Malaysia Management Excellence Awards

The awards will be given in the following categories per industry:

• Executive of the Year (CEO, COO, President, MD, and other C-level/top-level executives)
• Innovator of the Year
• Team of the Year
• Employee Engagement of the Year
• Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year
• CSR Initiative of the Year
• Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

INDUSTRY CATEGORIES

• Automation
• Automotive
• Automotive Services
• Advertising
• Aerospace
• Aerospace & Defense
• Agriculture
• Airline
• Apparel
• Arts & Lifestyle
• Architecture
• Automotive & Transport Equipment
• Aviation
• Banking
• Beauty & Cosmetics
• Broadcasting
• Brokerage
• Building Services & Facilities
• Business Insurance
• Business Services
• Cargo Handling
• Chemicals
• Civil Engineering
• Commercial Building construction
• Commercial Real Estate Trust
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Services
• Computer Software
• Conglomerates
• Consulting
• Consumer Products - Durables
• Consumer Products - Non-Durables
• Cooperative
• Corporate Advisory
• Data Center
• Department Stores
• Dining & Entertainment
• Diversified Services
• Education
• Electronic Manufacturing
• Electronics
• Energy
• Engineering
• Environmental Services
• Events Services
• Executive Search
• Financial Services
• Financial Technology
• Food & Beverage
• Food Manufacturing
• Food Safety
• Fundraising
• Furniture and fixture
• General Insurance
• Government Organisation
• Health Products & Services
• Healthcare
• Healthcare Technology
• Heavy Civil Construction
• Hospitality & Leisure
• Human Resource Technology
• Human Resources Consulting
• Industrial Construction
• Industrial Engineering
• Infrastructure
• Insurance Broker
• Internet/New Media
• Investment Banking
• IT Services
• Life Insurance
• Legal
• Logistics
• Luxury Retail
• Manufacturing
• Marine and Offshore Engineering
• Marine Services
• Materials & Construction
• Mechanical Engineering
• Media & Entertainment
• Metals & Mining
• Motion Picture & Video
• Music
• Non-Profit Organisation
• Oil & Gas
• Payments
• Personal Insurance
• Pharmaceuticals
• Real Estate
• Remittance
• Renewable Energy
• Residential Building construction
• Residential Product Manufacturing
• Retail
• Rubber Manufacturing
• Shipping
• Sports
• Technology
• Telecommunications
• Television
• Training and Development
• Transportation
• Travel Services
• Utilities
• Venture Capital
• Waste Management 
• Wholesale

• Nominees will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the nomination form and supporting documents submitted.

• The awards are for:

  • Top-level executives, innovative individuals, and dynamic teams who launched successful and notable new projects or innovations

  • Employee engagement initiatives that significantly enhanced the company's business

  • Outstanding Health & Wellness Initiative, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative and Corporate Social Responsibility projects that made a positive impact on the company.

• The awards will be given per category in every industry.

• The nomination is free of charge. Should you win, by opting for the winners package option, the company can secure seats at the prestigious awards dinner and gain access to a wide range of valuable benefits. Email [email protected] for more information on pricing and inclusion.

• For Executive/Innovator & Team of the Year categories - The executive, innovator or team must be able to showcase their remarkable contributions to the success and growth of their companies in the last 24 calendar months. 

• Initiative  categories - The company should have launched a new project, innovation, strategy or initiative that made a positive impact to its workforce and/or customers, not more than 24 calendar months ago.

Note:

Companies in the following industries are not eligible to join the Awards Programme: Cryptocurrency, Tobacco, Multilevel marketing, and Products with claim of health benefits

Executive of the Year (CEO, COO, Chairman, MD, and other C-level/top-level executives)

• Achievements - How did the executive's exceptional leadership help drive the company's growth?
• Challenges & Solutions - What were the biggest challenges that the executive encountered in moving the company forward? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
• Innovation - What new ideas did the executive introduce to substantially boost the company's business?

Innovator of the Year

• Uniqueness - What were the unique and innovative initiatives that the innovator spearheaded? 
• Success - Discuss the innovator's recent notable contributions in pioneering the solution which led to the significant growth of the company.
• Effectiveness - How effective was the innovation and how did it impact the company?

Team of the Year

• Achievements - What were the team's remarkable contributions to the company's growth?
• Challenges & Solutions - What were the biggest challenges that the team encountered in driving growth? What solutions were implemented to overcome these challenges?
• Innovation - What new ideas did the team introduce to substantially boost the company's business?

Employee Engagement of the Year

• Strategy - What were the recent strategies implemented to engage the company's employees and enhance fulfilment with their careers?
• Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy and what was its impact on the workforce?

Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year

• Strategy - What were the recent initiatives implemented to navigate current headwinds due to the pandemic? What strategies were launched to motivate the workforce or solutions to help your customers during the challenging time of the pandemic?
• Effectiveness - How effective was the strategy and what was its impact on the workforce, the company's business and/or customers? 

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

• Uniqueness and Innovation: How does the initiative demonstrate unique and innovative approaches to promoting diversity and inclusion?
• Effectiveness and Impact: What specific goals or objectives were set for the initiative, and how well were they achieved?
• Sustainability and Scalability: Is the initiative designed to be sustainable and enduring in promoting diversity and inclusion?

CSR Initiative of the Year

• Uniqueness and Innovation: To what extent does the CSR initiative demonstrate a unique and innovative approach to addressing social and environmental challenges?
• Effectiveness and Impact: How effectively does the initiative deliver tangible results in terms of positive social or environmental impact? 
• Dynamism: How well does the initiative respond to changing societal needs and emerging global trends? 

1. Go to the online nomination form.
2. Read the nomination guidelines.
3. Fill out the required fields.

• Company and entrant details
• Chosen category and industry
• Entry Title
• 500-word summary about the executive/innovator/team/initiatives' success and achievements
• Upload 3 photos related to your entry (required)
• Upload supporting documents (optional) to strengthen your submission
• Client or employee testimonials (optional)
• Key achievements that you wish to highlight
• Chosen winner's package

4. You will then receive an email confirmation from the Malaysia Management Excellence Awards organisers after your nomination has been received.
5. Should your supporting documents not be ready yet and were not submitted through the nomination form, you may send them to [email protected] on or before September 13.

Note: Each nomination form is valid for one (1) entry only. If you are nominating several projects, please enter each separately. 

Nomination is free. If your company emerges as a winner, you have the chance to fully leverage the benefits of winning by selecting from a variety of winner's package options we have. This enables you to secure seats at the awards dinner alongside other winners and gain exclusive access to promotional benefits.

To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email [email protected]

Deadline for submission: 13 September 2025
Awards presentation: November 2025