Experienced and result-oriented finance & commercial specialist, strategist, and start-up enthusiast with a passion for building businesses, systems, processes and challenging the status quo. Backed by more than 15 years track records of Corporate MNC and start-up experiences across a wide range of industries, with regional and global exposures in leading companies such as Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Coca-Cola, Carrier & Lexis Nexis etc. Major experience lies in financial management, corporate development, strategizing and leading cross-functional teams to bring about fundamental changes and improvement in strategies, processes, and profitability, both as a leader and functional expert consultant. Member of CPA (Australia) since 2001.Also an established entrepreneur with >15 years Corporate Development experience in the preschool education industry and capital markets. Founder of an educational start-up with > 200 preschools and > 5,000 preschoolers in clientele base, and personally a preschool business consultancy and advisory expert. Co-founded a Venture Capitalist company with fund-management and fund-raising expertise in the fields of education, technology and hospitality & tourism.