Natasha binti Mohd Zulkifli was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of TSH on 2 July 2018. Currently, 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.
She is a Stakeholder Director at YTL Construction, part of the project team that is 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 and also 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 studying in secondary schools 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.
From 2012 to 2015, 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 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support and promote low-emission development across Asia and the Pacific region.
Between 2015 and 2019, Natasha represented Malaysia on the Business Women’s Working Group in the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC).
In 2019, the German government recognised Natasha as a one of the ‘Remarkable Women in Transport’, officially recognising her as a female change-maker and highlighting her contribution to sustainable mobility solutions.
In 2021, the Malaysian government awarded Natasha as the inaugural winner of the Outstanding Woman of the Year in Rail Award.
In 2022, International Railway Journal (“IRJ”) recognised Natasha and profiled her as one of the winners of IRJ in Women in Rail Awards 2022.