KWAP’s mission: Purpose beyond the balance sheet
Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan), widely known as KWAP, achieved the highest recognition at the recent 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia by winning the Employer of Choice award. This headline victory is a collective triumph that provides a comprehensive model for HR practitioners on how a large public-sector organisation can successfully build an award-winning workforce framework […]
AFFIN Bank: Shared success, powered by people
AFFIN Bank Berhad was awarded the Employer of Choice – Gold Award at the 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia, marking a key milestone in its “People Office Metamorphosis Journey”. Under the leadership of Group Chief People Officer Dr. Syukri Sudari, the bank transitioned its HR function into a strategic engine anchored in its “i-CARE” values—Integrity, […]
Redefining human capital excellence, the ‘KWAP’ way
Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) triumphantly secured the Best HR Team award at the 2025-2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia, earning top honours for transforming its HR department into a high-performing strategic delivery unit that drives large-scale organisational change. The team’s recognisable effort is rooted in its ability to manage a high-stakes national mandate, safeguarding the retirement […]
AFFIN Bank’s culture engineered by design
AFFIN Bank Berhad won the Best Workplace Culture and Environment title at the 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia, proving that the most effective way to engage a modern workforce is to treat them as actual business partners. Instead of treating workplace culture as a vague concept or an occasional team-building exercise, the bank took a […]
CGS International: A culture built on people
CGS International Securities Malaysia Sdn Bhd won the Gold Award for Best Workplace Culture and Environment at the 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia. By moving away from rigid handbooks and focusing on leadership trust, open feedback loops, and human connection, the investment house has established an operational model for how modern financial firms can build […]
AFFIN Bank’s journey to digital transformation
AFFIN Bank Berhad won the Best Digital HR category at the recent 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia, proving that a modern workspace is most effective when it moves away from slow, spreadsheet-driven processes. This award acknowledges the bank’s successful deployment of an advanced cloud ecosystem. This digital setup is not just an incremental IT upgrade […]
Employees’ wellbeing in daily banking operations
AFFIN Bank Berhad secured the Best Health and Wellness Initiatives crown at the 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia, highlighting how an organisation can successfully integrate physical and mental health programmes into its daily corporate rhythm. Rather than treating corporate wellness as a passive employee perk, the bank has built a structured, preventative health ecosystem designed […]
LGMS Berhad’s winning ‘five-step learning engine’
LGMS Berhad won the Best Training Interventions category at the 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia, setting a practical new standard for how specialised tech companies can upskill their workforce with absolute precision. By tightly aligning educational targets with live project requirements, the cybersecurity company has created an operating environment where technical mastery and commercial growth […]
Culture anchored on trust, redefining HR inside out
Siti Sabariah Ahmad Murtazam, Assistant Vice President of People & Culture, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan), widely known as KWAP, secured the Best Up and Coming HR Leader category at the 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia. This win highlights her career trajectory, starting as a young talent in the graduate programme to her current role as […]
When modern leadership means banking on talent
Dr. Syukri Sudari, the Group Chief People Officer of Affin Bank Berhad, clinched the top honour in the Best HR Leader category at the 2025–2026 HR Stars Awards Malaysia. The award serves as a definitive recognition of his career imprint. Rather than steering HR as a traditional administrative support function, he has intentionally reimagined the […]
