Hawaby, aged 50, a Malaysian, holds Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance from De Montfort University, United Kingdom. She is also a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and holds certifications including the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a master certification in Project Management. She had also attended several leadership programs from IMD and Harvard Business School.

She was appointed as Chief Internal Auditor, effective from 1 November 2023 and brings with her over two decades of corporate experiences in Financial Audit, Internal Audit or Review of Internal Controls, Enterprise Risk Management, Strategic Project Management, Strategic Planning, Quality Management and Stakeholder Management.

Hawaby began her career in finance and audit in 1996 with PricewatehouseCoopers (PwC), where she was involved in financial audit services for various industries. She joined TM in 2005 and served in several roles within the Group Internal Audit Department, notably at VADS Bhd and became acting Chief Internal Auditor in 2011. She then progressed to Centralised Program Management Office in 2014 where she was responsible in managing mega projects for TM, she played a pivotal role in transforming organizational behavior towards high value driving approach to realize short term benefits and sustain long term value from projects.

Prior to her current position, she held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Unifi Mobile in TM Technology Services Sdn. Bhd. a wholly owned subsidiary of TM since 2020, acted as a strategic business leader and trusted advisor to stakeholders focusing on implementing financial strategies for business and performance improvement, enhancing efficiencies of finance operations and refining process.