About NBOL
The people behind the work.
Clients work directly with experienced practitioners throughout. The people who assess your organisation are the same people who sit with your board.
Leadership & Management
Darke M. Sani
Founder / Executive Director
40+ years across technology, telecommunications and human capital in Asia. Former Group CHRO at Axiata, and Managing Director at Maxis, Apple (SEA and India) and Digital Equipment.
Zainal Arifin Khalid
Managing Director / Chief Assessor
Over 36 years in corporate strategy and transformational leadership across Fortune 500 companies. Independent Non-Executive Chairman of GFM Services Berhad.
Full profile
Kok Pooi Chen
Director, Consulting Practice
Trained executive coach, programme facilitator and assessment centre assessor with over 25 years in people development. Has coached leaders at EPF, LHDN, TM and Bank Rakyat.
Zahrah Zaid
Director, Consulting Services
Over 30 years of global HR leadership across Danone, Malaysia Airlines and Sime Darby. Former Chief HR Officer of MAS, leading cultural transformation for 20,000+ employees.
Diyana Z Arifin
Head of PMO
12 years in leadership development, culture transformation and talent management across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Nepal. Specialises in large-scale assessment centres and 360 feedback programmes.
Nurul Azlina Mohamed
Head of Business Development
Over 20 years spanning talent development, succession planning, investor relations and strategic business development, with a background in biotechnology and human capital.
Nur Amin Zawawi
Manager, Service Delivery
Over 8 years in documentation and client support, responsible for client information, reporting and training documentation across NBOL engagements.
NBOL Assessors
Kim Lan Wong
NBOL Assessor
Over 20 years of HR leadership across MNCs in FMCG, financial services and shared services, spanning Malaysia and South-East Asia. Former Chief HR Officer at Prudential Thailand and Vietnam.
S. Nithianandan
NBOL Assessor
Three decades of global leadership and organisational development across five industries. Specialises in executive assessment, bench strength and succession readiness.
Ivan Chua
NBOL Assessor
30+ years across Rothmans, BAT Malaysia, HP and UMW in audit, IT management, programme management and risk. Programme lead for BAT Malaysia’s operating model and ERP transformation.
Nor Aminah Abdul Halim
NBOL Assessor
Three decades of leadership across TNB, BAT, Celcom and Axiata Group, leading shared services rollout and enterprise digital transformation. SAP-certified.
Executive Coaches & Facilitators
Tengku Sri Indra
Executive Coach
Certified Behavioural Consultant with 40+ years across airlines, consumer products and chemicals. Has coached senior executives across Asia Pacific including Pfizer, SABIC and DuPont.
Faizah Bazid
Professional Learning Facilitator
Practising lawyer since 1997 and Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. Exco member of ICF Malaysia Chapter.
Goh Kek Seng
Professional Learning Facilitator
Writer, public speaker and academic consultant with 30+ years of experience. Has contributed to World Bank human resource development programmes and UNESCO-APEID training across Asia-Pacific.
Mohd Nadzrin Wahab
Professional Learning Facilitator
20 years in learning and development, including 7 years as Project Delivery Lead at Accenture Connected Learning Centre. Winner of the Global Training & Development Leadership Award, 2017.
Consultants & Partners
Mamunur Rahman
APSIS Director — IT & Digital Partner
Former Global and Regional IT Director and CIO with 24 years across FMCG, supply chain and logistics. Deep expertise in digitalisation, cloud CRM and ERP.
Sumit Saha
Consultant
10+ years driving organisational transformation across strategy, operations and people in Asia and the UK. Supported the $12B Project Everest merger at Axiata Group.
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