Male, Age 58, Malaysian
Independent & Non-Executive Director
Member of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Member of Risk Management Committee
Member of Sustainability Committee
Member of Employee Share Option Scheme Committee
AREA OF EXPERTISE
QUALIFICATIONS
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS
DATE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD
PRESENT APPOINTMENTS
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
PRESENT DIRECTORSHIP OF OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES
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- Environmental Engineering and Management; Innovation and Sustainability
QUALIFICATIONS
- Honorary Doctor of Science in Environmental Engineering, Newcastle University, UK
- Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, USA
- Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering, Newcastle University, UK
- Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, Newcastle University, UK
- Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS
- Fellow, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
- Fellow, Royal Physiographic Society of Lund (Sweden)
- Fellow, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (UK)
- Fellow, Academy of Sciences Malaysia
- Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK)
- Fellow, Institution of Engineers (Malaysia)
- Fellow, International Water Association (UK)
- Professional Engineer (Board of Engineers, Malaysia)
- Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (Charted Institute of Water and Enviromental Management, UK)
- ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ASEAN MRA)
- Visiting Professor at Imperial College London (UK), Lund (Sweden) and Tsukuba (Japan)
DATE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD
- 01 November 2019
PRESENT APPOINTMENTS
- Secretary General, Ministry of Environment and Water, Malaysia
- President, Harvard Business School Alumni Club, Malaysia
- Member, Board of Trustees of Yayasan Petronas, Malaysia
- Director, Social Security Organisation
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Dato’ Seri Prof. Dr. Ir. Zaini is a professional environmental engineer-cum-scientist, with expertise in climate change, green technology, climate governance, river rehabilitation and environmental sustainability. His interest in these fields led him to collaborate with leading scholars and policy makers worldwide, particularly in climate change, ESG, green technology, water and wastewater management. He is a Fellow of various professional bodies and a Visiting Professor at the Imperial College London (UK), Lund (Sweden) and Tsukuba (Japan). He received the Honorary Doctor of Science from Newcastle University (UK) in 2018, was the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia from 2008 to 2013 and later became the Secretary General of three ministries from 2013 to 2022. He has been very instrumental in climate policy, especially carbon market and GHG net-zero policies. He has led the Malaysia delegation to COP26 and COP27, in Glasgow and Sharm-el-Sheikh respectively. He has also registered more than 20 intellectual property rights and published more than 300 technical papers and 50 books.
PRESENT DIRECTORSHIP OF OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES
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- None
- Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad
