Datuk Rashidah Mohd Sies was appointed to the board of UDA Holdings Berhad as a Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director on 15 October 2018. On 13 January 2024, following her retirement as an officer of Minister of Finance (MOF), she has been redesignated as an Independent and Non-Executive Director. With extensive expertise in investment, finance, economic policy, federal budgeting and financial legislation, she brings significant value to the board.
Datuk Rashidah has served the Government of Malaysia for more than 30 years. She started her career in the MOF in 1989 and has served the Ministry ever since. Her first appointment was as the Assistant Secretary in the Finance Division (Investment), MOF. Rising through the ranks, she was promoted to Principal Assistant Secretary and later became the Head of Section (Commercial), Government Investment Companies Division, Ministry of Finance. She then assumed the position of Deputy Undersecretary of the same division before being appointed as the Undersecretary of Government Investment Companies Division. She was later appointed as the Deputy Secretary General to the Treasury (Management), a role she held until her retirement on 12 January 2024.
Datuk Rashidah also has broad experiences as a member of Board of Directors of Government companies and agencies. She was previously a Board Member of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Agrobank, Johor Port, Securities Commission Malaysia and DBKL, to name a few. She currently sits on the Board of Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad, UDA Holdings Berhad, Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and KUB Malaysia Berhad.
Datuk Rashidah holds a Masters in Business Administration from US International University California, USA and a Bachelor in Business Administration (Finance) from Idaho State University, USA. Additionally, she earned a Diploma in Public Administration from INTAN and completed the Advanced Management and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford in 2019.
In 2024, Datuk Rashidah was awarded the prestigious Panglima Mahkota Wilayah award for her contributions to the nation. She also received the Kesatria Mangku Negara in 2015 and the Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang in 2010 and 2003.
