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Recognising Exceptional Homegrown Companies in Malaysia
Malaysia National Business Awards
The nominations for the 2nd year of the Malaysia National Business Awards is now open!
Malaysia National Business Awards is an initiative to honour exceptional local businesses in Malaysia. The awards will recognize the contributions of local firms to SEA economies.
This awards programme is open to Homegrown companies in Malaysia.
If you have any outstanding project, product, service or initiative and want to stand out as one of the best local companies in the country, nominate now and get the recognition that your company deserves.
Nominations for the 2023 edition will be accepted beginning on October 17. If you'd like to be kept up to date and submit an entry for the awards, please click the INQUIRE NOW button and enter your information. We'll get back to you as soon as possible. Meanwhile, feel free to read through the guidelines, FAQs, and other pages for more information on the awards.
Our previous awardees were lauded for their hard work and dedication that brought tangible contributions to their businesses. They came from the biggest companies, including; Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd, IDOTYOU Sdn Bhd, Love & Laugh Group Sdn Bhd, Nizamsculpture Studio, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation Sdn. Bhd., Nature Farm Enterprise Sdn Bhd, Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Bhd.
TESTIMONIALS
What do our winners say about winning the award?
Mohamed Iran Moriff Chief Operating Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
This has inspired us to continue innovating by leveraging the latest technological advancements to cater to the need for a diversified portfolio of customers while continuing to deliver value for our customers.
Mohamed Iran Moriff Chief Operating Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
Adrian Ung Group Commercial Director of Nature Farm Enterprise Sdn Bhd
We are very honoured to have won the award and I would say that this spurs us to go and move forward and hopefully to be the best the most progressive and dynamic fresh produce supply in the whole Malaysia.
Adrian Ung Group Commercial Director of Nature Farm Enterprise Sdn Bhd
Alison Gay Co-CEO and Creative Director of Carezza
We are delighted to be recognised by the business community in Hong Kong. When you're working day to day you just get on with things but get recognised it's amazing.
Alison Gay Co-CEO and Creative Director of Carezza
Danny Yeung CEO & Co-Founder of Prenetics
It's a privilege to win this award, given that we are homegrown company and certainly we want to inspire other entrepreneurs. other biotech companies that in Hong Kong you can build a truly global organisation and certainly I think that's very important for us.
Danny Yeung CEO & Co-Founder of Prenetics
Angus Tsang Chief Financial Office and Company Secretay of CN Logistics International Holdings Limited
I would like to express my gratitude to SBR giving this accolade. I think in a time like this a lot of business leaders as well as organisation is looking for affirmation of what they are doing because most of us are flying blind in this period. We try to do our best. Sometimes we wonder whether our best is enough to both sustain it as a business but more importantly to make sure that we cater to the needs of our clientele.
I think this award is a strong affirmation and testament to me and my teams efforts. We are very encourage by it.
Angus Tsang Chief Financial Office and Company Secretay of CN Logistics International Holdings Limited
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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 Singapore Business Review. Its print platform is published quarterly with circulation guaranteed at 24,737 copies reaching 98,948 readers, while its online arm sbr.com.sg offers daily fresh and unique content with over 170,000 unique active users every month.
Meet the Judges


Stanley Teo
Country Audit & Assurance Leader
Deloitte Malaysia
Stanley has more than 25 years of experience in the public accounting practice. His experience includes audit of multinational corporations, public and private companies, mainly in the real estate, manufacturing and media sectors.
He leads the Audit & Assurance practice of Deloitte Malaysia, providing services in statutory audit, assurance, reporting accountants, finance care, and Integrated Reporting, among others. Stanley is also a member of Deloitte Southeast Asia Audit & Assurance Executive Committee.
He is also a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (ACCA). He is also a Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), where he chairs the Financial Statements Review Committee.


Leslie Koh
Senior Executive Director, Strategy and Transactions
Ernst & Young PLT

Senior Executive Director, Strategy and Transactions
Ernst & Young PLT
Professional background
► Leslie is a Senior Executive Director in the Strategy and
Transactions practice in Malaysia. He has more than 17 years’
experience with the firm, including 4 years in the Assurance
practice.
► He has provided strategic corporate advisory work for both
private and publicly listed companies in various industries,
notably in the P&U sector, Government & Public Sector and
conglomerates.
► He has also advised on a number of M&A engagements, both
on the buy-side and sell-side.


