Sime Darby Berhad appointed Prof Datuk Dr Siti Hamisah Binti Tapsir as Independent and Non Executive Director, Age 62. Date of change is 08 March 2024. Qualifications: Civil Engineering from University of Leeds, United Kingdom; Civil Engineering from University of Lowell (University of Massachusetts at Lowell), United States of America; Civil Engineering from New England College, New Hampshire, United States of America; Civil Engineering from Institut Teknologi MARA; Advanced Management Programme from Harvard Business School, Harvard University, United States of America; Professional Engineer (P.E.) from Board of Engineers, Malaysia; Professional Engineer (P.E.) from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia; Fellow from Institution of Engineers, Malaysia; Professional Technologist from Malaysian Board of Technologist, Malaysia and Fellow from Academy of Sciences, Malaysia.

Working experience and occupation: Professor Datuk Ts. Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir 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. Hamisah 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, Professor Datuk Dr. Hamisah 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. Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any): Kumpulan Kitacon Berhad; Oppstar Berhad and Malayan Cement Berhad.