Norliwati A Wahab

Norliwati A Wahab is the Group Chief Risk Officer of PETRONAS, where she leads the institutionalisation of risk management across the Group. Since joining PETRONAS in 2004, she has held several senior roles across corporate planning, finance, and risk, including Senior General Manager, Finance & Risk for PETRONAS Upstream Business, Chief Financial Officer of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad, Head of Strategic Planning and Head of Finance for PETRONAS Vietnam.

As Group Chief Risk Officer, Norliwati provides strategic oversight and advisory on balancing risk and reward to support PETRONAS’ business objectives. Her work focuses on strengthening risk capabilities, embedding robust risk practices and enabling better risk-informed decisions across the organisation. She played a key role in the launch of SETEL and established the Upstream Integrity Council. Norliwati holds a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the Imperial College London and is a Chartered Accountant with ICAEW. She has international experience across the United Kingdom, Australia, and Vietnam.