Ngu Heng Sing
Executive Director, Transaction Services
KPMG in Malaysia
Heng Sing started his career with KPMG by joining the Assurance division in 2007 and move to KPMG in Malaysia’s Transaction Services division in May 2011.
He has experience in the audit of various public listed companies and multinationals from different industries including manufacturing, construction, plantation, automotive, poultry, and financial institutions.
He has also worked on due diligence engagements covering financial, commercial and operational for private equity firms, corporate investors, government agencies, and government-linked companies.
Among his notable engagements include:
• Assisted a leading technology company in their acquisition of various start-up companies, which included e-payment companies, online-to-offline e- commerce platforms, bicycle sharing company, and online grocery and delivery company;
• Assisted a private equity fund in the acquisition of various retail chains in Malaysia, which included pharmacies, budget stores, and specialty stores;
• Assisted the management of a leading global hamburger fast food chain in their proposed divestment of franchise rights in Malaysia and Singapore; • Assisted a sovereign wealth fund in the market study and assessment of the online photo printing industry;
• Assisted a local investment bank in the development of an external advisors’ manual covering the general process of work performed by reporting accountants, due diligence advisors, and tax advisors.


Dato’ Robert Teo
Managing Partner
RSM Malaysia
Robert has more than 40 years of experience in the fields of corporate taxation, audit assurance and corporate restructuring exercises. Robert has also undertaken Special Administrator appointments by Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad (Danaharta was established by the Government of Malaysia to act as the national asset management company) for certain public listed companies and is also involved in the restructuring of corporations, some of which are listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
His specialised industry knowledge lies in the property, construction and housing development sector with a focus on tax planning. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Symphony Life Berhad (formerly known as Bolton Berhad), one of the oldest established development group listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia.
Robert is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (MSC) which is currently one of the world’s leading integrated producer of tin metal and tin-based products and a global leader in custom tin smelting since 1887. He is also Chairman of the Audit Committee of Symphony Life Berhad and MSC.
Robert is on the Board of several Chambers of Commerce / Business Council and participates actively in bilateral initiatives especially on trade issues.
1. Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC) – Member of the Board of Directors and a former Past President
2. Malaysia Australia Business Council (MABC) – Member of Executive Committee (EXCO) and a former Vice Chairman
3. Italy Malaysia Business Association (IMBA) - Member of Executive Committee
4. Malaysian Spanish Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MSCCI) - Founding member & Member of Executive Committee
Appointed to the Board of Trustees of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) on 23 September 2018, the oldest and one of the most prominent environmental not for profit, non-governmental organisations in Malaysia.
Serves as the Argentier of Confrerie de La Chaines des Rotisseurs, the oldest not-for-profit food society in existence committed to promoting the culinary and hospitality arts.


