Exceptional leadership and innovation celebrated at Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2024

The awards programme honoured Malaysia's leading businesses and trailblazers who have demonstrated exceptional skill in driving success within their companies.

In today’s evolving business environment, with a growing focus on sustainability, inclusivity, and employee well-being, companies are increasingly committed to creating value for shareholders, employees, customers, and communities.

Hosted by the Asian Business Review Magazine, the Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2024 brought together the most influential companies and leaders in the business community to celebrate their remarkable achievements at an Awards Dinner held on 21 November 2024 at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Malaysia Management Excellence Awards 2024 recognised the nation’s top leaders, innovators, and teams for driving business success through visionary leadership and strategic initiatives. This year’s awards programme also celebrated achievements in employee engagement, health & wellness, and diversity and inclusion, showcasing organisations that have positively impacted their workforce, customers, and society.

The awards programme serves as a benchmark for excellence in the country’s business sector, recognising the best in leadership, innovation, and responsible business practices and underscoring the critical role that management plays in driving progress.

An esteemed panel of judges was invited to evaluate the nominees in this year’s Malaysia Management Excellence Awards, which includes Prakash Arikrishnan, Director | Risk Advisory – Global Treasury Advisory Services, Deloitte Malaysia; Vivien Mah, Partner, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd; and Olivier Letant, Partner, Kearney.

Congratulations to all the winners for their exceptional contributions!

MALAYSIA MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2024 WINNERS

Executive of the Year

• Computer Software - Dato' Bock Kim Lee, Western Digital
• Life Insurance - Raymond Lew, Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Berhad
• Financial Services - Datuk Chay Wai Leong, Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
• Financial Technology - Beena Pothen, Mastercard

Innovator of the Year

• Financial Services - WASIYYAH SHOPPE BERHAD
• Logistics - Michael Ong, DHL Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
• Non-Profit Organisation - DR MURUGAPPAN, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

Team of the Year

• General Insurance - Takaful Ikhlas General Berhad
• Government Organisation - Medical Device Authority (MDA), Ministry of Health Malaysia
• Logistics - DHL Express (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

Employee Engagement of the Year

• Airline - AirAsia
• Computer Software - Western Digital
• IT Services - ABEAM CONSULTING (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
• Transportation - Bintulu Port Holdings Berhad

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year

• Financial Services - HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
• Logistics - DHL Express (M) Sdn Bhd
• Manufacturing - Flextronics Technology Sdn Bhd

Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year

• Airline - AirAsia
• Financial Services - HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
• Non-Profit Organisation - Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

The Malaysia Management Excellence Awards is presented by the Asian Business Review Magazine. For more information about the awards programme, please contact Danica Avila at (+65) 3158 1386 or [email protected].