She received the award for providing visionary leadership and constantly encouraging her team members to make a difference to the community in various corporate social responsibility initiatives.
The jury selected Rohana based on her ability to translate a company’s success into benefits for the community while making societal impact a corporate priority.
The award also recognized ASTRO’s outstanding contributions to the arts, education, environment and community development.
The panel of jury comprised of independent world-respected management strategists, academics, corporate personalities and CNBC executives, conducted a unique three-phase judging process, which include quantitative company data analysis to select the top performers from across Asia, followed by face-to-face interviews to assess candidates' leadership qualities and the final selection of winners for the award.
Candidates were evaluated based on a combination of criteria including the companies' financial performance, creativity, innovation, social responsibility and the ability to create short-term advantage, long-term value and a competitive edge
At the same award ceremony, another Malaysian corporate figure, AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes won CNBC’s Asia Innovator of the Year Award.