Pam Lee
Executive Director, Advisory
BDO Malaysia
Pam Lee is currently the Sustainability Lead at BDO in Malaysia. She is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional and focuses on delivering ESG and Sustainability work for BDO clients.
She also plays the supporting role of overseeing the marketing efforts of BDO in Malaysia and review of IT general controls (ITGC) work.
A holder of a Capital Market Services Representative’s License for Advising on Corporate Finance, she has worked on corporate finance engagements, including due diligence, corporate valuations, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and independent advice for related party transactions and takeovers.
Prior to her role as Executive Director in Advisory with BDO in Malaysia, she served as CFO for a private solar independent power producer in Malaysia. Her responsibilities then included providing leadership in areas of project financing, financial modeling, financial planning and analysis, daily office operations, reporting and liaison with stakeholders.
Before joining the commercial sector, her last role was as Director in Advisory in Corporate Finance in BDO. Her involvement in corporate finance engagements include corporate valuations, fairness opinions, IPOs, purchase price allocation as well as independent adviser for related party transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Her financial advisory and audit experience cover oil and gas, plantation, utilities, shipping, trading, manufacturing, services, poultry, concession, financial services, construction and retail.
She is also experienced in managing external audits of listed and non-listed clients, financial due diligence assignments, agreed upon procedures, overseas special audit assignments and GST advisory in Malaysia.
Pam was in Ernst & Young for over 3 years in audit. Her other career experience includes her stint as financial journalist for a business newspaper in Malaysia.
Guidelines and Criteria
GUIDELINES
Nominations will be deliberated by a judging committee based on the judging criteria.
Eligible companies may submit a maximum of three (3) nomination entries.
Only one company per industry category will be hailed as a winner.
Nominations and supporting documents will be accepted until 11 March 2022.
Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive entitlements, winners must book any of the winner's package options. Email danica@charltonmediamail.com for more information on pricing and inclusion
ELIGIBILITY
The awards programme is open to homegrown companies in all industries in Malaysia.
Eligible companies may nominate any initiatives that highlight the excellent work of the company such as:
outstanding project, product or service launched for or with a client
innovative internal practices or strategies
The initiative must have been launched or had upgrades, in part or in full, in the last 24 calendar months.
CATEGORIES
The awards will be given in each of the following industries:
- Automotive Services
- Advertising
- Aerospace
- Aerospace & Defense
- Agriculture
- Airline
- Apparel
- Architecture
- Arts & Lifestyle
- Automotive & Transport Equipment
- Aviation
- Banking
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- Broadcasting
- Brokerage
- Building Services & Facilities
- Business Insurance
- Business Services
- Business Travel Technology
- Cargo Handling
- Chemicals
- 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
- Credit Solutions Technology
- Data Center
- Department Stores
- Dining & Entertainment
- Diversified Services
- Education
- Electronic Manufacturing
- Electronics
- Energy
- Engineering
- Environmental Services
- Executive Search
- Financial Services
- Financial Technology
- Food & Beverage
- Food Manufacturing Solutions
- Food Safety
- Fundraising
- Furniture and fixture
- General Insurance
- Health Products & Services
- Healthcare
- Healthcare Technology
- Heavy Civil Construction
- Hospitality & Leisure
- Human Resource Technology
- Human Resources Consulting
- Industrial Construction
- Industrial Engineering
- Insurance Broker
- Internet/New Media
- Investment Banking
- IT Services
- Life Insurance
- Legal
- Logistics
- Luxury Retail
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Technology
- Marine and Offshore Engineering
- Marine Services
- Marketing
- Marketing Technology
- Materials & Construction
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media & Entertainment
- Metals & Mining
- Motion Picture & Video
- Music
- Non-Profit or Government Organizations
- Oil & Gas
- Payments
- Printing Technology
- Personal Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals
- Real Estate
- Remittance
- Residential Building construction
- Residential Product Manufacturing
- Retail
- Security
- Shipping
- Social Media Marketing Technology
- Sports
- Supply Chain Technology
- Telecommunications
- Television
- Training and Development
- Transportation
- Travel Services
- Utilities
- Venture Capital
- Wholesale
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
Uniqueness & Innovation - Does the project introduce new or cutting-edge innovation?
Effectiveness & Impact - Did the project achieve its objectives and targets? What measures have been used to assess its success? What was the impact to your company and industry?
Dynamism - Is the strategy, project, service or product flexible to changes and progressive opportunities?
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 categories
Project title
Project summary (500-words)
Client testimonials (optional)
Project achievements
Chosen winner's package
4. You will then receive an email confirmation from the Malaysia National Business 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 danica@charltonmediamail.com on or before 11 March 2022.
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 wins, in order to maximise the benefit of winning, winners will have to book any of the winner's package options. To know more about the winners package entitlements and pricing, please email danica@charltonmediamail.com.
Please Note:
Due to the current pandemic, we will not be holding a physical event. As an alternative, we will conduct a Digital Awards Presentation and Interview via Zoom video conferencing. The trophy will be couriered to the winning companies' addresses. Further details and adjustments will be disclosed upon announcement of winners.
Watch samples of a digital presentation and interview here.
KEY DATES
Deadline for submission: 11 March 2022, Friday
Awards presentation: April 2022
Past Winners
Malaysia National Business Awards 2021
- Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad - Banking
- Bountiful Ventures Sdn Bhd - Consumer Products (Non-Durables)
- Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation Sdn. Bhd. - Aerospace & Defense
- Empada Sdn Bhd - Oil & Gas
- Hong Leong MSIG Takaful Bhd - Business Insurance
- Myclass technologies sdn bhd - Education
- Nature Farm Enterprise Sdn Bhd - Food & Beverage
SBR National Business Awards 2021
- Adventus Singapore Pte Ltd - IT Services
- Advisors Alliance Group - Financial Technology
- AEM Holdings Ltd. - Manufacturing Technology
- Eden Strategy Institute - Consulting
- IGG - Internet/New Media
- Infosys Compaz Pte Ltd - Cloud Services
- Lagos Free Zone, A Tolaram Group Venture - Industrial Construction
- Meinhardt Group International - Engineering
- Moleac Pte Ltd - Pharmaceuticals
- MTM SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE LTD - Shipping
- Oncoshot - Health Products & Services
- PSB Academy - Education
- Stamcorp International Pte Ltd - Metals & Mining
- Utracon Overseas Pte Ltd - Heavy Civil Construction
- Verticurl - Marketing Technology
HKB National Business Awards 2021
- Babi Ltd. - Electronics
- CN Logistics International Holdings Limited - Logistics
- Heng An Standard Life (Asia) Limited - Life Insurance
- Hong Kong Digital Asset EX Limited - Financial Technology
- Odyssey Capital Group - Financial Services
- Ovolo Hotels - Hospitality & Leisure
- Peak Reinsurance Company Limited - Reinsurance
- Prenetics Group - Healthcare Technology
- Quantifeed - Wealth Technology
Contact Us
For more details, contact:
Danica Avila
(+65) 3158 1386
awards@charltonmediamail.com
Meet the Judges


