Mrs. Vijayam Nadarajah holds a Master degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor degree in Economics from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She has also acquired a law degree from University of London, United Kingdom. She is a Fellow Member of CPA Australia, a Chartered Accountant under the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia (“IA”).  

Mrs. Vijayam Nadarajah was the president of the IlAM from year 1996 to year 1997 and was then re-appointed as a governor to the Board of Governors of IIAM in year 2018. She co-chaired the 1st taskforce on the Guidance for Effective Internal Audit Function. Mrs. Vijayam Nadarajah was the Independent Non-Executive Director of The Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad and MPI Generali Insurans Berhad. Prior to her appointment to the Board of The Bank of Nova Scotia Berhad, she was a consultant for China Construction Bank Malaysia Berhad on matters related to licensing of the bank and operational readiness audit. From year 2013 to year 2016, Mrs. Vijayam Nadarajah served as a Specialist for the Research and Development/Corporate Program of the Financial Accreditation Agency, which is an initiative supported by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission Malaysia. She also served as Financial Controller at CIMB Aviva Assurance Berhad and CIMB Aviva Takaful Berhad, Assistant General Manager of Finance at Oriental Capital Assurance Berhad, as well as management roles in RHB Bank Berhad and Sime Bank Berhad/UMBC Bank Berhad. 

Mrs. Vijayam Nadarajah presently sits on the Boards of BNP Paribas Malaysia Berhad, Manulife Holdings Berhad, Manulife Insurance Berhad and Monash University Malaysia Sdn Bhd. She is a consultant and trainer in topics such as risk management, compliance, internal audit and board governance. She has attended trainings on sustainability in IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland, and Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership