Faridah Bt Iskandar, a Malaysian aged 46, is our Independent Non-Executive
Director. She was appointed to our Board on 25 September 2024.
She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom,
in June 2001, and a Master of Science in Forensic Science from the University
of Strathclyde, United Kingdom, in November 2004. She obtained her Master of
Arts from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, in April 2005.
She began her career in December 2002 with Scottish Water Scientific Services
as a Chemist, serving in that role until she left the organisation in September
2003 to pursue her Master's degrees. Upon completing her Master's degrees,
she joined LGC Ltd as a Senior Forensic Practitioner in January 2005, where
she worked with a number of crime prevention agencies and police forces in
England and Wales.
In May 2008, she left and joined the Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom ("MOJ")
as a Scientific Officer. In this role, she was responsible for managing various
analytical projects, building cross-ministerial relationships, and stakeholder
management.
In February 2011, she left MOJ and joined Capgemini Consulting (now known
as Capgemini Invent) as a Consultant and was subsequently promoted to Senior
Consultant in January 2013, where she was responsible for leading and
supporting various analytics and organisational-focused projects across multiple
sectors, including energy, government and retail.
She returned to Malaysia and joined the Boston Consulting Group as a
Consultant in January 2015. She was promoted several times within the Boston
Consulting Group, including to Project Leader in January 2017, and Principal in
October 2019. During her tenure with the Boston Consulting Group, she led and
delivered multiple strategy and implementation engagements for clients in
Southeast Asia.
She also managed diverse teams to develop and deliver insights and outcomes,
leading client engagements and advising the senior management and board of
directors of corporate clients. She left the Boston Consulting Group in April 2021.
In May 2021, she joined Copperleaf Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
("Copperleaf") as Country General Manager and became the Head of Southeast
Asia in July 2022, a position she currently continues to hold. In this role, she
leads the Southeast Asia business of the company and is involved in all
business-critical activities of Copperleaf, including strategy and operating model
evolution, recruitment and people development, product enhancement, business
growth strategies, and brand awareness and marketing.
She has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of AHAM Asset
Management Berhad since July 2022 and Bintang Capital Partners Berhad since
September 2022.