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Recognising Malaysia's Most Exceptional Business Leaders
The Malaysia Management Excellence Awards is now accepting nominations.
The programme will honor the country's most outstanding leaders, innovators and teams whose initiatives have brought tangible business gains for the success of their companies.
It will also highlight Employee Engagements, Health & Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion and CSR Initiatives that have had a beneficial impact on your workforce or customers.
Here's our trailblazing winners from last year:
- Western Digital
- Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad
- Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
- Mastercard
- WASIYYAH SHOPPE BERHAD
- DHL Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
- Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
- Takaful Ikhlas General Berhad
- Medical Device Authority (MDA), Ministry of Health Malaysia
- AirAsia
- Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
View full list of winners here.
TESTIMONIALS
What do our winners have to say about winning the award?
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Why should you enter?
SHARE YOUR STORY
Talk about your winning achievements, strategies and initiatives in an interview that you can share with clients, peers, and colleagues to let them know that you are an award-winning company.
AMPLIFY
Reach potential clients as you let your achievements and initiatives be known and honored in Asia.
EXPOSURE
Have the opportunity to be featured in the definitive magazine for elite business leader, the Asian Business Review.
NEWS
MEET THE JUDGES
Prakash Arikrishnan
Director | Risk Advisory – Global Treasury Advisory Services
Deloitte Malaysia
Vivien Mah
Partner
Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd
Olivier Letant
Partner
Kearney
GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA
CATEGORIES
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
GUIDELINES
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Nominees will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the nomination form and supporting documents submitted.
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The awards are for:
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Top-level executives, innovative individuals, and dynamic teams who launched successful and notable new projects or innovations
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Employee engagement initiatives that significantly enhanced the company's business
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Outstanding Health & Wellness Initiative, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative and Corporate Social Responsibility projects that made a positive impact on the company.
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The awards will be given per category in every industry.
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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.
ELIGIBILITY
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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.
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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
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
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?
HOW TO ENTER?
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 AND WINNERS PACKAGE PRICING
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]
KEY DATES
Deadline for submission: 13 September 2025
Awards presentation: November 2025
Past Winners
Executive of the Year
- Aviation - Mahesh Kumar Jaya Kumar, Asia Digital Engineering
- Banking Technology - Cassandra Goh Shiou Ling, Silverlake Axis Ltd.
- Consumer Products (Non-Durables) - Vivienne Lee, USANA Health Sciences
- Financial Services - Matthias Schlesiger, BMW Credit (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
- Logistics - Charles Brewer, Pos Malaysia Berhad
- Real Estate - Mark Williams, CBRE
- Retail - Caryn Loh, Watsons Malaysia
- Technology - Chua Chai Ping, Experian Malaysia
Innovator of the Year
- Health Products & Services - Universal Therapeutics Group Sdn Bhd
- Real Estate - Mark Williams, CBRE
Team of the Year
- Banking Technology - PR, Marketing & Communications, Silverlake Axis Ltd.
- Electronic Manufacturing - Omron Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
- Engineering - Western Digital Tech And Regional Center (M) Sdn. Bhd.
- Manufacturing - The Mighty Team, Toyo Tyre Malaysia Sdn Bhd
- Real Estate - UDA HOLDINGS BERHAD
- Telecommunications - Citaglobal Telecommunication Sdn Bhd
- Utilities - TNB Genco
Employee Engagement of the Year
- IT Services - ABeam Consulting Malaysia
- Logistics - Pos Malaysia Berhad
- Shipping - Hapag-Lloyd Business Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
- Technology - Experian Malaysia
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
- Engineering - EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
CSR Initiative of the Year
- Healthcare - Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur
- Oil & Gas - Velesto Energy Berhad
Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year
- Shipping - Hapag-Lloyd Business Services (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Executive of the Year
- Energy - Shir Nie Pang, SINOWAJA (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
- Field Marketing Services - Patrick Goh, Always Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd
- Life Insurance - Ben Ng, AIA Bhd.
- Media & Entertainment - Kundan Kumar, MBO CINEMA SDN BHD
- Technology - Dato' Gooi Soon Chai, Keysight Technologies
- Transportation - Datuk Azman Ismail, PLUS Malaysia Berhad
Innovator of the Year
Team of the Year
- Automotive & Transport Equipment - myTukar Sdn. Bhd
- Healthcare - Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur
- Media & Entertainment - 33.3™
- Utilities - Tenaga Nasional Berhad
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
- Life Insurance - AIA Bhd.
