Puan Zarina Halim

Puan Zarina Halim, a Malaysian, female, aged 51, was appointed an Executive Director and Chief Corporate Officer of the Company on 1 February 2018. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company.

Puan Zarina graduated from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom with a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance (Honours) and also holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of London. She is also a Registered Property Manager, governed by The Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVEAP), Malaysia and possesses a Capital Markets Services Representatives’ License (CMSRL) for REITs for the asset management company to carry on regulated activities specified under the Capital Markets and Services Act (CMSA).

She is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM), Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Institute of Certified Sustainability Practitioners (ICSP) and the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP). In the area of Sustainability of which she is passionate about, Puan Zarina is a GRI Certified Sustainability Specialist and a Certified Sustainability Reporting Specialist under the Institute of Certified Sustainability Practitioners.

Puan Zarina has more than 20 years of experience with the Hektar group, having been part of the founding team in 2002 and part of the management team responsible for the listing of Hektar REIT on Bursa Malaysia in December 2006. In her current role as Chief Corporate Officer, she is responsible for the overall corporate affairs of the company of which Legal, Secretarial & Compliance, Sustainability & Risk Management and Investor Relations make up key areas.

She also provides support in the areas of Finance & Strategy with involvement in asset acquisitions including putting in place financing involving rights issuances & private placements for Hektar REIT’s AUM valued at RM 1.2 billion to date.

Prior to Hektar, she was formerly with the UEM Group of Companies for 9 years where she was involved in the conversion of a series of Faber Group’s hotels from the “Merlin” brand name to “Sheraton”. She then became Head of Corporate Affairs and Business Development in Prolink Development, the UEM Group’s subsidiary responsible for the development of Nusajaya. She then moved on to head the Business Development unit at OptixLab Sdn Bhd, a venture capital firm.

Puan Zarina attended all 5 Board Meetings of the Company held during the financial year ended 31 December 2022.