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Management Team​​​​​​​​​​​

​Iclif’s Management Team ensures quality and efficiency in all of Iclif's day-to-day activities. They are comprised of elite and experienced professionals, they are responsible for leading a team of dedicated personnel to deliver exceptional services and effectively maintain Iclif's vision and strategic focus. 


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    Author of Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders (Simon & Schuster) and a regular blogger for Forbes, Rajeev has extensive global experience in leadership development with a particular focus on developing and delivering on business strategy. Rajeev’s professional roots are in industry: former CLO of both Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley, formerly of American Express and Goldman, Sachs. At Goldman, Rajeev helped found the acclaimed Pine Street group, and headed Pine Street for Europe and Asia. He has also provided coaching, consulting and advisory services globally. His current research centers around the differences between effective leadership in the East vs. West, and on how leaders resolve ethical dilemmas. Rajeev is a sought after international speaker and has been widely featured in international media platforms such as Bloomberg TV & radio, Harvard Business Review, CNBC, Fast Company, Leader to Leader, American Management Association (AMA) magazine, Leadership Excellence magazine, The Times of India, The National Dubai, Mint-Wall Street Journal and the Conference Board. Rajeev and his family have lived in fourteen cities in eight countries.​​

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Mr. John Zinkin
Managing Director, Corporate Governance​​
  
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John Zinkin, our governance chief, had both broad and deep line experience in both Asia and Europe before shifting his attention exclusively into governance in Asia. Earlier in his career, John succeeded in significant roles in corporate strategy, business development and operational positions in major multinationals. His experience in Asia includes being the CEO of the Malaysian Securities Industry Development Corporation (SIDC). He authored Challenges in Implementing Corporate Governance: Whose Business is It Anyway? (John Wiley) and What CEOs Must Do to Succeed (Prentice Hall) and co-authored Corporate Governance (John Wiley). His governance column “Whose business is it anyway?” appeared fortnightly in The Star. John speaks regularly on corporate governance and trains boards in the subject. He is a graduate of London Business School and Oxford University.



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Ms. Kate Sweetman
Director, Research & Curriculum

Kate Sweetman’s focus is the intersection between excellent leadership and successful business results. A former editor at Harvard Business Review and co-author of The Leadership Code: Five Rules to Lead By (Harvard Business Press, now in 14 languages), Kate has been designated an Emerging Guru by the London Times.  She blogs for hbr.org and writes a monthly column for the Malaysian business journal The Edge. In her consulting work, she has designed prize-winning large-scale leadership programs around the world for leading multi-national companies. She has lectured at The Legatum Center at MIT, coaching young entrepreneurs who are developing for-profit, sustainable businesses in Africa, India, Asia and Latin America. Kate received her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA from Yale University. Kate’s current research examines what we really mean by “Asian leadership,” and what new forms are emerging.

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Mr. David Wee
Director, Research & Curriculum
 
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With a rich mix of practical experience in both talent and leadership-development from Asian-regional and global perspectives, David Wee is our Talent Development insider. David was the Global Chief Learning Officer for Johnson & Johnson, and Chief Talent Officer for Johnson & Johnson China. He has also worked with the Singapore National Productivity Board, General Electric (GE) and DHL. Through his various roles, David has driven innovative training in Singapore, coached CEOs in Japan, and overseen the global leadership curriculum for Johnson & Johnson. He has formulated strategies for the GE Learning Board, delivered change management and executive development programmes at Crotonville – GE’s famed leadership development centre. David is the co-author of Camera, Lights, Action, a practical book on presentation skills for television, and edited Productivity Digest. He is currently researching leading edge practices in Asian talent management.​

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Mr Mohd Sabri M Rawi
Director of Research and Curriculum
 

Mohd Sabri M. Rawi, Iclif’s own “coach’s coach”, has over 16 years’ leadership development experience, starting with PETRONAS in various learning and development capacities, culminating in the launch of a flagship mentoring programme for the firm. He was also a key player in initiating Leadership Road Maps for the Malaysian government. At Iclif, Sabri leads the coaching effort for senior Malaysian business leaders including those from the telecommunications and financial services sectors. As a certified executive coach and expert facilitator, Sabri’s repertoire includes managing change and performance, and helping frontline leadership. He has worked in Egypt, Vietnam, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan.

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Karen Ruth Shepherdson
Director, Research & Curriculum
 

Karen R. Shepherdson fulfils a dual role as Iclif’s chief design guru and master facilitator. A native Malaysian, Karen began her career in banking, and gained more than 20 years of experience in economic research, corporate planning, and regional office supervision before finding her true calling in leadership learning and development. She uses her analytic capabilities, understanding of organisational dynamics and HR background to design world-class curricula for Iclif’s clients in collaboration with other lead faculty. Karen is a certified Curriculum Developer, Instructional Systems Designer, experienced facilitator and 360 feedback coach. Karen holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (University of Lincoln-Nebraska, United States), and an MBA (University of Newcastle, Australia). Karen is collaborating with Rajeev Peshawaria in studying the relationship between effective leadership and ethical decision making.​ 

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Chong Sook Leng
Director, Corporate Services
 

Chong Sook Leng has been with Iclif since 2007 and oversees Iclif’s functions in financial management, talent management, information and technology system management, office administration, internal policies and control. She also acts as the key liaison for all company secretarial matters for the Board and Audit Committee. Sook Leng is a Chartered Accountant by training, a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She has over 20 years of experience in auditing and finance and has had exposure across industries and cultures. She was the Head of Finance in Casuarina Parkroyal, MAS Catering and HSBC Electronic Data Processing (group shared service centre).

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