Empowering Women Leaders: TM R&D CEO in TNB’s Woman In Leadership Programme

Our CEO, Dr. Sharlene Thiagarajah recently teamed up with other inspiring leaders for a panel session as part of Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s Woman In Leadership – 𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑖 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑖 Programme. Dr. Sharlene was invited as a panelist for the Core Leadership (ENERGY LEADER) Forum with the title 𝑀𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑘𝑎𝑠𝑎 𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝐷𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚 𝑆𝑒𝑘𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑎 – 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑗𝑢 𝐾𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑎ℎ 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑎 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑛 𝑌𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛.

The panel session brought together some of the brightest minds namely Dr Amani Salim, an Inventor, Engineer-Scientist and nanoSkunkWorkX CTO & Co-Founder and Ms Lee Pui Yong, Chief Sustainability Officer of TNB to discuss on women empowerment towards a sustainable future.

In the session, Dr. Sharlene reflected on her career journey, highlighting significant moments from her early days to her current role as CEO of TM R&D. She shared that transitioning from R&D to corporate was a challenging moment, but with the guidance of a great mentor, she successfully navigated and overcame the obstacles shaping her into who she is today. In addition, Dr. Sharlene shared insights on how women leaders can foster collaborative partnerships by effectively communicating and connecting with others.

We would like to extend our thanks to both TNB and AKPK for the invitation and the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations as well as sharing of insights alongside esteemed industry leaders.

TNB in partnership with AKPK launched the Women In Leadership – 𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑎 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑖 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑠 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑖 programme. This initiative aims to empower 500 female TNB employees by exploring the 5K formula for well-being: Health, Leadership, Finance, Family, and Beauty.