James Layard Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

Director and CEO for Geronimo, a US40m PE fund, and it's management company, Geronimo Management and Consultancy (GMC)- Oversee due diligence and contract negotiations for all investments- Provide advice to the investee company leadership helping them be successful with the infusion of strategy, management, industry, and functional expertise.- Oversee.

Singapore And Philippines

• DSS is a 200 seat offshore (Clark-Philippines) BPO/ITO company with spin off companies providing tech platform services to the co-working and billing industries. Geronimo is its majority shareholder.
• Represent Geronimo on the Management Board
• Advise CEO/Founder on growth strategies and business/ financial restructuring initiatives.
• Write contracts and manage partner relationships to drive business success.
• Provide guidance on business development and financial planning.

Singapore, Australia And Malaysia

Carboncor is an innovative technology that allows asphalt to be laid cold instead of hot with superior results. Especially valuable in remote locations, offering significant cost and sustainability benefits. Geronimo took a minority stake in Carboncor Products who have the rights to the technology in Australia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.- Spearheaded a.

Singapore

Managing Director overseeing sales and delivery of client value creation:- Led the $1bn+ Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Group practice across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.- Managed the Finance & Performance Management, Supply Chain, and Procurement Management Consulting practices across South East Asia.

Singapore

XAct Solutions (now known as "TMX") is a specialist Logistics & Industrial Property consultancy with 50 staff based in ANZ. I joined as the 4th owner of the business to expand the footprint into Asia.- Established the regional office in Singapore along with effective legal and business structures/ disciplines, and grew the footprint to include entities in.

Singapore

Employed to bring a deep Consumer and Retail Industries understanding to the Company's product development and go to market approach across Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa,- Responsible for leveraging industry knowledge/ relationships to open new and grow existing accounts. - Led design and go to market of a new solutions targeting supply chain.

Council member for the pre-eminent Industry Forum for the CPG and Retail sector in Asia Pacific.

Sydney And Singapore

Led the ANZ and then the ASEAN CPG Industry practices. - Managed and grew the ASEAN Consumer Products industry practice. Responsible for growing the client portfolio and expanding our service offerings within those clients. - Account Director for several Multi-National clients including L’Oreal, P&G, Coke, Danone, Fonterra and Diageo coordinating.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- 2001-02. Accenture Program Manager for the Detailed Design/ Business Case phase of $1Bn Woolworths’ Supply Chain program that transformed the Retail/ CPG landscape in Australia. - 2003-4. Accenture Program Manager for the Detailed Design/ Business Case phase of the Arnott’s Route to Market Program – a wide ranging transformation of Logistics, Sales, and.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

- Various strategic projects across industries and business functions. Select projects included Business Model design, Business Case development, Cost to Serve, IT strategies, and Product launch strategies.- Acting Australian Supply Chain Director, Global Food Company. Ran a Supply Chain design project, and was then seconded for 3 months to manage the.

London Area, United Kingdom

Planned and completed a full time 3 month feasibility study for a new publication for the global water industry as part of MBA course.

United Kingdom

Various operational, training and liaison roles around the world.- 1994-1996. Royal NZ Artillery. Seconded as Training Officer to the NZ Artillery. Assisted in preparing Kiwi contingents for duty in Bosnia. Represented NZ in military training and liaison in Australia and SE Asia.- 1993-1994. Troop Commander, Northern Ireland. Successfully trained and led.

UK

Taught Sport, Math, English, French and Latin during gap year between school and joining the Army

Leadership Development Program

9 month long Program to prepare Accenture Senior Managers for promotion to Partner.

Mba, Business

MBA

Man Management And Strategy

Year long, intense, military officer training.

Education record

School