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Be inspired by these women who have successfully returned to work after a career break. For other talent related stories, visit Talent Matters.

Lorraine Anne Scully Lorraine Anne Scully Intel Lorraine found that being the main caregiver in her family left her little chance to focus on anything else apart from her family’s needs.TM
Rosilah Hasan Rosilah Hasan BASF With 20 years of accounting experience, Rosilah chose to return to a role that she is most familiar with but decided to opt for a multinational corporation for a change. Rosilah began her journey with BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre Sdn Bhd in 2014 as an Accounts Payable Analyst on a job sharing (part-time) basis.TM
How flexible work arrangement helped this mother return to work Chua Seow Swang Manager PwC Malaysia Career Comeback Programme, flexWorkLife.my

Three years ago, Chua Seow Swang, left the workforce to care for her newborn.

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Jasmin Amirul Jasmin Amirul RHB Group Jasmin returned to work in September 2014 after taking a one year career break after the birth of her third child to provide her with the opportunity to care for her daughter. With the support from RHB Group, Jasmin now works as a Senior Vice President with the Group.TM
Ong Su Yin Ong Su Yin Accenture Malaysia Suyin started her career in Accenture in 1994 as an Analyst in the Talent & Organisation practice. After twelve years, life-changing events compelled her to take a career break in 2006 after she had worked her way up to Senior Manager level.TM
Aznida Salwa Raja Azmi Aznida Salwa Raja Azmi Atlas Hifi Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd In 2003, Aznida decided to take a career break to prioritise the birth of her first baby, as well as focus on her other familial commitments. In 2014, she re-entered the workforce as a Senior Business Development Executive at Atlas Hifi.TM
Panida Grinneback Panida Grinneback PwC Malaysia Panida returned to the workforce after being on a career break for two and a half years and joined PwC Malaysia as a Senior Executive, Marketing & Communications. While working in a new corporate environment in a different country was unfamiliar to her, she enjoyed the new experiences and knowledge gained.TM
Pauline Pauline BASF Pauline was in the workforce for eight years before taking a seven year career break due to family commitment. She returned to the workforce in April 2014 as a HR Analyst with BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre Sdn Bhd, a field that is completely new to her.TM
Datin Teh Geok Lian Datin Teh Geok Lian Paramount Corporation After an 11 year career break and four grown children, Datin Teh found herself returning to the workforce where she quickly rose in the ranks to become CEO of KDU Education Group, which spans across the education spectrum from primary to tertiary education.TM

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