Ruth Abishegam Clark

Ruth is currently the Senior Vice President of Learning & Development for Azimuth Centre of Excellence Sdn Bhd, an international company which is dedicated to creating customized training and Human Resources consultancy for corporate clients using disruptive methodologies.

Before embarking on this venture, Ruth has more than 30 years of experience working with hoteliers in the Asia Pacific region both in the capacity as the Head of Human Resources or as a Consultant in the field of HR and L&D Projects.

She has worked across multiple cultures and layers within organizations, spanning years to instill a culture of creating shared value for communities. During this period, she spearheaded the organization’s culture to focus on sustainability and outreach, implementing programs that instilled a sense of community and sustainability of the environment in her employees.

She looks forward to serving her industry by bringing a different perspective to the younger generation of hoteliers who want to rise the ladder and have drive and passion to be internationally recognized.

George Aveling

George is the Group CEO and International Partner of Tack TMI in Malaysia. He is a mentor to senior leaders, an organisational leader, a writer, and a consultant.

George opened the TMI office in Kuala Lumpur in February 2005. The TMI-branded half of Tack TMI is a change and learning-and-development consultancy focusing on the customer experience, with offices in 45 countries around the world.

Elementrix, a digital learning and innovation company, is the latest addition to the solutions offered under George’s leadership, operating at the leading edge of helping companies implement digital learning at a human level.

A highly experienced consultant and facilitator, George has the ability to bring complex concepts to simplicity and accessibility for clients, and he and the TMI team have delivered major branded customer-experience projects with leading companies in Malaysia.

George was awarded the TMI Friendship Award for his contributions to the TMI global consulting network in 2011, 2016, and again in 2017 — the only person in the TMI global network to receive this prestigious honour on three occasions.

He is the co-editor of the book SHIFT! Powerful Stories of Organisational Transformation and has authored over 100 articles for publications in Malaysia and Australia. He is Australian and has resided in Malaysia since 2005.