The Talent Pipeline Workgroup embarked on a “Get on Board” roadshow in 2018 to galvanise support for the movement amongst the many corporations and female professionals in Malaysia. This session was held as part of the Lady Surveyors Coffee Morning organized by the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia and Jabatan Juruukur DiRaja Malaysia, at the Setia International Center, KL Ecocity.
Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
The Talent Pipeline Workgroup embarked on a “Get on Board” roadshow in 2018 to galvanise support for the movement amongst the many corporations and female professionals in Malaysia. This session was held with about 25 female members of the Kuala Lumpur Bar.
Petronas Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur
The Talent Pipeline Workgroup embarked on a “Get on Board” roadshow in 2018 to galvanise support for the movement amongst the many corporations and female professionals in Malaysia. This session was held with about 30 members of the HR Leaders' Circle and hosted by Zahira Sughra Zainuddin, Head, Corporate Project (Talent) and her capable team at Petronas.
The 30% Club Malaysia recently had a board mentoring celebration which was graced by YB Hannah Yeoh, Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development.
The board mentoring programme helps fast track mentees’ appreciation of director duties and accountabilities through interactions with experienced mentors.
The 30% Club Malaysia has four cohorts since the programme was launched in July last year, with two cycles completed and two more ongoing.
Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Kuala Lumpur
The Talent Pipeline Workgroup embarked on a “Get on Board” roadshow in 2018 to galvanise support for the movement amongst the many corporations and female professionals in Malaysia. The third session was held with 54 members of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Malaysia
The Talent Pipeline Workgroup embarked on a “Get on Board” roadshow in 2018 to galvanise support for the movement amongst the many corporations and female professionals in Malaysia. The third session was held with 24 members of the ACCA.
SP Setia Headquarters, Shah Alam
The Talent Pipeline Workgroup embarked on a “Get on Board” roadshow in 2018 to galvanise support for the movement amongst the many corporations and female professionals in Malaysia. The second session was held with 35 participants from SP Setia of levels of GM and above.
UEM Leaning Centre, Selangor
The Talent Pipeline Workgroup embarked on a “Get on Board” roadshow in 2018 to galvanise support for the movement amongst the many corporations and female professionals in Malaysia. The first of these was held with UEM Group and saw 54 C-2 participants.
World Bank Publication Issue 4
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. Read here Development Digest: Maximising Knowledge for Development
PwC Malaysia, Jalan Rakyat, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur
On 16 April 2018, PwC Malaysia, in collaboration with 30% Club Malaysia, hosted a sharing session at our office with Dato’ Sri Idris Jala, President and CEO of PEMANDU Associates, as guest speaker.
Themed ‘Empowering women through mentorship’, the dialogue focused on what can be done to ensure greater gender diversity in the boardroom. The event was also held to welcome the mentors and mentees from the 3rd cohort of 30% Club’s Board Mentoring Scheme, and to recognise the mentees from the 1st cohort, who had recently completed the 9-month programme.
Securities Commission Malaysia
30% Club Malaysia 's first Business Leaders Roundtable meeting for 2018. It is chaired by Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar with Advisory Co-Chair Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan.
Impiana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Securities Commission Malaysia
InterContinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
IBM's managing director Chye Neo Chong hosts the roundtable meeting recently.
Securities Commission Malaysia
Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar & Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsuddin chairs the 30% Club Business Leaders Roundtable Meeting
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
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 organisation 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 Centre.
Hilton Kuala Lumpur
On 12 July, 2017, PwC hosted a lunch in collaboration with 30% Club Malaysia to launch a Board Mentoring Scheme for board-ready women in Malaysia. Pauline Ho, PwC Malaysia People Partner and 30% Club Steering Committee Member, did the welcome address and moderated a fireside chat with Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan, a seasoned board member of various companies and the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysia Professional Accountancy Centre (MyPAC).
The 30% Club Malaysia pairs board-ready women with current board members in a new 9-month mentorship programme, and is aligned with the government’s target of increasing the number of women on Bursa Top 100 public-listed companies’ (PLC) boards to 30% by 2020. Mentors comprise Chairs, Board Directors, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and senior corporate leaders, while mentees are women in leadership positions looking to move into the boardroom.
