23-May-2023

APPOINTMENT

Independent Director

Independent and Non Executive

60

Female

Malaysia

1. Degree - LL.B. (Hons) Law Degree [University of London]

2. Professional Qualification - Solicitor [1. Bar of England and Wales 2. Law Society of England and Wales]

3. Professional Qualification - Solicitor [Malaysian Bar]

4. Others - Accredited Mediator plus Certified Trainer and Coach [Bar Council’s Malaysian Mediation Centre]

Sujatha is a senior capital markets professional whose experience encompasses policy and strategy development, governance, compliance, and dispute resolution. With over 30 years of experience in legal and capital market work, she brings a depth of experience and a practical and holistic understanding of financial markets and regulatory framework, together with insight into investor concerns and challenges. In October 2021, she took on the mantle of Chief Governance Officer & Group General Counsel of Smart Glove Holdings Bhd, bringing her experience in governance and compliance work to the manufacturing sector. Prior to this she ran her own consultancy, and was part of the founding team of Kapital DX Sdn Bhd, a fintech start up and approved digital asset platform, responsible for developing the risk and compliance framework for the platform. She served as CEO of the Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Center (SIDREC) from 2013 to 2019. As CEO, she helped steer SIDRECs strategic direction to ensure its dispute resolution service continued to be in step with international best practice and the needs of a developing capital market. Her prior work as a regulator at the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), included advisory and reform work in both the General Counsels Office and the Corporate Finance and Investments Business Group. She was also responsible for the development and implementation of the SCs investor education strategy and management of complaints relating to market misconduct. She remains involved in policy work in the capital market and is currently a member of the SC's Corporate Governance Council. She is currently the Chairperson and board member of the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG) and also sits on the Board of The Financial Services Ombudsman (OFS) and Metrod Holdings Berhad.

1. METROD HOLDINGS BERHAD

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