Suhailah Mohamed Abdulla

Suhailah Mohamed Abdulla, 52, Female, Malaysian, was appointed as the Chief Integrity & Assurance Officer of SD Guthrie Berhad (formerly known as Sime Darby Plantation Berhad) (SD Guthrie) on 1 March 2021. In her current role, she is responsible for overseeing SD Guthrie’s integrity, governance, and assurance function in supporting the Governance & Audit Committee to obtain reasonable assurance on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control system, as well as its compliance, fraud & corruption risk management activities.

Suhailah began her career with the external audit practice of KPMG in 1995 and subsequently served in the internal audit unit of Astro Malaysia. She thereafter re-joined KPMG in 2005 where she led internal audit, risk management and advisory engagements for organisations involved in a variety of industries. Her extensive internal audit and advisory experience has provided her the opportunity to work closely with members of Board/ senior management on operational strategies, conducted evaluations of the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems, and made recommendations for improvement in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes and associated controls.

Upon leaving KPMG in 2012, she headed the internal audit and risk management units of F&N Holdings Berhad and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Berhad and subsequently joined SD Guthrie Berhad as Head, Group Compliance in 2018.

Suhailah is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Integrity Officer, a Certified Internal Auditor by the Global Institute of Internal Auditors and holds a Certification in Control Self-Assessment conferred by the same Institute. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Malaysia, for which she currently serves as its Vice President. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) degree from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Additional Information

• No family relationship with and is not related to any director and/or major shareholder of SD Guthrie Berhad (formerly known as Sime Darby Plantation Berhad) (SD Guthrie), nor has any personal pecuniary interest in any business arrangement involving the Company.
• No conviction of offences within the past five years, nor public sanctions or penalties imposed by the relevant regulatory authorities during the financial year other than traffic offences, if any.
• No conflict of interest with SD Guthrie.
• Does not hold any directorship in public companies and listed issuers, including companies within the SD Guthrie Group.