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CIMB crowned EX Champion at the Employee Experience Awards 2025, Malaysia

CIMB crowned EX Champion at the Employee Experience Awards 2025, Malaysia

Congratulations to the team on the Gold, Silver, and Overall wins!

CIMB has been named the Employee Experience Champion of the Year at the 5th Annual Employee Experience Awards Malaysia, held on Friday, 23 May 2025, at Le Méridien Petaling Jaya.

The organisation also walked away with the prestigious Overall Leadership Award and Overall Learning Award, along with an impressive collection of seven Gold and five Silver trophies.

This year’s awards featured 42 carefully curated categories, built around four core pillars:

  • Leadership,
  • Learning,
  • Engagement, and
  • Talent Acquisition, capturing the full spectrum of modern HR excellence.

Reflecting the awards’ evolution alongside the changing workplace landscape, six new categories were introduced, including Most Innovative Leadership Development Programme, Best Learning Technology Implementation, and Best Talent Sourcing and Attraction Strategy, among others.

Congratulations to the companies who have emerged top for the following categories (listed in no particular order):


Best Holistic Leadership Development Strategy

  • Gold - Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia
  • Silver - Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
  • Bronze - PROTON

Best Career Development Programme

  • Gold - OCBC Bank Malaysia
  • Silver - Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia)
  • Bronze - Emerson Process Management (Malaysia)

Best Employee Wellness Strategy

  • Gold - Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia)
  • Silver - Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
  • Bronze - NielsenIQ

> VIEW THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS HERE <

The entries were evaluated by a distinguished panel of 22 accomplished HR leaders, including senior professionals from leading brands such as Bank Muamalat, Fujifilm Business Innovation Asia Pacific, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia, Moët Hennessy Diageo, and Schindler Malaysia among others.

Human Resources Online extends our heartfelt thanks to our esteemed panel of judges, our official Beer Partner Heineken, and all our attendees for their invaluable contributions to the resounding success of this event.

A heartfelt congratulations to the winners and finalists for setting new benchmarks in employee experience excellence! We look forward to your continued support at the Employee Experience Awards 2026!

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