The programme is an avenue to facilitate conversations between mentors and mentees, providing more opportunities for mentors and mentees to co-create development, and exposes mentees to a larger network as part of the ongoing journey to get more women on boards. For more photos click here
Securities Commission Malaysia
Museum Theatrette, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur
The World Bank Group Global Knowledge & Research Hub in Malaysia holds a panel discussion with 30% Club Malaysia Co Founder on Women, Business and Law. A presentation on Women, Business & the Law (Prosperity by Improving Women's Rights)and a panel discussion by Siobhan Das, Executive Director of American & Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, Anne Abraham, co-founder of 30% Club Malaysia Chapter and Augusto Lopez Claros.
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Restaurant
World Bank Group & 30% Club Malaysia recently held its inaugural business leaders brunch meeting. The Guest of Honour and Speakers are Victoria Kwakwa Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific who leads the World Bank’s strategy in East Asia Pacific since April 15, 2016, Tan Sri Zeti Dato' Akhtar, Past Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan Sri (Dr) Mohd Sidek Hassan, Petronas Chairman and Tan Sri Rebecca Sta Maria, Former Sec-Gen of Ministry of Interntional Trade & Industry.
Watch the video here.
Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad Boardroom Level 23, Bank Pembangunan Malaysian Berhad
The Steering Committee of 30% Club Malaysia held its first meeting, which is chaired and hosted by founding chair Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar. For more photos click here.
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 on “Is accumulating human capital more important than building social capital? To know more, read here.
APEC Publications ( APEC#216-PP-01.1)
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.
Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
Impiana KLCC Hotel
At HAYS event in collaboration with 30% Club Malaysia presented findings of it's Global Gender Diversity Report.
St.Giles Gardens Hotel & Residences Kuala Lumpur
Anne Abraham, CEO Leadwomen, woman board director of Media Prima Berhad & Co-Founder 30% Club Malaysia is interviewed in September on the good practices of Women Director appointment in APEC economies and success study funded by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan this week by Mr Teruya Saruta, Partner KPMG Azsa LLC. The objective is to look into companies that have actively and successfully enhanced Women Director appointment, to draw lessons learnt from case studies to promote corporate diversity further. The outcome is expected to be presented as good practices with the members of APEC economies at the APEC meeting November 2016. Read here.
Focus Malaysia
On the National Women's Day (25th August), the 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.
Maybank Tower, Kuala Lumpur
Lanai Kijang, Kuala Lumpur
The photos of the event are here.
Kuala Lumpur Convention Center
FAQs
The 30% Club is a global movement founded in the UK. It aims to place women in 30% of leadership positions at all levels of the organisation. The Malaysia Chapter was launched by the Prime Minister in May 2015. The immediate focus of the Malaysia Chapter is to facilitate 30% women representation on the boards of public-listed companies. This is intended to be a catalyst for the long-term objective to achieve a corporate culture in Malaysia where the appointment process becomes impartial to gender.
The intent is to reach a minimum of 30% women representation on boards of PLCs. 30% is a sizeable enough minority to have an effective voice to influence change. Data indicates that 30% is a target that can be achieved with the number of qualified, board-ready women in the market today combined with the number of board positions registered with Bursa Malaysia.
It is not a quota mandated by law. Rather, 30% is a target. Although the Malaysian government has taken the soft-compulsion approach to get public-listed companies to commit to this target, the 30% initiative relies on persuasion and engagement to encourage compliance.
The Club understands it requires a tremendous amount of support from various stakeholders. We do not work in isolation and are in continuous engagement with various stakeholders who share our vision. We partner with Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia, the Economic Planning Unit and the Performance Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) in the Prime Minister’s Department, TalentCorp, the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, as well as talent sourcing agencies, NGOs, and experienced volunteers who are actively advocating and leading the way for change.
In the immediate term, the Club is focusing our placement efforts on the Bursa Top 100 PLCs as well as all-male boards. Towards this end, our initiatives include:
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 indicates that there is a sufficient number of board-ready women in the market to reach this target, but without intervention the data suggests that Malaysia will only reach 30% women on PLC boards by 2099. The Government, therefore, has imposed measures to help fast track women appointments on boards.
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