Built by leaders. For leaders.

NineYards Ventures Sdn Bhd is a boutique Malaysian corporate advisory firm co-founded by Dzuleira Abu Bakar and Nadiah Wan.

As female C-suite leaders, our founders bring direct experience of making difficult decisions, leading change and building organisations. That experience shapes how we work: clear thinking, practical action and accountability for delivery.

Our purpose

To help founders and boards create value—and build the structures, systems and people that sustain it.

We work where strategy meets execution: when growth demands a stronger organisation, when performance needs a reset, or when a business must prepare for its next chapter.

How we work

Diagnose before prescribing.

Understand the business, its constraints and the problem that needs solving.

Make choices clear.

Define priorities, surface trade-offs and establish what success looks like.

Build with your team.

Translate decisions into ownership, action and measurable progress.

Leave lasting capability.

Strengthen the organisation’s ability to lead, execute and adapt.

Develop the people who make change happen.

Training and human capital development are integral to our work. As an HRDF-accredited training provider, we help organisations connect learning to leadership, performance and business outcomes.

Director
Dzuleira, is widely recognised leader in the Malaysian Tech & Innovation ecosystem having built her career working with Government, GLCs, industry and private entities across multiple industries, with deep expertise growing the digital, technology & innovation ecosystem alongside transforming entities which entails people, process and business. Dzuleira is also an experienced tech investors with experiences managing VC funds.
Dzuleira brings together vast experience in leading companies, government relations, policy development and investor relations.
Dzuleira was the former CEO and the founding CEO of Mranti Corp. Appointed as the CEO of Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) and Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) prior to that, she led the merger of the 2 agencies to form the creation of a merged entity now known as Mranti Corp.
She led formulation and development of national policies in technology, innovation & digital such as the National Technology & Innovation Sandbox, Startup Roadmap, AI Roadmap, Commercialisation roadmap and many more.
Has strong views on corporate governance and institutionalization of businesses to drive corporate performance and deliver value to stakeholders & shareholders. Proven track record in business transformation and turning around loss making businesses into thriving profitable entities.
Subject matter expert in transformation of businesses, technology and innovation having conducted many talks and spoke at business panels locally and internationally. Strong communicator with keen ability to build mutually benefiting partnerships and relationships.
Deeply passionate about women empowerment and the role of digital and innovation in driving corporate productivity, economic growth and social inclusivity.

Director
Nadiah Wan is passionate about transforming healthcare delivery with a keen interest in the intersections between the healthcare industry, policy, financing, technology, ethics, sustainability and governance. She has extensive experience in the healthcare sector having served in various C-Suite positions within the industry.
Recognised as an innovative, growth-orientated leader, she built her career in scaling hospital operations during her tenure as Chief Operating Officer (Clinical) at Sunway Medical Centre, and later as Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara.
She also brings together experience in managing public-listed companies as the former Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of TMC Life Sciences Berhad, a publicly listed healthcare group in Malaysia. She is also adept in corporate governance, risk management and sustainability, having serving on the boards of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia and Thomson Medical Group Limited, Singapore. She was previously a member of the CEO Action Network and is currently involved in the Planetary Health Action Group at the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health.
Nadiah started her career at The Boston Consulting Group in 2007 as an Associate Consultant. An alumna of Harvard College, she graduated cum laude in Biochemical Sciences before earning her MSc in Public Health (Nutrition) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where she was awarded the Hecht Bequest for Best Student. A recipient of multiple prestigious scholarships, Nadiah was inducted to the World Economic Forum Young Global Leader Class of 2020.