PUAN DARAWATI HUSSAIN

Malaysia

Female

46

DATO'

Independent Director

Independent and Non Executive

She graduated with a Bachelor in Economics and Accountancy from Durham University, UK in 1991 and Master in Business Administration from London Business School (University of London), UK in 1998. She also obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification in 2001.

She began her career in 1991 and worked for Commerce International Merchant Bankers Berhad in the area of corporate finance and advisory. She did her MBA in 1997 and subsequently worked for Mondrian Investment Partners Limited, United Kingdom from 1998 to 2001, as a European equities portfolio manager.
In September 2001, she re-joined CIMB group to set up and develop the private equity arm, where she was the Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital of CIMB until August 2012. Subsequently, she was made the Head of Co-investor and Fund Relations of CIMB Group Strategy and Strategic Investments (CIMB GSSI). In April 2014, she left CIMB Group to become Executive Director of Syalin Sdn. Bhd., a family office involved in property and investments.
She currently serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Tanah Makmur Berhad since June 2014 and several other private limited companies. She is an Investment Committee member for the equity investment panel for Agensi Innovasi Malaysia and for BIMB Investment Management Berhad. She was formerly Chairperson of Malaysian Venture Capital Association (MVCA) and committee member of Malaysian Venture Capital Development Corporation (MVCDC) and remains an active member of MVCA.

Tanah Makmur Berhad