Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar

Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar is a professional independent director and a strong advocate of the importance of governance in general and risk management in particular.

She is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Climate and Nature Governance, a multi-stakeholder expert knowledge network, as well as Founder of Climate Governance Malaysia (the country chapter of the World Economic Forum's Chapter Zero Alliance), which, in 7 years, under her leadership, has grown to be a significant advocate for increased climate ambition, as arguably the largest private sector mobilisation for climate action.

She is Chairperson of Bursa-listed Dutch Lady Milk Industries and an independent non-executive director of HSBC Bank Malaysia and Zurich General Insurance Malaysia, as well as a trustee of charitable foundations.

She is also Adjunct Professor at UNITAR International University, Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia, member of the External Advisory Committee for Sunway University's Master in Sustainable Development Management, and the workstream lead for government policy for the CEO Action Network, an industry-led initiative to increase sustainability and climate resilience.