PUAN NELLEITA BINTI OMAR

Malaysia

Female

47

Member of Remuneration Committee

Independent and Non Executive

Puan Nelleita is a key member of the pioneer team that set up the Kuala Lumpur-based centrist think tank The Centre in mid-2019.
As the current Research Director of The Centre, Puan Nelleita oversees the overall development and direction of the thin tank's research projects as well as directly manages the 'Safety Nets' research pillar.
Within The Centre's short history, it has produced research on gig workers' hours, social protection coverage, attitudes & access towards reskilling, amongst others. The Centre's findings on gig workers hours and social protection coverage in particular as been quoted widely, including in Malaysia s 2020 Economic Report.
Prior to her current role at The Centre, Puan Nelleita was a management consultant for over ten years, first with the Boston Consulting Group and then independently in association with selected boutique consultancies. Her management consulting work spanned both the public and private sectors and covered a large range of topics, from corporate strategy to public policy setting.
From 2004 to 2009, Puan Nelleita was a speechwriter and policy researcher for then Prime Minister YAB Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Puan Nelleita currently sits on the board of several private limited companies.
She does not have other directorships in public listed companies.