Farnida binti Ngah, aged 42, female, a Malaysian, is the Group Chief Financial Officer cum Joint Company Secretary of Media Prima Berhad (“Media Prima”) since 2 August 2017 and 8 September 2015 respectively.
She oversees the shared services function of Media Prima that encompasses Group Finance, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Group Information Technology, Group Management Services and Group Legal and Secretarial.
Having been with the Media Prima since 2009, Farnida has over 19 years of experience in the field of accounting, finance, business assurance and various corporate transactions namely mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, corporate bond issuance and corporate restructuring.
Before Media Prima, she worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers for six years and KPMG
for four years. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Finance from the Flinders University of South Australia.
She is a Fellow CPA Australia (“FCPA Aust.”) a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (“CA ANZ”), a Fellow Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (“FCMA UK”) and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”).
Other than as disclosed, she does not have any family relationship with any Directors and/or major shareholders of Media Prima. She has no personal interest in any business arrangements involving Media Prima. She has no convictions for any offences within the past five years.