Y.Bhg. Dato’ Lawrence Chan Kum Peng is the founder and executive chairman of Personal Development Leadership (P.D.L.) Management Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd - a leading Malaysian human resource development training provider established in 1974.

He is the first and only Asian Certified Speaking Professional (C.S.P.), award-winning training consultant, best-selling author of 5 books, hall-of-fame leader, international contributor, and olympics and world championship peak performance coach for over 37 years.

As an outstanding student leader and achiever in studies, sports and co-curricular activities, he went on a Federal Scholarship to study Electrical Engineering for 4 years in University Technology (Technical College) and he served for five years in the Government Telecommunications Department with the rich experience of successfully managing his workforce.
 
                                                          
                                    On 9th January 2009, Datuk Lawrence Chan receiving his BrandLaureate Brand Personality Award from the
                                        Minister Finance II, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop (second from right) representing the Prime Minister


His recognised expertise is in leadership, team-building, motivation, peak performance, mind and heart powers, sales, value-added management skills, communication skills, customer service, corporate culture, studying skills and strategies.

As a first and only Asia’s Certified Speaking Professional since 1988, he has spoken as a key-note speaker and motivator for more than 10,500 times on the various local and international speaking platforms and influenced countless of people to achieve the very best life has to offer. He was also invited to appear on television and radio programmes regularly.

As an international multiple award-winning training consultant, he has trained more than 1,500,000 people ranging from national and state leaders, corporate leaders, managers, executives, supervisors, front-line staff, to university, college and school students, to be more effective leaders and achievers in their respective fields of human endeavours.

As an author, he wrote the following 5 best-selling books – “The Route To Success”, “Personal Daily Motivators”, “You Can Make It Happen!”, “Leadership Strategists” (A Chapter Contributor) and “An Achiever’s Guide for Students”, “The Route To Effective Public Speaking” and “Joy of Humour”. Besides that, he has presented numerous working papers at national and international conferences, conventions, symposiums and universities.

                                                                                   
                                                                                     Best-Selling Books and Products of PDL-MC


As a Hall-of-Fame Leader and International Contributor, he has initiated and sponsored many professional institutions and service clubs, including Institute of Marketing Malaysia (Advisor and fellow life member of IMM), World Institute of Achievements, USA, Five (5) Toastmasters Clubs, (Founding president and Advisor of Taman Indrahana Toastmasters club and patron and sponsor of Crystal Toastmasters Club). Malaysian MENSA Society, Malaysian Society for Training and Development, and Malaysian Association of Professional Speakers (Founding President and Advisor of M.A.P.S).

His many accolades are recorded in various international and national publications including “Who’s Who In The World” – 6th edition (1982/83); “International Book of Honor” – 1st world edition by ABI, USA; “International Directory of Distinguished Leadership” – 1st edition, USA; “International Leaders In Achievement” – (1988) IBC, Cambridge, England; “Asia’s Who’s Who of Men and Women of Achievement and Distinction” – 2nd volume reference Asia; “Who’s Who in Malaysia/Singapore (1979), Malaysia Book of Records – 1st edition (1998), etc.

He is a recipient of numerous outstanding awards including: -

Dato' Lawrence Chan Kum Peng being conferred the Fellowship Award of Institute of Marketing Malaysia presented by Her Royal Highness Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom,

The Sultanah of Pahang

As an Olympics and world championship peak performance coach, he has successfully trained mentally our national badminton players of project 1988/90 that contributed to the success of the historic Thomas Cup victory in 1992. Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock went on to clinch the silver medals at the Atlanta Olympics badminton doubles event in 1996 (the nation’s highest sports achievement so far) and achieved the world’s number one position in badminton for many months. He also mentally coached Wong Pei Tty and Chin Eei Hui – badminton women’s doubles pair to win many championship titles and to become the world’s number one.

                                                                                                   Malaysian Hockey Team

In hockey, he was responsible for mentally motivating the Malaysian men’s hockey team to beat the world champions, Holland and achieved a creditable 4th position in the 1975 3rd World Cup Hockey Tournament (the highest achievement ever achieved by Malaysian hockey in a world competition). In 1976 he trained a team of chief coaches, managers and officials of the SEAP Games. In 1979, he helped to tune-up the mental strength of the junior hockey team to achieve the 4th position in the 1st Junior World Cup Tournament held in Paris. In 1993, he helped to prepare and mould the new national men’s hockey team in the Asian Cup Tournament held in Hiroshima, Japan. In 1984, he trained and motivated the Malaysian netball team to become Asian netball team champions in 1985. In 1995, he was recalled to prepare mentally the national men’s hockey team to qualify successfully for the Atlanta Olympics.

To thousands of University, College and School Students, since 1974 he is regarded by them as the master guru of success who made a big difference in their studies, sports, co-curricular activities and their lives. As a result, many of his course students have in turn recommended their own children and others to our PDL training programmes.

Truly a proven leader and outstanding achiever, he innovated his famous “PDL Training”, “Love Motivation”, “Joy of Learning”, “Joy of Working”, “Musication System”, “Mind and Heart Powers” Concepts that made his various training programmes unique, enjoyable, fun, memorable, entertaining, powerful, effective and results-driven.

His personal mission is to be joyfully committed with love to make a positive difference to the lives of people.

Happily married to Datin Pauline Chan, his business and life partner, they have two children, namely Dr. Kevin Chan, specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care and a medical official with the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix for 9 years, and Ms Cheryl Chan, director of two companies.