KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Datuk Hamidah Naziadin and Dr Lisa Lim Poh Lin have been appointed to Sime Darby Property Bhd's board of directors as independent and non-executive directors effective immediately.

In a statement, Sime Darby Property chairman Rizal Rickman Ramli said the appointments will add to the breadth of diverse expertise to drive the company’s future aspirations.

“The board will benefit from their vast knowledge and unique perspectives mainly in human capital development and sustainability in guiding the company through its transformation journey. We look forward to Hamidah and Lim’s valued contributions to the board,” he said.

According to the statement, Hamidah has over 30 years of extensive strategic human resources (HR) and leadership experience in the financial services sectors across Malaysia and ASEAN.

She was the group chief people officer of CIMB Group, leading strategies to attract, develop and retain talent, cultivated an agile workforce to prepare for the future of work, and enhanced end-to-end employee experience via technology innovation.

Her key achievements included strategising the resource integration in successful mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within Malaysia and across ASEAN and Asia-Pacific regions, as well as implementing strategic HR programmes.

She was also the chief executive officer (CEO) of CIMB Foundation from May 2016 to October 2020, and is currently a director of Maxis Bhd and Nestlé (Malaysia) Bhd. She also sits on the board of Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia.

Lim, meanwhile, brings over 20 years of global experience in management consulting, academic research and investment management, and is currently a partner and fund manager of Prusik Investment Management LLP.

She brings a wealth of expertise from her previous role as a fund manager at Columbia Threadneedle in London, where she was also the head of global telecoms research. She started her career as an investment banking analyst at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter prior to her role as an associate with Boston Consulting Group.

At 2.51pm on Friday, Sime Darby Property shares were down one sen or 1.53% at 64 sen, bringing it a market capitalisation of RM4.42 billion.