Datuk (Dr) Nora A Manaf
Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Maybank Group

 

 

Datuk Nora is the Group Chief Human Capital Officer and member of the Group EXCO of Maybank. Datuk Nora is also a Board Member of Etiqa General Insurance Berhad and MBB Labs Private Limited, Bangalore, India, as well as a Board of Trustees of Khazanah Foundation.

A MP (Master Professional) of the Institute of Human Resource Professionals, Singapore, Chartered Fellow (CIPD, UK), Chartered Banker (CB Institute, Scotland), Chartered Accountant (MIA), Honorary Doctor of the University, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Datuk Nora also holds a post-grad certification in Human Resource Development from Cornell University and is a certified Gallup Strengths Finder Coach Level II. She is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School. In November 2023, Datuk Nora was featured as the Oxford University Provost’s Role Model in Oxford and a Guest Presenter at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

Datuk Nora is President of the Malayan Commercial Banks’ Association (MCBA), Chairman of the Banking Sector HR Networking Group (HRNG), Co-Chair of the ASEAN Research Centre (ARC), Asia School of Business, Council Member of Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF), a member of the National Labour Advisory Committee (NLAC), a council member of Industry Advisory Council (IAC) of Department of Polytechnic & Community College Education (DPCCE), and an Advisory Council Member of Yayasan Peneraju Pendidikan Bumiputera as well as for the University-Industry Advisory Council Universiti Utara Malaysia.

Datuk Nora was recognised as a Global Top 50 Human Resource Professional and was appointed into Talent Compact 4.0, an Industry Talent Advisory Panel of Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad. Datuk Nora was awarded the Outstanding Global Islamic Women Manager Icon Excellence by Global Muslim Business Forum and KSI Strategic Institute in November 2023 and the inaugural HR Icon Award by HRD Corp in October 2023. In November 2023, Datuk Nora was featured as the Oxford University Provost’s Role Model in Oxford and a Guest Presenter at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

Datuk Nora is also a Member of the Board of Examiners for the Asia Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB), Member of the Asia Pacific Industry Advisory Panel for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and a Qualified Person for Training (QPRT) for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Datuk Nora is an Adjunct Professor of Pusat Citra of the National University of Malaysia, and of the College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Nora is also on the Board of Advisors for UUM’s undergraduate programme for Bachelor of Applied Linguistics and Business Administration with Honours.