- Utilities - Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Automotive & Transport Equipment - myTukar Sdn. Bhd
- Financial Services - Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad (PruBSN)
- Healthcare - Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Executive of the Year
- Aerospace & Defense - Feroz Razi Ramli, Chief Executive Officer, Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
- Banking - Satya Ganesh, Global Head, SCNXT (Innovation CoE for Lean Digital, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and Data Analytics & Insights), Standard Chartered Bank
- Computer Hardware - KL Bock, SVP Global Flash Backend Operations, Western Digital Batu Kawan
- Consulting - Madhuri Govilkar, Director & Managing Partner, Southeast Asia, Consus Global
- Energy - Dato' Sean H'ng Chun Hsiang, Group CEO, HNG Capital Sdn Bhd
- Engineering - Syahrunizam Samsudin, Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer, UEM Edgenta Berhad
- Financial Services - Datuk Chay Wai Leong, Group Managing Director, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
- Life Insurance - Wan Saifulrizal Wan Ismail, Chief Executive Officer, Prudential BSN Takaful Bhd
- Manufacturing - Manuel Zarauza, Group Managing Director, Carsem
Innovator of the Year
- IT Services - Tobin Ng, CEO, Epost Express Malaysia Sdn Bhd
- Training and Development - Esther Yap, CEO, Stellar SparX International Sdn Bhd
Team of the Year
- Aerospace & Defense - The Deep Green Circle (DGC) Team, Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation
- Business Services - Jebsen & Jessen Group Services
- Technology - People Team, foodpanda Malaysia
Employee Engagement of the Year
- Technology - foodpanda Malaysia
COVID Management Initiative of the Year
- Life Insurance - Prudential BSN Takaful Bhd
- Utilities - Sarawak Energy Berhad
CONTACT US
For more details, contact:
Danica Avila
(+65) 3158 1386
MEET THE JUDGES
Prakash Arikrishnan
Director | Risk Advisory – Global Treasury Advisory Services
Deloitte Malaysia
Vivien Mah
Partner
Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd
Olivier Letant
Partner
Kearney
2024 Highlights
TESTIMONIALS
Check out what past winners have said upon receiving their award.
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
Western Digital
ABeam Consulting Malaysia
BMW Credit (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Experian Malaysia
Pos Malaysia Berhad
Silverlake Axis Ltd.
Toyo Tyre Malaysia Sdn Bhd
UDA Holdings Berhad
Universal Therapeutics Group Sdn Bhd
USANA Health Sciences
Velesto Energy Berhad
Watsons Malaysia
Western Digital Tech And Regional Center (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2022 winner: AIA Bhd.
Always Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd
Keysight Technologies Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Jebsen & Jessen Group Services
myTukar Sdn. Bhd.
Schaeffler Malaysia
SINOWAJA (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
foodpanda Malaysia
HNG Capital Sdn Bhd
Jebsen & Jessen Group Services
Prudential BSN Takaful Bhd
Sarawak Energy Berhad
Stellar SparX International Sdn Bhd
Standard Chartered Bank
UEM Edgenta
Western Digital Batu Kawan
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I nominate?
You can send an entry via the online nomination form where you have to fill in details about your company and the product that you wish to enter. You also have to submit a 500-word write-up summarising your achievements and/or initiatives, highlighting why it should win an award.
How many winners per category?
Only one (1) winning company will be awarded per category in each industry.
Can I send two or more entries for our company?
Yes, you may send a maximum of 3 entries. One online form is valid for one entry only. If you are submitting multiple entries, please enter each separately in the nomination form.
Who are eligible to nominate?
You may nominate for the EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR:
- If you are an executive who made a remarkable contribution to your organisation.
- If you are a leader who is transforming your company to be the best in your industry.
You may nominate any top-level executive in your company for the EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR if he or she:
- Deserves to be recognised for his hard work and dedication.
- Inspires you and your colleagues to be at their best selves despite the hurdles of the pandemic.
You may nominate for the INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR:
- If you are a leader with innovative ideas that made a positive impact to your business or your client.
- If you have introduced unique innovation that sets you apart from the other players in your industry
You may nominate for the TEAM OF THE YEAR:
- If your team has launched successful initiatives that are innovative and cutting-edge.
- If you are part of an amazing team that highly contributed to the success and growth of the company.
You may nominate for the EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT OF THE YEAR:
- If you have launched successful initiatives that highly motivated your employees to give their best at work.
- If you have implemented programs to ensure that your workforce is rewarded and well-recognised for their hard work and commitment.
- If your employees are driven and happy to be part of a successful company.
You may nominate for the HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
- If you have introduced new and effective ways to navigate the challenges of the pandemic.
- If you have launched initiatives that motivated your workforce despite the hurdles of the pandemic.
- If you have launched solutions that made a positive impact to your client during this pandemic.
You may nominate for the DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR:
- If you have implemented innovative approaches that go beyond traditional methods of promoting diversity and inclusion.
- If you have launched initiatives that have resulted in positive changes or improvements in fostering diversity and inclusion.
- If you have demonstrated a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment, regardless of the challenges faced, and have made significant progress in this area.
You may nominate for the CSR INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
- If you have launched any project or initiative to address social and environmental challenges in the society.
- If you have demonstrated innovative approaches, strategies, or solutions to address social or environmental issues. This could involve the use of new technologies, unique partnerships, or novel methods of engagement.
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Will there be an awards dinner this year?
Yes, winners are invited to attend the prestigious awards dinner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia not only to celebrate their well-deserved award but also to network with clients, industry peers, colleagues, and co-winners from companies across industries.