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Norhafiza Binti Mohd
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nationality: Malaysian
Date of appointment: 1 April 2024
She is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
In May 1989, she obtained her Bachelor in Business Administration (major in Accounting) from the University of Notre Dame, USA. She was admitted as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in January 2024 and has been a member of the MIA since February 2024. She is also an Affiliate of the ICDM since October 2019.
From October 1989 to November 1992, she began her career as an Auditor, and subsequently as Senior Auditor upon her promotion at Arthur Anderson & Co. During her tenure, her responsibilities included conducting / leading audit works on companies in various industries, including but not limited to the financial, telecommunication and manufacturing sectors.
In December 1992, she joined Bank Negara Malaysia as a Bank Examiner. Her responsibilities then included examining and auditing various commercial banks and finance companies to ensure compliance with the then Malaysian Banking and Financial Institution Act.
In October 1993, she joined Shell group of companies under the employment of Sarawak Shell Berhad as Head, Finance Procedures and Controls, where she was responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the Manual of Authority and Finance Procedures. She was also assigned to various finance roles including Head Ledger Controls, Head Exploration Accountant and Senior Management Accountant of the Business Planning and Support team for Sabah assets. In these roles, her scope of work included the maintenance of accounting systems, provision of management accounting support and financial advisory services to the Exploration Function of Sarawak Shell Berhad, driving the business planning and budgeting process for the Sabah assets as well as leading the finance team in various commercial negotiations.
In April 1999, she was assigned to the Shell Global Upstream Business Head Office in The Hague, Netherlands as the Financial and Business Performance Analyst where she analysed the financial results and provided financial advisory in relation to Shell’s global upstream business.
In June 2002, she was assigned back to the Shell group of companies in Malaysia where she was promoted to Senior Advisor of Treasury Planning in Corporate Treasury. Her responsibilities included overseeing the Treasury operations of all the Shell group of companies in Malaysia, the implementation of cross-border liquidity management for those companies and managing the various Shell Malaysia Pension Funds, including their closures.
In April 2004, she was assigned as Senior Consultant for Finance & Management Consultancy (Asia Pacific) where she was involved in various internal finance consultancy projects within Shell in Asia Pacific. During part of her tenure in this role, she also formally assumed the role of Interim Team Leader where she took charge of the recruitment for the consultancy unit.
In July 2007, she was assigned to the role of General Manager, Finance, Gas and Power where her responsibilities included overseeing the overall finance management of Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Shell’s minority interest in 2 Malaysian liquefied natural gas joint ventures.
In July 2011, she was assigned and promoted to Regional Controller (Upstream Asia/Malaysia) where her responsibilities included the assessment and operation of the Financial Control Framework, maintenance of financial accounts, as well as internal and external financial reporting. She also oversaw the operation and implementation of standardised finance processes, controls and systems, as well as implementation of Shell Global Controller initiatives across the Asia region. She was responsible for effective leadership and development of a team of approximately 60 finance staff across the region.
In January 2013, she was assigned as Finance Manager, Upstream International Integrated Gas Development (Global). She was responsible for the overall business planning, performance management, budget monitoring and appraisal processes in respect of the Business Unit. She also provided finance governance leadership to various Shell joint ventures in Brunei.
In January 2014, she was assigned as the Continuous Improvement Manager for Upstream Malaysia and the Philippines where she initiated the implementation of the Lean Six Sigma improvement approach for all finance staff.
Upon her departure from Shell group of companies in May 2014, she joined Petrofac (Malaysia PM304) Limited in the same month as Finance Manager and was subsequently promoted to Finance Director where her responsibilities included overseeing all finance and tax-related matters and the implementation of compliance and governance agendas within the company. She subsequently retired from Petrofac (Malaysia PM-304) in February 2020.
In March and November 2022, she was appointed as the independent non-executive director of Cahya Mata Cement Sdn Bhd and Cahya Mata Phosphates Industries Sdn Bhd respectively. In April 2023, she was also appointed as the independent non-executive director of Cahya Mata Cement Properties Sdn Bhd, Taibah Properties Sdn Bhd and Samalaju Industries Sdn Bhd. All the 5 companies are unlisted subsidiaries of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, a public company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Securities. She still holds the said positions to date.