Natasha binti Mohd Zulkifli was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of TSH on 2 July 2018. She also serves as a member of the Nomination Committee. She studied in Kuala Lumpur, New Zealand and London, obtaining a law degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) with a special focus on European Union and international law.

Natasha is currently Stakeholder Director at a wholly owned subsidiary of YTL Corporation Berhad, Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd which is responsible for building the new 192km electrified double track rail link for the Malaysian government in the state of Johor. Natasha has extensive experience in the Malaysian public transport space, having worked previously at Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (“Prasarana”) as Head of International Relations where she initiated collaborations and partnerships with international public transport players to further enhance Prasarana and its standing in the international public transport world.

Prior to joining Prasarana, Natasha served as Special Officer to the Chief Executive Officer at Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD).

Given her deep interest to strengthen human capital development in the Malaysian rail space, in 2017 Natasha founded Women in Rail Malaysia, a not-for-profit entity which was established to support and promote equality and diversity within the Malaysian rail industry. She is passionate about driving Women in Rail Malaysia for the benefit of women not just currently working within the industry but to also promote the Malaysian rail space as a career of choice to young women currently studying in secondary school and in universities.

Natasha also previously ran the Malaysia-Europe Forum (MEF) as its Executive Director. The MEF was set up to improve economic relations and bilateral understanding between Malaysia and Europe in areas relating to business and trade. Under Natasha’s leadership, MEF carried out business roundtables and dialogues in Kuala Lumpur, London, Brussels, Vienna, Munich, Paris and Madrid.

In the past, Natasha sat as Malaysia’s representative on the Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership Steering Committee, which is a voluntary regional network set up by US AID to support and promote low-emission development across Asia and the Pacific region. Since 2015 Natasha has represented Malaysia on the Business Women’s Working Group within the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC). ASEAN-BAC was established by the ASEAN Heads of Government to provide private sector feedback and guidance to boost ASEAN’s efforts towards economic integration.