Datin Josephine, a Malaysian female, aged 71, is our Independent Non-Executive Chairperson. She was appointed to our Board on 28 August 2024.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Universiti Malaya in 1976.

She started her career as a Tax Assessment Officer at the Inland Revenue Board Malaysia (“IRB”) of Sarawak in 1976. She held various senior management and leadership roles during her 38 years of tenure with the IRB. Her last two positions were State Director of Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur from 2012 to 2013 and State Director of Sarawak from 2013 to 2014, where she was responsible for the management and implementation of income tax assessment. In 2014, she retired as the State Director of IRB, Sarawak.

She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Asteel Group Berhad (formerly known as YKGI Holdings Berhad) since 2023. She also sits on the Board of other public incorporated companies, namely, Amanah Saham Sarawak Berhad and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad as an Independent Non-Executive Director since 2022 and 2018, respectively.