Robb Report Malaysia: Dato’ Hamidah Naziadin, Group Chief People Officer, CIMB.
Across an astounding career spanning over three decades at CIMB, Dato’ Hamidah’s initial foray into Human Resources began with her proficiency and academic credentials in law – which helped propel her into a leadership position by the age of 28. From there, her career progression mirrored that of CIMB’s growth (which now possesses a staff strength of 36,000 across 16 countries). Her roles within the group included being Group Chief People Officer, Head of Group Corporate Resources, Head of Marketing & Communications as well as CEO of the CIMB Foundation. Under her stewardship, Human Resource was reconceptualised as a key business enabler, which contributed to the group’s rapid growth as a leading ASEAN financial institution.
With her firm belief in supporting employees, and the bank’s value proposition of workplace wellness, a series of HR initiatives included work-from-home policies for mothers with children below the age of five and the establishment of a crèche in 2014 to support the bank’s working parents. She also introduced an award-winning programme i.e. The Complete Banker (TCB) which focuses on grooming future leaders at CIMB with many progressive HR policies which represented a first for the industry segment such as six months of paid maternity of first-time mothers, a month’s paternity leave, a Staff Rejuvenation Programme and many more. These strategies also led to the retention and development of talent, augmented by workplace wellness programmes which helped sustain a productive environment which has been proven in the numerous industry and peer recognitions and awards.
Robb Report Malaysia: Samantha Lee, Le Cordon Bleu Alumni and International Food Artist
Fame came rather suddenly for Samantha Lee who was motivated by her desire to create “healthy, colourful and whimsical meals” back in 2008. Ingredients became the building blocks and her creativity brought forth a cornucopia of delightful dishes which resembled cartoon characters, cute animals and fantasy landscapes. This helped her achieve her primary purpose of getting her elder daughter to eat independently. But when she started posting her creations on Instagram in 2011, the adoration from the social media world turned her into an overnight sensation, with collaboration requests coming her way from all corners of the globe.
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Robb Report Malaysia: Dr Anjhula Mya Bais, Psychology Trauma Specialist and Director, Amnesty International
The career of Dr Anjhula Mya Singh Bais is marked by the highs of appearing on the glossiest of glossy magazines across the world like Vogue India (which labelled her a supermodel), and then into a markedly different arc as a psychologist specialising in trauma. Her inclusion on the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders list of visionary leaders sees her joining a select group of alumni including New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Human Rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Hollywood powerhouse Charlize Theron. Her recent response to Covid-19 saw her pivoting her psychology practice to providing virtual public material to help those affected psychologically, as well as conducting pro bono therapy sessions for frontline Malaysian doctors and nurses. Together with her husband, she procured 1,200 personal protective equipment and five ventilators which were donated to rural hospitals in Borneo and Papua Indonesia.
