2026 JUDGE'S PROFILE
May Yeen Cheong
Head of Marketing, Flagship Brand
Kara Marketing Malaysia
May Yeen is an integrated marketing leader with over 20 years of cross-functional experience. She began her career in the advertising industry with McCann Erickson, mastering creative and media disciplines before transitioning into brand management to drive corporate business growth. Notably, she spent nearly a decade at Etika Group steering brand strategy and launching award-winning campaigns for iconic portfolios like Wonda Coffee and Goodday Milk. Building on her extensive background in creative branding, consumer behaviour and strategic evaluation, May Yeen recently joined Kara Marketing Malaysia as the head of marketing (flagship brand).
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Faridah Jaafar
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communication
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Archana Sridhara (Archie)
Global Brand Director Sunquick & Marketing Director APAC
CO-RO

May Yeen Cheong
Head of Marketing, Flagship Brand
Kara Marketing Malaysia

Cecilia Wong
Chief Digital and Marketing Officer
L'Oréal Malaysia and Singapore

Winnie Chan
Head, Group Brand Sponsorship & Events
Maybank

Norsiah Juriani Johari (Juju)
CMO
MBSB Group

Irene Cheah
CMO
Ryt Bank

Shiao Chan
Head of Marketing
Spritzer Group

Zaid Areff
Head of Group Brand and Consumer Marketing
Time Internet

Jill Yeap
General Manager Marketing
Tune Talk

Hafiza Salim
Director of Marketing Communication and Business Development
Wyndham Acmar Klang