PETALING JAYA: Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has appointed Datuk Mohaiyani Shamsudin as chairman of the board, making her the first woman to clinch the position in the country’s largest bank. Mohaiyani, 68, takes the helm from Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor, who will be stepping down on March 31, 2017. Megat Zaharuddin has […]
Selangor made strides recently when it appointed two female syariah high court judges. The two women speak to Sunday Star about the challenges they face. NENNEY Shuhaidah Shamsuddin couldn’t bring herself to smile when she heard she was being appointed a Syariah High Court judge. She was in shock because no woman in the […]
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Anne Makinda, said women holding leadership positions in various companies and institutions have a role to play to encourage other fellow women to strive for higher positions and achievements. She was talking to the press just after the closing of the Women’s Leadership Advocacy Event over the weekend […]