UMW Holdings Berhad announced the appointment of Datuk Yasmin Binti Mahmood, age 59 as Independent and Non Executive Director. Date of change is October 12, 2022. Qualifications: Degree: Bachelor of Computer Science and Applied Maths in University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Working experience and occupation: Datuk Yasmin binti Mahmood has served in the Technology industry for more than 30 years, both in the private and public sectors. Datuk Yasmin started her career as an analyst programmer before working her way up to chief executive officer and senior positions within Malaysia of global brands such as Regional Director of Dell Asia Pacific and Managing Director of Microsoft Malaysia. She was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) from 2015 to 2019.

Prior to joining MDEC, Datuk Yasmin was the Executive Director at YTL Communications Sdn Bhd. In her early career, she served as the General Manager, CPSD of HP Sales Malaysia from 1995 to 1999. She was also the General Manager of Dataprep Retail Sdn Bhd from 1993 to 1995.

Datuk Yasmin currently serves in non-executive positions, such as the Chair of Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Board of Directors, Directors for Malaysia Industrial Development Finance Berhad and Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad. Datuk Yasmin is also active with helping tech startups, such as Skymind Holdings Berhad, a global AI company. Directorships in public companies and listed issuers: Listed: Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad; Non-Listed: Skymind Holdings Berhad; Malaysia Industrial Development Finance Berhad.