Stanley Teo
Country Audit & Assurance Leader
Deloitte Malaysia
Stanley has more than 25 years of experience in the public accounting practice. His experience includes audit of multinational corporations, public and private companies, mainly in the real estate, manufacturing and media sectors.
He leads the Audit & Assurance practice of Deloitte Malaysia, providing services in statutory audit, assurance, reporting accountants, finance care, and Integrated Reporting, among others. Stanley is also a member of Deloitte Southeast Asia Audit & Assurance Executive Committee.
He is also a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (ACCA). He is also a Council Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), where he chairs the Financial Statements Review Committee.


Leslie Koh
Senior Executive Director, Strategy and Transactions
Ernst & Young PLT

Senior Executive Director, Strategy and Transactions
Ernst & Young PLT
Professional background
► Leslie is a Senior Executive Director in the Strategy and
Transactions practice in Malaysia. He has more than 17 years’
experience with the firm, including 4 years in the Assurance
practice.
► He has provided strategic corporate advisory work for both
private and publicly listed companies in various industries,
notably in the P&U sector, Government & Public Sector and
conglomerates.
► He has also advised on a number of M&A engagements, both
on the buy-side and sell-side.


Ngu Heng Sing
Executive Director, Transaction Services
KPMG in Malaysia
Heng Sing started his career with KPMG by joining the Assurance division in 2007 and move to KPMG in Malaysia’s Transaction Services division in May 2011.
He has experience in the audit of various public listed companies and multinationals from different industries including manufacturing, construction, plantation, automotive, poultry, and financial institutions.
He has also worked on due diligence engagements covering financial, commercial and operational for private equity firms, corporate investors, government agencies, and government-linked companies.
Among his notable engagements include:
• Assisted a leading technology company in their acquisition of various start-up companies, which included e-payment companies, online-to-offline e- commerce platforms, bicycle sharing company, and online grocery and delivery company;
• Assisted a private equity fund in the acquisition of various retail chains in Malaysia, which included pharmacies, budget stores, and specialty stores;
• Assisted the management of a leading global hamburger fast food chain in their proposed divestment of franchise rights in Malaysia and Singapore; • Assisted a sovereign wealth fund in the market study and assessment of the online photo printing industry;
• Assisted a local investment bank in the development of an external advisors’ manual covering the general process of work performed by reporting accountants, due diligence advisors, and tax advisors.


