Zuhaida Zulkifli is a seasoned finance leader and governance professional with extensive experience in financial stewardship and strategic oversight across complex organisations. A Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, she has held senior leadership roles within the PETRONAS Group, including Chief Financial Officer positions and strategic finance oversight roles.
With over 20 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry, her expertise covers corporate strategy, strategic planning, financial consolidation, joint venture governance, strategic relations, enterprise risk management and commercial strategy across upstream and downstream operations.
Whilst in PETRONAS, Zuhaida had a central role towards achieving the Final Investment Decision for the GLNG project in Brisbane, was the strategic focal point for OPEC+ matters, was integral in the early discussions on Malaysia Agreement 1963 matters and played a pivotal role in leading the Downstream Command Centre during the Covid-19 pandemic. She also held directorships in various subsidiaries within PETRONAS Group of Companies.
She graduated from Monash University, Melbourne in 1997 and has a Master of Strategic Communication from the University of Western Australia.