Puan Zaiton Binti Jamaluddin

Biography

Independent Non-Executive Director Age: 56 years Nationality: Malaysian Qualifications Bachelor of Pharmacy, Western Australia Institute of Technology Diploma in Management, Malaysian Institute of Management Master of Business Administration, Keele University, United Kingdom Position on the Board Independent Non-Executive Director Date Appointed to the Board 1 September 2016 Working Experience and Occupation Zaiton had accumulated over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry. She began her illustrious career as a pupil pharmacist with the Ministry of Health in 1982. Thereafter, she joined the sales and marketing team of United Italian Trading Corporation in 1984. In 1985, she served as the Assistant Medical Information Manager for the South East Asia Regional Office of Novo Industri A/S. In 1989, when Novo Industri A/S and Nordisk Gentofte A/S merged to become Novo Nordisk A/S, the world’s leading producer of insulin, she was appointed as the Business Development Manager of Malaysia, a post she held until 1993. From 1993 to 1997, she held the position of the Novo Nordisk Country Manager for Malaysia. In 1997, she became the General Manager of Novo Nordisk Pharma (M) Sdn. Bhd. until 2007. During the long stint with Novo Nordisk, Zaiton helped established and grew the Novo Nordisk business, mainly in insulin and oral diabetes care, haematology and women’s therapy. She held roles in the areas of general management, sales and marketing, business development and training, In addition, she was involved in lobbying and making presentations to the government. An expert in her field, she was regularly invited to speak on scientific as well as motivational topics. She has served on the board of several organisations throughout her career, namely as member on the MARA Council (2000-2002) and a director on the Board of Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (Jan 2006 to Dec 2008). She was also the former President of the Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia (Mar 2005 to Dec 2007). Membership of Board Committees Member, Audit and Risk Management Committee

Research Interest

research and development