Karl is based in the United Kingdom from where he makes frequent trips to Asia. Born in Hong Kong where he lived for 25 years, Karl has spent almost 40 years in various countries of Asia, in addition to 5 years in Australia.With 17 years’ experience of managing hotels & catering operations around the world before starting his own Management Consultancy firm in Hong Kong, he is able to assist clients to perform more effectively through improved processes, training & people management.Karl provides a breadth of expertise including 9 years as a human resources consultant/change agent & trainer; plus 8 years as an investment advisor & property developer.He has a strong background of negotiating in hostile markets and acting as a change agent for global organisations. During 8 years living in Vietnam, Karl established an investment advisory firm, a project management company & property development group. He has provided due diligence reports to leading global risk management companies on individuals/companies in Asia.Karl is an expert in building a business from start up to established, profitable entity.He gained experience in the Social Care and Charity sectors as a Volunteer and as a paid employee.Karl currently represents an Australian company which manufactures a range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) to meet the demands of Fire Management, Emergency Response, Security, Asset Protection, Agriculture, Mining, Oil and Gas, Utilities, Science, Carbon and other specialized applications. Never before has the combination of price, speed, range, payload, stealth and safety been offered in a UAV. Karl’s brief is to develop the business throughout Asia, which includes all 48 countries and 3 territories.He is looking to expand his Non Executive Director portfolio and is ideally placed to advise organisations on how to grow their brand; evaluate their people and processes to achieve maximum returns and build lasting global relationships that achieve growth.Please contact karl.john@asiatradeexperts.comSpecialties:- Trade & Business Facilitation- Due Diligence- Investment Consulting- Hotel & Catering Management- Customer Service- Human Resources, Recruitment & Training- Change Management- Project Development & Management- Counselling- Team Building & Management- Business Planning- Sales & Marketing- Strategic Planning- Contract Negotiation- Start-Ups- Interpersonal Communication- Integrity- Networking- Organisational Development- Problem Solving- Resolving Conflict- Freelance Writing
Listed skills include Customer Service, Hotels, Investments, Real Estate Development, and 44 others.