Datuk Noor Azian binti Shaari

Independent Non-Executive Director

Datuk Noor Azian binti Shaari (Malaysian, aged 72, Female) was appointed to the Board on 1 January 2015. She is a Barrister-At-Law of Lincoln’s Inn London having been called to the English Bar in May 1971.

Upon completing the Bar-at-Law, she joined the Malaysian Judicial and Legal Service and served for over 33 years until her retirement in July 2004. During her tenure with the said service, she held various positions, amongst them being Deputy Parliamentary Draftsman, Official Assignee Malaysia, Treasury Solicitor, Sessions Court Judge, Deputy Head of Civil Division, Chairman of the Special Commissioners for Income Tax and Chairman of Tribunal for Consumer Claims.

After her retirement from the Malaysian Judicial and Legal Service, she was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Malaya and she presided over cases in the Commercial, Civil and Criminal Divisions. She retired from her position as High Court Judge of Malaya in July 2014.

She is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad and she is a member of the Affin Bank Group Nomination and Remurenation Committee and Group Compliance Committee. She is a member of the Board Risk Management Committee of Affin Hwang Investment Bank Berhad.

Datuk Noor Azian is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Mesiniaga Berhad and she is a member of the Board Joint Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Datuk Noor Azian is a Registered Arbitrator with the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC).