Roslina Binti Zainal

Independent Non-Executive Director at Malaysia Smelting Corporation

Dato’ Roslina Binti Zainal was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 2 August 2021. She was appointed as a member of the Nominating & Remuneration Committee and Chairman of the Environmental, Social & Governance Committee of the Company on 14 February 2022.

Dato’ Roslina brings with her a wealth of experience in the energy sector in the areas of Utility Economics, Regulation, Energy Procurement, Planning and Strategy. She was the lead negotiator for her previous company, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (“TNB”), the national electricity utility of Malaysia, for the Power Purchase Agreements with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), negotiating with the Government on tariffs under the Incentive Based Regulations (IBR), negotiating gas framework and gas supply agreements.

Dato’ Roslina sat on many committees chaired by various Ministers on Energy, Gas and Tariff. She was a member of the National Gas Committee chaired by Dato’ Seri Idris Jala to address issues pertaining to gas constraint for the power sector. Dato’ Roslina was also a member of the National Committee on Planning Development of Electricity Tariffs chaired by the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water. She has also worked together with Government agencies such as Energy Commission, Ministry of Energy and the Economic Planning Unit of the PMs Department on issues pertaining to energy.

Dato’ Roslina has worked in the Distribution, Transmission and Generation Planning functions in TNB. She also represented TNB at International Investor conferences and attended one-on-one dialogues with investors on regulations affecting the power sector. She has presented papers at international conferences and sat on panel discussions as a leading expert on energy and regulation. She acquired a wealth of business and management skills through her involvement as a top management in TNB. She was previously appointed on the Boards of Sapura Energy Berhad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), TNB Fuel Services Sdn Bhd and Prai Power Sdn Bhd. She currently sits on the board of TNB.