Malayan Cement Berhad appointed Prof Datuk Dr. Siti Hamisah Binti Tapsir as Independent and Non Executive Independent Director. Her age is 62. Date of change 30 May 2023.

Working experience and occupation Professor Datuk Ts. Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Binti Tapsir ("Professor Datuk Dr. Siti") started her career with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ('UTM") as lecturer in 1987 where she was responsible for conducting lectures, research, consultancy and management.

During her tenure with UTM, she held various positions which include, among others, Head of Laboratory, Associate Professor, Assistant Director, Programme Director, Dean and Deputy Vice-Chancellor. She left UTM as Campus Director of UTM International Campus in 2009 to join Ministry of Higher Education as Deputy Director General and was promoted to Director General of Higher Education in 2017, where she was responsible for overseeing the implementation of higher education policies at both public and private universities. Professor Datuk Dr. Siti left the Ministry of Higher Education and was appointed as Secretary General of Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (now known as the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation ("MOSTI")) in 2019, where she was responsible for developing and overseeing the rollout of national policy on energy, science, technology, innovation and climate change in Malaysia.

Following the restructuring of the said ministry by the Government in March 2020, she continued to hold the position of Secretary General until March 2021. In 2020, she was also appointed as Adjunct Professor of UTM until her departure in 2021. In 2021, she was re-appointed as the Secretary General of MOSTI on a 6-month contract basis, where she was responsible for overseeing the national agenda of science, technology and innovation cutting across all ministries.

In addition, she was assigned to lead the roll-out of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan under the COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force in Malaysia before her retirement in 2021.Upon her retirement from MOSTI, she joined UCSI University and presently holds positions as the Group Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chancellor. She has done Doctorate in Civiil Engineering from University of Leeds, United Kingdom in 1994. She has done Masters in Civil Engineering from University of Lowell (University of Massachusetts at Lowell), United States of America,1987.

She has done Degree Civil Engineering New England College, New Hampshire, United States of America 1984. She has done Diploma Civil Engineering Institut Teknologi MARA 1982. Others Advanced Management Program Harvard Business School, Harvard University, United States of America 2014.

She has done Professional Qualification Professional Engineer (P.E.) Board of Engineers, Malaysia 2003. She has done Professional Qualification Professional Technologist Malaysian Board of Technologists, Malaysia 2017. She has done Professional Qualification Science & Technology Development and Industry Academy of Sciences, Malaysia as Fellow, 2022.