Mr. Dipak Madhavan is the Director of The Malaya Collective. He is also currently the CEO of Aquanova and the Head of Brand Strategy for Rantau Golin. He has 25 years of experience in marketing strategy, management and design with a flexible, result-driven and creative approach to tasks.

After initially starting in Transport Design, he began working on theme park rides and cars, from design to delivery, before switching to the digital world as well as creative business/marketing strategies. His specialties are in business planning & startup delivery, strategy development and delivery, product/market entry strategy, organizational leadership, time/scope management, promotional and marketing management, creative content development, traditional and digital design capabilities.

Previously, he was the Chief Marketing Officer for Big Bad Wolf Books for 5 years. He was also the New Business Director for XM Malaysia, an interactive media company.