Manju Appathurai
Manju Appathurai
Title
Partner
Firm
Stanton Chase
Office Address
No. 8, Jalan Chantek 5/13
Bukit Gasing
Petaling Jaya, 46000
Malaysia
Petaling Jaya, 46000
Malaysia
Industry Specialties
HR | Staffing
Professional Services
Technology
Business Services
Government
Education | Non-Profit
Functional Specialties
General Management/CEO/COO
Leadership Advisory
Professional Services
Services
Assessment
Diversity & Inclusion
Executive Search
Organizational Effectiveness
Succession Planning
Talent Mapping
Diversity & Inclusion
Executive Search
Organizational Effectiveness
Succession Planning
Talent Mapping
About Dr. Appathurai
Dr. Manju Appathurai is a Partner at Stanton Chase Kuala Lumpur. She is a psychologist and multidisciplinary consultant specializing in pre-recruitment leadership assessments and executive onboarding coaching. With a deep understanding of human behavior, leadership psychology, and AI-driven workforce solutions, she helps Stanton Chase’s clientele select, integrate, and develop top executive talent.
With extensive experience advising C-suite executives, HR leaders, and high-performing teams, Dr. Manju provides executive search expertise, behavioral assessments, leadership profiling, and onboarding coaching to align talent with business strategy. Her approach fosters self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and strategic decision-making, enabling executives to lead with confidence from day one.
She is also the founder of Malaysian Mindspace Foundation (a non-profit mental health organization), an accomplished author, thought leader, and speaker, sharing insights on corporate well-being, leadership resilience, and the psychology of high-performing executives.
Expertise
Services
Executive Search
Executive Assessment
Executive Onboarding
Industry Specialization
Professional Services
Social Impact, Government, and Education
Technology
Functional Specialization
CEO Search and Succession
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Startups and Scale-ups