Elmien Sambandan is a Partner and Business Transformation Leader in EY Consulting, where she helps organisations reimagine, redesign and implement operating models that enable long-term, sustainable growth. She brings 18 years of combined consulting and industry experience spanning operating model design, business reinvention, transformation architecture and execution, supply chain strategy, and integrated business planning, with deep sector exposure across Automotive, Consumer Products, Retail, Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Mining & Metals.
Elmien empowers organisations to respond to external forces and trends by designing operating models that are both future-focused and deeply human-centred. She brings a transformation philosophy grounded in delivering measurable value by aligning processes, technology, culture, capability and governance. Through her work in architecting transformation journeys and reinventing businesses, she helps clients build resilience, accelerate performance, and unlock opportunities across dynamic African markets.
She holds a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering and Honours in Technology Management, from the University of Pretoria and is a Project Management Professional registered with the Project Management Institute.
How Elmien is shaping the future with confidence
Elmien’s approach places people at the heart of every transformation. By championing collaboration, capability development, and clarity in decision-making, she helps organisations move confidently from strategy to execution, shaping a forward-looking future for their businesses, industries, and communities.making, she helps organisations move confidently from strategy to execution, shaping a forwardlooking future for their businesses, industries, and communities.