John Lee Email & Phone Number

Singapore

(Unique, blended Finance Business Partner and Controller role focused on Treasury Management, Internal Control enhancement and Working Capital optimization) • Strategic business advisor to 2 MDs in the APAC region while being a bridge to the Group HQ Business Controlling function; reporting directly to the Global Finance Director• Effective control of Credit facilities for the APAC entities and as the “second approver” along with the Head of Finance in SG and Shanghai to optimally utilize respective entity cash balances and liquidity; Point of contact with banks with respect to loans and trade facilities discussions • Managing core forecasting (cashflow, P&L, Inventory) while coordinating actions across functions to mitigate gaps and risks to business financial health• Visualizing, tracking and executing improvement actions to Inventory and Working Capital processes and results• Regionally responsible for validating and monitoring other ad hoc tech transfer projects as well as CAPEX investments to maintain budget and resource allocation productively.

Singapore, Singapore

• Business transformation and strategic decision support to the VP for APAC Technology and Operations and his direct reports as part of the Supply Chain Leadership Team which include both full suite production, logistics, HSE, maintenance, supply planning and R&D• Supporting an APAC Business of EUR500M, of which SEA makes up ~EUR120M. and growing at a pace of 10% per year. Managed SEA operational cost base of ~EUR7.5M, with total Inventory balances of ~EUR29M; coming from a foot print of 4 main plants with an average of 3-4 off-plant warehousing• Regional Finance Lead for supply chain related issues and processes, including governance related to financial decisions for T&O Supply Chain initiatives from procurement to AP to Inventory to working capital management• Also took on a Global product efficiency improvement project that would result in change in product mix strategy and deliver savings amounting to between 3-5% of current production costs per plant. Successfully rolled out in Poland and Spain.• Lead a team of 2 Operational Controllers and a Financial controller with his own team of 5 in ANZ to support the myriad business models and processes in the region. Involved in overseeing and reviewing local controllership entries for Intercompany markup entries, Inventory revaluation, COGS variance entries and product costing updates each quarter.• Driving cross-functional insights for decision making and change through leading global and regional Finance projects, adding value to the organization. Current cost scalability project to date has saved EUR0.5M and counting• Empowering and developing the SEA finance team to, while building strong contingencies and talent pipeline, also provide focused support to operational issues/challenges within the region. This resulted in promotion of 1 Senior Controller due to coaching and empowerment

Singapore

(Increased scope of Strategic Financial Support encompassing Facilities Management, Real Estate and Project Controlling)• Newly elevated role in the Enterprise Supply Chain Finance structure supporting the umbrella organization of Engineering and Property Services which includes the pillars of Real Estate, Facilities Management and Project Management in the APAC region • This. includes the scope from the preceding role before promotion and adds the other pillars mentioned above into a consolidated function, multiplying the scope to encompass all the pillars• Finance Lead and SPOC for process transformation in the region for the new E&PS organization and functional teams. Covering USD50B in Fixed Assets, operational spend of ~USD200M per annum for all the E&PS pillars• Providing guidance through greater business value insight from an end to end and cross-functional perspective as the Center Of Excellence finance subject matter expert and main business partner to the 3 heads of Real Estate, Facilities Management and Project Delivery• Further developed Financial Analyst into Senior Financial Analyst after scope expansion

Singapore

• Oversaw an active, influencing role in APAC FM Leadership Team, providing strategic decision support and financial leadership by partnering with Business Operations, Finance CoE and Asset CoE for best practice in reporting (Cost Improvement Projects, Budget Variance Analysis) to support business decisions and in standardizing processes, systems and definitions• Devised and strongly involved in implementation of new cost allocation models (~impact on a Base Operational Cost of $80M) across the regional organization as the finance point person for change management in the Facilities Management Enterprise function• Formulating and reviewing contract commercial modeling, deployment and governance planning, analysis and internal control support for the regional bid negotiation to a single facilities management supplier• Delivering Finance support for the regional transformation, roll-out and organizational restructuring of the Enterprise Facilities function into a centralized org structure from a de-centralized BU managed system• Finance Lead for tracking and monitoring region-wide Cost Savings initiatives and projects, bringing sustainable benefit to the bottom line of the business (~$5M over a 5 year period from 2018 till 2022 on a base of $35M)• Orchestrating the budgeting process (Headcount, Operational Expenditure, Overheads management) of the Facilities Management function across the region, aligning and resolving breakages due to structural changes

