Abhishek Kumar

Partner – Business Transformation

KPMG in Malaysia

Abhishek drives the Business Transformation engagements, specializing in Infrastructure, Strategy and Operations (ISO) services. He also oversees the People and Change Advisory services. Under his purview, he helps clients focus on fundamental business transformation issues — improving quality of service, managing change and risk, increasing revenues, future-ready organization design and controlling costs — key areas all organizations across any industries should address to thrive.

With nearly two decades of experience, Abhishek specializes in economic regulation, decarbonization, strategizing for affordable and efficient public services and power reforms. His clientele encompasses leading organizations based in Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, USA and India.

His capabilities span comprehensive expertise in public transport decarbonization, carbon pricing and emission assessment, and has also managed transformations within the energy sector covering economic regulations and reforms, restructuring, institutional capacity building, performance improvement, new market entry, product benchmarking and smart grid.

  • Energy Risk Professional (ERP), Global Association of Risk Professionals

  • Certified Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Foundation, APMG International

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM, MBA equivalent), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode

  • Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati