TM has announced the resignation of its independent non-executive director, Dato’ Anis Rizana who was recently confirmed as the first female head of Customs Malaysia.
She was appointed as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of TM on 1 July 2020 and was the Deputy Secretary General (Investment) with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) before being appointed as the Director General of Customs, Royal Malaysian Customs Department effective 25 September 2023.
She started her career in early 1993 serving the private sector in the stockbroking firms and manufacturing industry before joining the public sector in 1994. She was appointed as the Senior Private Secretary to the Minister of Finance in 1999. She also served as the Principal Assistant Secretary in various divisions under MOF such as the Finance Division; MOF Inc.; Privatisation and Coordination Division; Economics and International Division and Budget Management Division.
In 2008, she was appointed as the Deputy Under Secretary at the Investment, MOF Inc. and Privatization Division and subsequently after her two year stint at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad as the General Manager, Corporate Planning under the Cross Fertilization Programme (Khazanah Nasional Berhad/Public Service Department), served as the Head of Economic Stimulus Secretariat Unit, MOF. In 2009, Dato’ Anis also served as a Special Function Officer to the Chief Secretary of the Government under the Prime Ministers Department. Subsequently in 2012, she was appointed as the Deputy Under Secretary, Remuneration Policy, Public Money, and Management Services Division.
Dato’ Anis served as Director of the Integrity and Governance Division (NKRA Against Corruption) in 2014, before being appointed as the Senior Research Fellow and thereafter assumed the responsibility as the Head of Cluster for Development and Policy Research at INTAN. In 2018, she was appointed as the Head of Cluster for the Economics and Public Finance Cluster in INTAN. She was thereafter promoted as the Deputy Secretary General (Operations) for the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in 2019.
