SASBADI HOLDINGS BERHAD 36 Datu Dr Rashidah Binti Bolhassan is the Senior Independent NonExecutive Director of the Company. She was appointed to the Board on 18 April 2023 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee, as well as a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. She earned her Ph.D. in Information Systems from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. She also holds an Executive MBA from Ohio University, USA; a Master’s in Library Science from Syracuse University, USA; and a Bachelor’s in Library Science from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. In recognition of her contributions, she has received multiple national and state awards. She began her career in 1986 at the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), where she served until 1993. From 1993 to 1998, she was Head of the Library Division and Head of the Corporate Strategy and Quality Division at Kuching North City Hall. She then joined the Sarawak Planning Unit as Project Coordinator from 1999 to 2000, before becoming Manager of the Corporate Management Section at the Sarawak State Library from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, she was appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sarawak State Library, a position she held until 2020. During her tenure, she transformed the institution into an awardDirectors’ Profiles Datu Dr Rashidah Binti Bolhassan Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Nationality - Malaysian Gender - Female Age - 64 winning, forward-looking organisation through strategic innovation, collaboration, and creativity. From 2021 to 2022, she served as Permanent Secretary of Sarawak’s Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development (KWKPK), where she focused on ageing issues and inclusivity, particularly for people with special needs, building on her volunteer experience with Age Concern New Zealand while pursuing her Ph.D. at Victoria University of Wellington. She is currently serving as a special officer in the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Sarawak, advising on heritage and cultural matters. She has also been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Sarawak State Library, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Women Leadership Foundation, and a board member of Yayasan Sime Darby. She has held significant roles at both national and international levels. Nationally, she has served as a board member of MyIPO and currently sits on the National Council for Women and Family Development and the National Cultural Council. Internationally, she is a member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Literacy and Reading Committee. She is also the Immediate Past President of the Librarians’ Association of Malaysia and, in 2024, served as an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. She was featured in the Hall of Fame at the Malaysia Pavilion, Osaka World Expo 2025, alongside other eminent women leaders. To date, she has delivered more than 50 papers at national and international seminars and conferences. She does not hold directorship in any other public companies or listed issuers. She has no family relationship with any other director and/or major shareholder of the Company. She has not entered into any transaction, whether directly or indirectly, which has a conflict of interests or potential conflict of interest (including competing businesses) with the Company or its subsidiaries, and has no convictions for offences within the past five (5) years nor any public sanction or penalty imposed by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year. • Distinguished Service Medal - Gold / Pingat Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (EMAS) (PPC) 2019 • Chief Minister’s Special Award: Sarawak Woman in Digital Era 2020 • Darjah Jasa Bakti Sarawak, 2021
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