Announcement of the new MACP’s Head of Legal & International Affairs

MACP

Welcome Rashidah Ridha to the team!
Head of Legal & International Affairs

MACP officially welcomes Rashidah Ridha Sheikh Khalid as our new Head of Legal and International Affairs. She will be responsible for MACP’s constitutional and international affairs, including legal and enforcement, general and digital licensing, members’ affairs, public relations, documentation and distribution, corporate, human resources and finance.

Rashidah formerly served as the Director of Copyright at the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) and was responsible for directing copyright policy, legislative activity and government measures pertaining to copyright, particularly the voluntary notification system and the management of the Collecting Management Organization (CMOs).

She acquired a Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property from the Queen Mary University of London in 2014 and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Bond University of Queensland, Australia in 1999. On 5 May 2000, she was called to the Malaysian Bar as an advocate and solicitor of Malaya.

MACP’s Board of Directors and Management are delighted to have Rashidah on board, and we trust her background and years of expertise in intellectual property will be tremendously beneficial to the organization.

Come and join us here in congratulating and welcoming Rashidah to the team.

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Selamat Datang Rashidah Ridha ke MACP!
Ketua Bahagian Undang – Undang dan Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa

MACP dengan rasminya mengalu-alukan Rashidah Ridha Sheikh Khalid sebagai Ketua Bahagian Undang-Undang dan Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa yang baharu. Beliau bertanggungjawab dalam seluruh urusan berkaitan perundangan dan antarabangsa MACP termasuk perlembagaan dan penguatkuasaan, pelesenan awam dan digital, keahlian dan perhubungan awam, dokumentasi dan pengagihan serta korporat, sumber manusia dan kewangan.

Beliau merupakan mantan Pengarah Hak Cipta di Perbadanan Harta Intelek Malaysia (MyIPO) dan bertanggungjawab dalam urus tadbir dasar hak cipta, perundangan dan penguatkuasaan hak cipta terutamanya mengenai sistem pemberitahuan sukarela serta urusan Organisasi Pengurusan Kolektif (CMOs).

Rashidah memegang Ijazah Sarjana dengan Merit Pengkhususan dalam Harta Intelek (LLM) Queen Mary University dari London pada 2014 serta Ijazah Sarjana Muda Undang-Undang (LLB) Bond University dari Queensland, Australia pada 1999. Beliau telah dilantik sebagai peguam bela dan peguam cara Mahkamah Tinggi Malaya pada 5 Mei 2000 serta menjadi ahli kepada Majlis Peguam.

Lembaga Pengarah dan Pengurusan MACP berbesar hati dengan kehadiran Rashidah dan yakin dengan latar belakang serta kepakaran beliau dalam pengurusan harta intelek akan memberi manfaat besar kepada organisasi.

Sama-sama kita menzahirkan ucapan tahniah dan mengalu-alukan kehadiran Rashidah ke MACP.