Dato’ Halipah Esa, 72, a Malaysian, is the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) since 29 December 2022. She was appointed to the Board on 1 September 2020.
Dato’ Halipah holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Economics as well as a Master of Economics degree from the University of Malaya. She also holds Certificate in Economic Management from the IMF Institute, Washington and the Kiel Institute for World Economy, Germany as well as a Certificate in Advanced Management Programme from Adam Smith Institute, London and Certificate on Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies from University of Cambridge.
Dato' Halipah began her career with the Administrative and Diplomatic Services in 1973 in the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Ministers Department and has served in the areas of economic development including macroeconomy, human resources, environment and natural resources, infrastructure, water supply, energy, health, education, housing, urban services, poverty eradication and equity distribution, agriculture, manufacturing and services sectors. She became the Director General of EPU before she retired from the civil service in 2006. Dato' Halipah has also served as Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Finance. She had been a consultant to the World Bank and United Nations Development Programme.
Dato' Halipah has served on the Boards of various companies which include Cagamas Berhad, Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad, Pengurusan Aset Air Berhad, Petronas, MISC Berhad, KLCC Property Holdings Berhad, NCB Holdings Berhad, Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, UDA Holdings Berhad, Employees Provident Fund, Pensions Trust Fund, Inland Revenue Board, Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad, FELDA, Putrajaya Corporation, Putrajaya Holdings Berhad, Malaysia Maritime Academy Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation and Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Authority.
Dato’ Halipah is a Director of S P Setia Berhad.
Training Programmes Attended for the Period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
Date of Training | Title of the Seminar/Workshop/Course | Presenter/Organiser | Mode of Training |
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11 March 20201 | FIDE FORUM: Rethinking Our Approach to Cyber Defence in FI’s | Financial Institutions Directors’ Education (FIDE) | Webinar |
31 March 2021 | KLSP Exchange Theatre: Between… The Lines -Choose to Challenge | S P Setia | Webinar |
9 June 2021 | BNM FIDE FORUM: Dialogue on The Future of Malaysia‘s Financial Sector | BNM FIDE | Webinar |
7 July 2021 | Corporate Governance Post MCCG 2021 & Sustainable Leadership | SP Setia - The Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM) | Webinar |
8 July 2021 | BNM FIDE FORUM: Dialogue on Risk Management in Technology (RMIT): Insights 1 Year On | BNM FIDE | Webinar |
14 July 2021 | PNB Knowledge Forum 2021 - Rising Above Covid-19: Reimagining Work in Malaysia & Beyond | PNB | Webinar |
22 September 2021 | SDP - Board Retreat 2021 (Lunch Talk) | SDP | Hybrid – Sime Darby Plantation Academy (SDPA) Carey Island |
25 October 2021 | PNB Knowledge Forum 2021- Climate Change: A New Green Deal for Malaysia | PNB | Webinar |
26 October 2021 | SDP - Board Workshop 2021 | SDP | Webinar |
25 November 2021 | Setia Governance Risk & Audit Forum 2021 | S P Setia | Webinar |
26 October 2021 | SDP - Board Workshop 2021 | SDP | Webinar |
25 November 2021 | Setia Governance Risk & Audit Forum 2021 | S P Setia | Webinar |
6 December 2021 | IFN ASIA Forum 2021 | Islamic Finance & REDMoney Events | Webinar |
15 December 2021 | Board Webinar on Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Insights for Directors | SDP | Webinar |