Born in Hong Kong and educated in Canada, John began his extensive career back in 1991 with Citizenship & Immigration Canada. He later served a short-term diplomatic assignment in Islamabad, Pakistan and two diplomatic postings in Shanghai and Guangzhou, responsible for the prevention and investigation of immigration fraud and human smuggling. John left the Canadian government in 2005 and has subsequently joined two of the largest specialized risk management consulting firms in Asia, taking on functional and regional leadership roles. He has served, advised and trained clients among the executives of Fortune 100 companies on topics related to compliance, fraud investigation & prevention, corporate security, crisis management and crisis communication. John is widely regarded as a trusted expert in the field. Projects he led included:- fraud investigations that involved funds up to USD 2 million- custom-designed corporate training on compliance and business ethics- development of crisis management plan- executive training & coaching on crisis management and crisis communication- complex & large scale crisis management simulation exercises- crisis management facilitation during events of food and healthcare product contamination- initial risk assessment & support during cases of piracy and commercial extortion- security management & advice during commercial conflicts and labour conflicts- extensive security risk assessment for multi-operational manufacturing sites- travel security & information security training- VIP visit & special event security planning and managementOn top of his extensive experience in consulting, John has taken up corporate roles where he has established and led compliance investigation and security functions for large multinational companies. As a compliance professional, John is also experienced in managing global compliance reporting hotline, supplier due diligence program, as well as ethics and compliance training program management. John has a great track record working as both a single contributor and a team manager. He speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese and has lived and worked in Asia since 2000.
Listed skills include Risk Assessment, Crisis Management, Fraud, Investigation, and 46 others.
