Addaem CHANDRAN
Domain of expertise : Startups, Healthcare, FMCG/GTM strategy, Family business
Job title/ Company : Founder & CEO Prof Muhaya Eye and LASIK Centre
Country : Malaysia
Addaem Chandran is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Prof Muhaya Eye and LASIK Centre (PMELC). He started his set up with refractive procedure (term used to describe surgical procedures that correct common vision problems nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia). After three years of operation, Addaem has expanded his business for more services like cataract, vitreoretinal services and paediatric ophthalmology. Hehas3doctorsand15employeesworkingunderhim. Overthecourseofthreeyears,theeye centre has treated close to 8000 eyes and have had patient consulted approximately to 13,000 patients.
Prior to PMELC, Addaem was employed for over 13 years with a multinational company that was highly-ranked in the Fortune 500 companies. He assumed multiple roles during his employment and managed many portfolios of complex businesses and brands. In the most recent role, he managed a business with an annual turnover of USD 80 million across fifteen brands with year on year double digit business and share growth across brands. This included leading a diverse team of 115 sales organisation and multifunctional team (finance, human resource, logistics and information technology). He led capabilities programs such as sales leadership training for multifunctional team and sales to drive high performance organisation (HPO). His talent in building business and capability was rewarded with multiple awards during his employment.
Apart from his passion of growing business and developing organization, he also equipped himself with assorted life coaching trainings. He is a certified Master Neuro-linguistic Program (NLP) practitioner which received certification from the American Board of Neuro and Hypnotherapy (ABNLP).
He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with honours from National University of Malaysia and majored in International Business. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree of Global Executive MBA at INSEAD.
