Asian Business Consulting (ABC), a Malaysian management consulting, corporate training and executive learning firm registered in 2020, has taken 154 graduates through the programme across 17 cohorts. The Executive MBA on Future Ready Business Leadership is awarded and endorsed by CMI. It is a six-month, non-academic professional development programme, not an MQA-accredited academic degree or a regulated qualification. The certificate documents completion of management and leadership development recognised against CMI's Professional Standard and can be listed on a professional profile. It does not guarantee promotion, employment, salary progression or any other career outcome.
It is a non-academic programme, not an MQA-accredited academic degree or a regulated qualification. The certificate documents completion of management and leadership development recognised against CMI's Professional Standard and can be listed on a professional profile. It does not guarantee promotion, employment, salary progression or any other career outcome.
A small, practitioner-led team. ABC confirms the faculty and mentors assigned to each cohort in the briefing issued before Session 1.
Chief Business Methodologist, Asian Business Consulting · Founder, LIFE University
Architect of the F.A.S.T. methodology and the twelve modules at the core of the programme. A Universiti Malaya alumnus, he works in organisation business architecture, business model innovation and design thinking, and founded LIFE University.
Chief Operating Officer, ABC · Co-Founder, LIFE Innoversity
Retired Executive Director of Corporate Management at Panasonic AVC Networks Kuala Lumpur and former Chairman of Panasonic Manufacturing HRD in Malaysia. Over 32 years in Lean, Industry 4.0, quality and supply chain; also a Chartered Engineer (UK), Chartered Quality Professional and Adjunct Professor at Taylor's University School of Engineering.
Chief Programme Director, Asian Business Consulting · Co-Founder, LIFE Innoversity
Leads delivery and day-to-day operations of the programme — scheduling, logistics and corporate client relations — and coordinates with CMI (UK) and HRD Corp so the programme stays compliant for corporate training grants.
Programme Coordinator
Runs intake cycles, onboarding and corporate engagement, and helps SMEs and larger organisations work through the HRD Corp grant process. B.Econs (Hons, Analytical) from Universiti Malaya, postgraduate study at the University of Melbourne, Executive MBA (CMI UK) and a member of CMI (UK).
The Future Ready Executive MBA held its inaugural graduation ceremony in August 2026. 86 graduates attended, representing a wider community of 154 graduates across 17 cohorts: 16 English cohorts and 1 Mandarin cohort.
CMI is the external quality body. The programme has been awarded and endorsed by CMI since July 2024, and ABC is listed as a Recognised international centre. It is a non-academic programme, not an MQA-accredited academic degree or a regulated qualification. The certificate documents completion of management and leadership development recognised against CMI's Professional Standard and can be listed on a professional profile. It does not guarantee promotion, employment, salary progression or any other career outcome.
Verify on CMI’s registerABC is an HRD Corp-registered training provider, so Malaysian employers can fund participants through the levy. HRD Corp decides eligibility and the approved amount.
How employer funding worksABC develops and delivers the programme; Right Dots Resources is its marketing agency, handling programme enquiries, pricing and enrolment coordination.
About the programme team
Enquire for your company, or visit asianbusinessconsulting.biz to learn more about Asian Business Consulting.
Roy Affandi · Programme Coordinator · +60 12-981 8533 · support@futurereadymba.com