Hong Kong

• Driving accurate and business centric forecasting for both the Business Units and the sub-region (Japan) through close collaboration with sales leaders, management and sales operations teams• Increased year-on-year growth (~30% for both BU on topline base of USD300M and Japan on ~USD43M) through close finance partnership, regular project reviews and through creating various performance dashboards by sub-region/product line/projects• Building up new support teams based on financial change management to provide backup on analysis and business planning; Leading a team of 3 analysts which support this role due to its varied responsibilities in a matrix structure• Reviewing and approving both commercial spending, inventory scrap and capital expenditure resulting in improved Month End results and Forecast presentation by being the finance lead for the related business units in Asia• Also managing back end Revenue recognition accounting and local Japan cost booking processes through shared service accountant in Shanghai reporting to me functionally • P&L review and Project tracking to ensure timely, accurate and proper internal control process is followed for reporting business results• Completed End-to-End process mapping workshop to detail Quote to Revenue and conducted a workshop for the BU to drive awareness across all involved functions• Being involved in accelerating the preparation and consolidation of the Annual Operating Plan for the BU and Japan to plan both budgets for the next year and to strategize CAGR targets for the next 5 years (driving to a CAGR of 3% over 5 years for Japan and 15% for the BU)

Hong Kong

• Strategic Finance Business Partner driving accurate forecasting and variance reporting process for each region through close collaboration with regional finance teams and business/functional leaders, utilizing effective use of finance systems to prepare forecasts and review real-time results• Finance Management Lead for the implementation of concise and meaningful business performance presentations, with accurate data analysis for impactful insights to support strategic decision making• Project management tracking (both pre-launch and post-launch) of costs and top-line projections to improve resource allocation and enhance risk management

Hong Kong/Shanghai

• Finance Lead spearheading the forecasting process for rolling budget each month in the BU by working closely with major stakeholders (BU GM, Treasury, Sales ops, Operations teams etc) to accurately plan and analyze costs, manufacturing variances and operational expenditures for better GP/OP control• Coordinate and communicate business performance and enhance commercial execution by being a strategic business partner to the Managing Director • Responsible for developing my team to support cost controlling, efficiency analysis, inventory management and financial management across the region for the BU

Hong Kong

• Driving the forecasting process for rolling budget each month to support regional Finance Directors and business platform leaders in business performance planning • Provided APAC President and Finance VP with weekly updated business point of views by analyzing and monitoring sales and order movements to enhance speed of decision making• Guiding and cultivating a team of 2 analysts to provide timely and accurate monthly reviews with U.S corporate headquarters and variance analysis• Executing Lean business improvements and process transformation

China

• Established local accounting practices and SOPs which ensured timely reporting of accurate and detailed data in financial statements, and preparation of rolling budgets and GAAP/SOX reports to the US Corporate HQ, supporting the financial reporting of the Grant Prideco business, worth USD200M a year in topline globally (USD60M in APAC), and streamlined monthly and quarterly budgeting, forecasting and financial planning/ performance measurement activities• Led a self-initiated project which, utilizing my familiarity with Incoterms and VAT tax, monitored and moved restricted inventory ear-marked for sales export to FTZ in Tianjin, and achieved recognition of restricted revenue of USD1.6M and savings in 2011 of USD 500,000 by preventing a tax penalty• Took charge of monitoring order entry/order process flow to ensure margin accuracy and order accuracy in local accounting processes; in event of errors, communicate with regional headquarters to implement corrections and necessary amendments • Improved and currently overseeing inventory control robustness via setting up an inventory monitoring, analysis and highly responsive program which enhances product classification and transparency in manufacturing flow that resulted in substantial savings of USD 50,000 to USD 70,000 p.a• Provided US corporate sales manager through collaboration with local management team in 2011 with analysis of our Business Group’s share of the China sales market to improve strategic planning for 2012, resulting in a current substantial 15% Quarter on Quarter increase in revenue

United States

• Completed training rotations in different business departments for familiarization with the whole organization and its different functions• Analyzed financial statements as per SOX and US GAAP guidelines and verified their adherence to revenue recognition procedures• Served as Project lead for the Rig Technology Forum which included performance of tasks such as preparation of marketing materials, logistics management for plant tours and customer interaction• Orchestrated and coordinated with various external partners in different geographical locations to identify further business development opportunities• Revitalized the company’s Mission Products internal website• Conducted market analysis and utilized results to identify further expansion possibilities into the mining industry

Singapore

• Led a team of 20 in implementing security procedures within assigned Air Force base • Determined and managed leave schedules for all team members• Coordinated with officers in optimising resources and generating corresponding reports