Dato’ Robert Teo
Managing Partner
RSM Malaysia
Robert has more than 40 years of experience in the fields of corporate taxation, audit assurance and corporate restructuring exercises. Robert has also undertaken Special Administrator appointments by Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad (Danaharta was established by the Government of Malaysia to act as the national asset management company) for certain public listed companies and is also involved in the restructuring of corporations, some of which are listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
His specialised industry knowledge lies in the property, construction and housing development sector with a focus on tax planning. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Symphony Life Berhad (formerly known as Bolton Berhad), one of the oldest established development group listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia.
Robert is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (MSC) which is currently one of the world’s leading integrated producer of tin metal and tin-based products and a global leader in custom tin smelting since 1887. He is also Chairman of the Audit Committee of Symphony Life Berhad and MSC.
Robert is on the Board of several Chambers of Commerce / Business Council and participates actively in bilateral initiatives especially on trade issues.
1. Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC) – Member of the Board of Directors and a former Past President
2. Malaysia Australia Business Council (MABC) – Member of Executive Committee (EXCO) and a former Vice Chairman
3. Italy Malaysia Business Association (IMBA) - Member of Executive Committee
4. Malaysian Spanish Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MSCCI) - Founding member & Member of Executive Committee
Appointed to the Board of Trustees of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) on 23 September 2018, the oldest and one of the most prominent environmental not for profit, non-governmental organisations in Malaysia.
Serves as the Argentier of Confrerie de La Chaines des Rotisseurs, the oldest not-for-profit food society in existence committed to promoting the culinary and hospitality arts.


Pam Lee
Executive Director, Advisory
BDO Malaysia
Pam Lee is currently the Sustainability Lead at BDO in Malaysia. She is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional and focuses on delivering ESG and Sustainability work for BDO clients.
She also plays the supporting role of overseeing the marketing efforts of BDO in Malaysia and review of IT general controls (ITGC) work.
A holder of a Capital Market Services Representative’s License for Advising on Corporate Finance, she has worked on corporate finance engagements, including due diligence, corporate valuations, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and independent advice for related party transactions and takeovers.
Prior to her role as Executive Director in Advisory with BDO in Malaysia, she served as CFO for a private solar independent power producer in Malaysia. Her responsibilities then included providing leadership in areas of project financing, financial modeling, financial planning and analysis, daily office operations, reporting and liaison with stakeholders.
Before joining the commercial sector, her last role was as Director in Advisory in Corporate Finance in BDO. Her involvement in corporate finance engagements include corporate valuations, fairness opinions, IPOs, purchase price allocation as well as independent adviser for related party transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Her financial advisory and audit experience cover oil and gas, plantation, utilities, shipping, trading, manufacturing, services, poultry, concession, financial services, construction and retail.
She is also experienced in managing external audits of listed and non-listed clients, financial due diligence assignments, agreed upon procedures, overseas special audit assignments and GST advisory in Malaysia.
Pam was in Ernst & Young for over 3 years in audit. Her other career experience includes her stint as financial journalist for a business newspaper in Malaysia.
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TESTIMONIALS
Check out what past winners have said upon receiving their award.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What can I nominate?
LOCAL companies in Malaysia may nominate any initiatives that highlight the excellent work of the company such as:
outstanding project, product or service launched for or with a client
innovative internal practices or strategies
The initiative or project must have been launched or had upgrades, in part or in full, in the last 24 calendar months.
Who are eligible to nominate?
The awards programme is open to all homegrown companies in Malaysia currently headquartered in the country.
How do I nominate?
- Go to the online nomination form of the Malaysia National Business Awards 2022.
- Read the nomination guidelines.
- Fill out the required fields.
- Select your industry category.
- Provide the project title, 500-word write-up, client feedback (if any), and project achievements.
- Select the winner's package option that you will book if you win the award
- Send three (3) project photos and supporting documents to danica@charltonmediamail.com on or before 25 February 2022
- Each nomination form is valid for one (1) entry only. If you are nominating several projects, please fill out separate nomination forms.
Can I nominate for more than 1 category?
Yes, each company can nominate for a maximum of 3 categories.
Can I send two or more entries for our company?
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.
How many winners per category?
Only one (1) winning company will be awarded in each industry category
Is there a cost involved?
Nomination is free of charge. To receive exclusive entitlements, winners must book any of the winner's package options. Email danica@charltonmediamail.com for more information on pricing and inclusion.
Will there be an awards dinner this year?
We do understand the current situation with COVID-19. As our priority is the safety of our guests, there will be no physical awards dinner this year. Instead, we will conduct a digital awards presentation and interview via zoom video conferencing software.
Click here for samples of digital presentation and interview.
When is the deadline to submit an entry?
The deadline for submission is on 11 March 2022, Friday.
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