Shahnaz, age 56, a Malaysian, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) of TM on 3 June 2025.

She holds a LLB (Hons) from University of Nottingham, United Kingdom and MBA from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Lausanne, Switzerland. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Shahnaz currently chairs and leads LeapEd Services Sdn Bhd (LeapEd), a social enterprise dedicated to advancing quality education with a focus on ensuring every child has a promising future. Through LeapEd, she co-founded the first Malaysia Digital School, Sekolah Anak Malaysia (SAM) of which she is the current Managing Director.

Shahnaz brings with her more than three decades of experience in audit, consultancy, corporate, government-linked companies and entrepreneurship. Her previous corporate and government linked companies’ experience include senior leadership positions in Malaysia Airlines in 2001, Director, Chief Financial Officer of Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) in 2004 and Executive Director, Strategic Human Capital Management of Khazanah in 2008 till 2011. In Khazanah, she played a purposeful role in sectoral, financial and talent transformation in multi-sectors underpinned by nation-building mission.

Shahnaz is on the Board of Trustees of CIMB Foundation, TFM Foundation (Teach for Malaysia) and she is also on the Board of Governors of Kolej Yayasan UEM. Following her appointment as TM INED, she is also appointed as a Member of Board of Audit Committee and Board Tender Committee.