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Keeshendra Kandiah

@keeshendrakandiah

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Strategic sustainability and risk advisor bridging ESG, climate risk, and finance.

Malaysia

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can integrate ESG and climate risk into financial decision-making, lead Net Zero strategy, and enhance disclosure and governance within collaborative, impact-driven organisations.

I am a Strategic Sustainability and Risk Advisor with over eight years' experience integrating ESG and climate considerations into financial risk frameworks, governance, and disclosures. I help financial institutions and corporates develop Net Zero pathways, disclosure alignment, and risk-informed sustainability strategies.

I've led teams and delivered practical tools and frameworks — including integrated ESG frameworks, ESG diagnostic assessments, and phased Net Zero roadmaps — adopted by banks and listed companies. I have co-authored more than 15 sustainability reports and supported ESG integration into Risk Appetite Statements, CCPT transition parameters, and stress-testing approaches.

My work builds the bridge between finance, risk and sustainability by developing climate-financial materiality matrices, scenario analysis, and ESG-linked governance dashboards that strengthen portfolio resilience and investor confidence. I am results-focused, collaborative, and experienced in translating sustainability ambitions into actionable outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Co-Founder & Sustainability Strategist

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PulsePoint Asia

Dec 2024 - Present (10 months)

Established PulsePoint Asia to deliver ESG strategy, Net Zero pathways and disclosure alignment for corporates and financial institutions; developed proprietary ESG frameworks adopted by clients to strengthen regulatory and reporting readiness.

ESG Strategy TCFD Stakeholder Engagement Sustainability Frameworks

Associate Principal

Aubrens Sdn Bhd

Jul 2022 - Apr 2025 (2 years 9 months)

Led sustainability strategy delivery and supervised a team of 10+, designing ESG and Net Zero strategies that improved clients' disclosure scores and integrated ESG assessments with risk appetite and CCPT transition parameters.

Sustainability ESG Reporting Net Zero Planning Team Leadership Stakeholder Management

Analyst, Risk Strategy

RBC Malaysia

Jan 2021 - Jun 2022 (1 year 5 months)

Enhanced regional APAC risk governance by integrating emerging risks including ESG/climate into risk taxonomies and delivered consolidated risk reports and scenario insights to oversight committees to improve early risk detection.

Risk Integration

Associate, Financial Risk Management

KPMG

Nov 2017 - Sep 2019 (1 year 10 months)

Validated financial risk models (including MFRS 9 impairment and fair value) and built probabilistic models with macroeconomic scenarios and data pipelines to support large-scale risk quantification for financial institutions.

Validation MFRS 9 Data Pipelines

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Cass Business School

Bachelor of Science (Hons), Investment and Financial Risk Management

2014 - 2017

Grade: Class II Upper

Completed a BSc (Hons) in Investment and Financial Risk Management with Upper Second-Class honours, focusing on financial risk modelling and investment analysis.