Asian Business Consulting (ABC) is a Malaysian management consulting, corporate training and executive learning firm, registered in 2020. It designed the three-month Future Ready Executive MBA over almost three years of development with CMI (UK), and delivers it today as a CMI (UK) Recognised centre.
A small, practitioner-led team. ABC confirms the faculty and mentors assigned to each cohort in the briefing issued before Session 1.
Chief Consultant & Business Methodologist
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 also advises through the related entity Waterhouse Consult Think.
Chief Business Consultant
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. Ir., Ts., Chartered Engineer (UK) and Chartered Quality Professional; Adjunct Professor at Taylor's University School of Engineering.
Business Development Director
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 first graduation ceremony in August 2026 — bringing graduates from Cohort 1 through to the current intake onto one stage.
CMI is the external quality body. It approved and endorsed the programme against its Professional Standard in July 2024, and ABC is listed as a Recognised international centre.
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 Associate Partner, handling marketing, programme enquiries, pricing and enrolment coordination.
About the programme team
Ask about the Future Ready Executive MBA, or visit asianbusinessconsulting.biz to learn more about Asian Business Consulting.
Rostam Affandi Ahmad · Programme Coordinator · +60 12-981 8533 · support@futurereadymba.com
