Ms Asha Kaloo completed her secondary school education in Perth, Scotland and then went on to graduate from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland with a BSc in Consumer Product Management. Before joining elc International School in 1994, Ms. Kaloo spent 2 years based in London working in the Hospitality Industry and another year as a Research Analyst with a Kuala Lumpur based international management consultancy.  During her time with the School, she has fulfilled many roles ranging from teaching, admissions, administration, finance and operations, often combining multiple roles at the same time, giving her a work life that has gone well beyond a typical desk-bound executive. In addition, she also headed the Primary Division at the SB Campus from 2000 to 2003, and the whole CJ Campus from 2009 to 2012. Armed with experience in teaching, school operational matters and finance dating back to 1994, Ms. Kaloo is currently the CEO of elc International School, as well as a part of the Board of Directors.

Dr Umasuthan Kaloo is one of the founders and a current member of the board of directors of elc International School. Dr Kaloo, who holds degrees in Engineering and Management from the University of Malaya, University of California (Berkeley), University of Cranfield (Cranfield, UK) and the University of Wales (Cardiff, UK)) has been a management consultant for 36 years. Prior to that, he was a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya for 9 years, and an Engineer with the Drainage & Irrigation Department of Malaysia for 5 years. During his years as a management consultant, he taught part-time on the MBA programmes of the Cranfield School of Management (UK) and Southern Cross University (AUS) for a total of 16 years. In recent years he has published 2 books on the management of small enterprises and a biography of one of Malaysia’s best-known scientists.

Mrs Sharmila Wahab graduated with a degree in Banking and Finance from the University of London in association with London School of Economics, and then completed her Teaching Degree in Sri Lanka. After initially working in Sri Lanka at the British International School, and a brief period of travelling and volunteering in Asia, the Middle East and Australia Mrs. Wahab arrived in Malaysia, where she joined elc in 2009. Her teaching career stated with Secondary Mathematics and Business Studies, before moving into the Primary Division.  Very quickly she moved into positions of leadership ranging from the Primary Mathematics Coordinator to the Upper Primary Senior Assistant to Head of Upper Primary.  In addition, she has led the professional development and performance management for staff across the whole school. After a brief move to Thailand with her family in 2018, she returned to elc in 2021 as the Principal of the Sungai Buloh Primary School.

Mr. Kumar Nagappan received a Bachelors in Economics from the University of Malaya in 1995. Initially, Mr Kumar worked in the insurance industry for 3 years before becoming a freelance tutor for five years.  In 2002, Mr Kumar joined elc as a History teacher. In 2007, Mr Kumar left to further his studies, earning his Master’s in Business Administration with Open University Malaysia in 2011. He then worked in several IBDP schools, across the world, before returning to elc as Head of Pastoral Care in 2016.  In 2019, Mr Kumar was promoted to Director of Student Welfare, working closely with the Board of Directors and senior leaders in the School to ensure that safeguarding and student wellbeing remains a focus with all our staff.  In addition to dealing with the past and present, with his focus on safeguarding and wellbeing, he also looks to the future and aims to equip elc students with the skills for life beyond school.