Mediabrands Malaysia’s CEO on the skills future-forward CHROs need to address today’s talent priorities

Talent leaders today need to be highly specialised, having not only HR knowledge, but also being savvy with business needs, Bala Pomaleh, CEO, Mediabrands Malaysia, believes.

Bala Pomaleh was 19 when he first forayed into the industry as a junior media research assistant. Fast forward the years, and he has now been in the industry for 31 years and counting — “that’s more than 60% of my life!” He points out. Today, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Mediabrands Malaysia, the media and marketing solutions division of Interpublic Group (IPG).