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Bangkok, Th

London, Gb

Oversees the development, delivery, and strategic success of the Automotive Intelligence Center and associated vertical solutions. Leads a team of researchers and analysts across UK, US, and APAC locations, while also managing product delivery teams in the Hyderabad office. Responsibilities encompass both product strategy and leadership, as well as management of teams ensuring quality, commercial viability, and effective client engagement.• Provide comprehensive product leadership, defining the intellectual direction of your products and services and serving as the ultimate subject matter expert for client research queries.• Develop product propositions based on client needs and competitive analysis.• Shape the annual research agenda and detailed product plans in line with established budgets.• Manage the overarching marketing proposition and key messaging for the Intelligence Center and vertical solutions.• Foster a spirit of customer obsession by developing and maintaining processes for effective engagement and communication with commercial teams and clients.• Innovate new analytical approaches, data methodologies, and technological applications, such as AI, to optimize workflows, efficiency, and product offerings.

London, Gb

Building global on-cloud data management, modelling and forecasting systems as well as client-facing analytics platforms. Focus primarily on the global Automotive sector but branching into Agribusiness and beyond.

London, Gb

Overall responsibility for design and architecture of the LMC group of company’s data systems. This specifically includes the analytical systems, including the translation of methodologies for forecasting activity, data storage and client delivery platforms.Management of overall level of resources to meet requirements of expanding services in the aforementioned areas to all LMC companies.Monitor changes in the technology sector to discover ways the company can improve and develop.Direct management, or oversight of, projects involving systems upgrades and new system capabilities.Support of development of ad hoc systems related to new client deliverables and specific client projects warranting bespoke system treatment.Support the creation and adaptation of delivery platforms to improve the client experience.Manage and oversee development of team of specialists to support LMC’s data systems.Maintain contracts and relations with external vendors, suppliers and consultants required to support LMC’s data systems.Systems budget and deployment planning.

London, Gb

Providing forecasting, consulting and business development services for the global automotive industry.Design and develop analytical tools using the latest business intelligence technologies to support both in-house forecasting and client facing delivery solutions.Asia-Pacific (ex China/Japan) business development lead.Support the expansion of services into new markets, industry sectors and automotive technologies.

London, Gb

Providing forecasting, consulting and business development services for the Asia Pacific automotive industry.Global lead for the design, development and implementation of new forecasting system for vehicle sales, production and powertrains.Asia-Pacific (ex China/Japan) business development lead.Responsible for the expansion of services into new markets, including the development and marketing of the Myanmar Automotive Report.

London, Gb

Asia-Pacific (less China and Japan) business development lead, with a focus on expanding services in India.Expanded the vehicle sales, production and powertrain forecasting research and analysis for the Korean and Australian markets.Developed new globally utilized systems for research report production.

Oxford, Gb

Overall responsibility for design and architecture of the LMC group of company’s data systems. This specifically includes the analytical systems, including the translation of methodologies for forecasting activity, data storage and client delivery platforms.Management of overall level of resources to meet requirements of expanding services in the aforementioned areas to all LMC companies.Monitor changes in the technology sector to discover ways the company can improve and develop.Direct management, or oversight of, projects involving systems upgrades and new system capabilities.Support of development of ad hoc systems related to new client deliverables and specific client projects warranting bespoke system treatment.Support the creation and adaptation of delivery platforms to improve the client experience.Manage and oversee development of team of specialists to support LMC’s data systems.Maintain contracts and relations with external vendors, suppliers and consultants required to support LMC’s data systems.Systems budget and deployment planning.

Troy, Mi, Us

Based between Beijing and Bangkok, helped J.D. Power establish itself as a pre-eminent source of automotive market intelligence in China.Headed the China Green Diesel Initiative, a lobby group established by global OEM's and suppliers to promote the development of diesel technology and policy.Lead the expansion of automotive forecasting research in China for both syndicated and propriety engagements.Developed standardised client deliverables for the Asia-Pacific region as a whole and broadened the scope of the research.

Developed and marketed automotive industry intelligence studies on the China, India and Asean markets.

Developed, launched and ran Thai Autobiz, which went on to become Asean Autobiz, for Grand Prix International, Thailand's leading automotive publisher and organizer of the Bangkok International Motor Show. The magazine provided in-depth analysis and assessment of the regional automotive industry.

Developed picking and order fulfillment tools in UniBasic for clients including the Quantum Shopping Channel and Boots Plc.