Cengage LearningSenior Publishing Executive
Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2015Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaCareer Foundations – These roles (from hereon) shaped the foundation of my leadership journey, spanning publishing, communications, banking and retail. Here I built expertise in stakeholder management, people development and organisational growth. At Cengage, I led the Malaysia publishing department and managed large-scale textbook projects: -Managed 40 textbook projects annually from proposal to publication, overseeing scheduling, budgets and quality.
-Expanded publishing pipeline by commissioning 4+ new projects each year.
-Coordinated with 150+ stakeholders (authors, HODs, designers, editors) to grow local content to 14% of sales.