Datuk Noripah was appointed to the Board as the Independent Non-Executive Director on 22 June 2021. 

Datuk Noripah was a banker for over 30 years. She joined CIMB Group in 1993 and held various key positions, including the CEO of CIMB Futures Sdn. Bhd., the CEO of CIMB Principal Asset Management Berhad, a Founding CEO of CIMB Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn. Bhd. and an Advisor of CIMB Islamic Wholesale Banking until 2014. 

Datuk Noripah served as the Chairman of Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia in 2018 and Yayasan Bank Rakyat. She was also the former President of the Malaysian Futures Brokers Association. She has been the Director of Top Glove Corporation Berhad, Malaysian Derivatives Clearing House, Malaysia Debt Ventures Berhad, BIMB Investment Management Berhad, and Federation of Investment Managers Malaysia. She also held positions in the Bursa Malaysia Market Participants Committee, Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Center, Islamic Finance Industry Council and International Council of Islamic Finance Educators. 

In 2015, Datuk Noripah was a Global Practitioner in Residence at Drake University, Iowa, United States of America (“USA”), under the purview of the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, USA. She also lectures on Fundamentals of Islamic Finance Contracts at St. Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon. In the academic year 2016 – 2017, she was a Visiting Fellow in Islamic Finance at the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies (“OCIS”), United Kingdom.

Datuk Noripah was also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia (“UUM”) and the Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (“UiTM”). 

In 2019, Datuk Noripah was recognised as the “Most Influential Woman in Islamic Business and Finance” by Cambridge International Financial Advisory and awarded the “Top 50 of the World’s Most Prominent and Influential Personalities in Islamic Finance & Economy” by ISLAMICA 500 in 2018. Datuk Noripah also authored a globally acclaimed book, “Investing in Islamic Funds: A Practitioner’s Perspective.” 

Presently, Datuk Noripah is the Chairman (Designate) of Arabesque Malaysia and Strategic Advisor of Pantas Climate Solutions. She also sits on the boards of various companies, including DXN Holdings Berhad, and is the Global Advisory Board Member of Islamic Finance News. 

Datuk Noripah holds a Master of Business Administration from Marshall University, West Virginia, USA, and a Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University, USA. She also earned a Diploma in Business Studies from UiTM, Malaysia. 

She has no family relationship with other Directors and/or major shareholders of the Company.