Ken believes business successes are achieved through high performing teams that can anticipate, innovate and respond to existing and potential clients. At IOWC Ken plays a significant role in ensuring the company responds to the professional needs of clients via its ongoing consultancy and solutions development. Digital Transformation consultancy and professional services are now a main focus for IOWC.

Caterpillar Dealership in Western China Initial role is designated to orchestrate 3 major functions– IT / People Development / Performance Excellence - Process ImprovementQuickly expanded to Change Management – Digital Transformation, extensive research resulting in a white paper to explore best practices for embedding intelligent automation technologies, includes Robotics Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligent (AI) – Machine Learning (ML), Business Intelligence & Analytics (BI / BA) & Business Process Management (BPM) to enable Automation Center of Excellence (CoE). Accomplished digital operation that operationalize the automation and digital strategies, moving from distributed back-end systems & processes that individually own legacy software (CRM / Process-driven ERP, etc) to one vertical center that is capable of providing automation solutions across the organization. Improved learning (SaaS enabled Learning Management System), succeeded in organizing facilities to tailor for processes-driven and collaborative self-managed (Holacracy approach) autonomy teams. Improved continuous alignment across all functions, stakeholders and throughout all layers of management. Conversant in embedding improvements in digital-driven processes with 6-Sigma statistical tools, Business Reengineering, Lean Operation & Business process management (BPM) software (ERP & OA), to map and document process flows, to execute and monitor performance, creating a core team of SMEs, setting up enterprise architecture, GRC framework, and Center of Excellence (CoE)Conversant with Governance-Risk Management-Compliance (GRC) framework, COSO model Conversant with PMBOK Portfolio / Program / Project / task management), change management skills. Succeeded in rapid-prototyping, design thinking and agile / scrum vs. waterfall practices.

Consultant for Aviation Scrap Parts Business, customers include MAS, AirAsia, SIA, Pratt & Whitney, Eagle Services, IECO, HAECO HK, Thai Airway

Dragon Spring Water, Berjaya Corporation - WOFE in China in water and wastewater treatment business under tremendous growth (M&A) pending IPO Strategic and Corporate Supports to develop water treatment plants and wastewater plant in Eastern China on Finance / Treasury / Legal / HR / Admin / M&A

Started as a Turn-Around Consultant role, appointed within 3 months as Financial Controller to assume full spectrum of Financial / Accounting / Treasury / Costing / Legal / Sales Support / Credit Control for the Business.Solid and proven experience in driving Operating Cycle - financial planning and reporting, fund management and cost analysis. Maintain high Integrity and ensure the system and people infrastructure remains robust to turn-around the business.Driving mission critical ERP Oracle rollout and ‘Go-Live’ within 4 months. Maintaining no issues / no surprises with Statutory Audits, Internal Audits, KPMG Audit, and Legal Compliance to FCPA.

Started in Financial Planning and Analysis function, promoted in 3 months to assume full spectrum of Financial / Accounting / Premium Collection for HQ and Branches at Tianjin / Beijing and Zhejiang.

The lean manufacturing plant won multiple Newell Rubbermaid corporate awards which includes 1st in productivity and 3rd in cashflow award in 2004. Enormous success in this green-field project, responsible for overall finance, accounting, company secretarial, treasury, legal and IT

Assembly, Test, mark and pack for AMD memory group in Suzhou, ChinaAsia Financial Shared Services - mobilizing staff to Singapore, Bangkok and Penang Business partner team in converting ERP system from BAAN to SAP

Leading the JV organization turn-around and responsible for overall finance, accounting, company secretarial, treasury and IT functions. Business encompasses property developer, property management, construction projects and multiple floors of Shopping Centre in Wuhan, PRC.

The job is designated to orchestrate the development of the financial, accounting, company secretarial, retail finance, treasury, IT and administration functions of the Group. Hands-on in business performance monitoring, budget and budgetary control, tax planning, funds management and treasury matters. Responsible for periodic financial review, driving bottom line results, preparation of timely and accurate periodic financial reports and budgets, compilation of various financial projections and business plans. Introduced top management reporting system. Aggressively developed in-house retail financing program which served to provide a cohesive framework in offering shorter term financing to selective retail customer. Established a full and comprehensive credit assessment procedure to mitigate risks, the percentage of machines and customers growing into significance entailed a long-term advantage competitive edge to the organization.

Appointed as Parts Operation Manager as part of the management training program. Developed and directed a new setup of the Dealership’s parts operation in Eastern China Region. Directed with resilience, determination and hard driving approach, set up and monitored parts inventory systems, parts ordering, parts warehouses, exploring channel in importing in-country duty paid parts, duty free parts operation at Pudong Waigaoqiao bonded warehouse, parts logistic, air & ocean shipments and inland transportation.

My first Controller posting in China, responsible for the overall financial, accounting, company secretarial, treasury and MIS functions of the Joint venture. Co-ordinate monthly management reports, planning, controlling and supervising the accounting and costing function.

Unbeatable exposure and professional experience from these 8 partners Chartered Accountancy firms at West-end London. The audit field work experience from a large variety of clients in UK had given a head start to my professional career path well right from the beginning