Noreen is a certified legal practitioner and licensed company secretary with close to 20 years of working experience in several public listed companies from various sectors. Before joining Sime Darby Property Berhad, Noreen was the Joint Company Secretary / Head, Corporate Secretarial Services of Bumi Armada Berhad. She was responsible for ensuring the provision of effective corporate secretarial services at Bumi Armada and advising the Board and Management on compliance with relevant regulations and best practices on corporate governance.

Noreen, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) graduate from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom, had a nine-year-long career with the Maybank Group and its subsidiaries from 2006 to 2015. She held various roles, with her last being the Regional Head, Corporate Secretarial Services of Maybank Kim Eng, where she oversaw the corporate secretarial services function in 10 countries. Noreen was also the Company Secretary of Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and its group of companies. Before Maybank Group, she worked in the Legal and Secretarial Department of a public listed property developer for more than 5 years.