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Singapore

Bangkok/Singapore

Changing the way the world manages Emerging Market Payments with the AbbeyCross SaaS-based "ABX Platform" to select from multiple payment providers and execute "outbound deliverable payments" globally.- ABX Studio for greater EM FX transparency and insight across multiple payment partners. - ABX Sync gives users the ability to select from multiple payment providers for settlement. #payments #fx #emergingmarkets #crossboarder #abbeycross #fintech

Singapore

Over 20-years of "boots-on-the-ground" Asia experience across a variety of industry types. From building “Go-to-Market” strategies to accelerating existing ones, we take a holistic view and seek to cultivate a place where customers love the experience and people love working for your business, and investors start to see momentum and positive returns channeling back their way.

Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

HavardX programme - Payments, Peer-to-Peer Lending, Crowd Funding, Trade Financing, Robo-Advisory, NEO banks, AI/ML, Deep Learning, HFT, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Regulatory & Compliance. Led by Harvard Professors: Lauren Cohen, PhD & Christopher Malloy, PhDFormat: Students are grouped into 2 Cohorts, then a sub-core Cohort of 15 people. Very interactive.Medium: HBR Case Studies, Video, Forums, Animated Infographics Evaluation: Graded based on weekly… Show more HavardX programme - Payments, Peer-to-Peer Lending, Crowd Funding, Trade Financing, Robo-Advisory, NEO banks, AI/ML, Deep Learning, HFT, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Regulatory & Compliance. Led by Harvard Professors: Lauren Cohen, PhD & Christopher Malloy, PhDFormat: Students are grouped into 2 Cohorts, then a sub-core Cohort of 15 people. Very interactive.Medium: HBR Case Studies, Video, Forums, Animated Infographics Evaluation: Graded based on weekly contribution to each of the 6 modules content (about 4 cases a week, plus videos and background research to get current news on a given issue or company, etc). Final project presentation represents 30% of total grade.Duration: 8-week course - highly recommend this programme. It is intense, but the learning and the global group dynamic is fantastic Show less

Singapore

- Founded and led a pioneering global mobility industry group called: insideMOBILITY- Held regular events in Singapore, Hong Kong & Shanghai- 5-years later, this group is still very active and is run globally by Graebel- Signed partnership agreements with Deloitte, KPMG and School Choice to cost and data share- Led the re-engineering of Graebel Global Commercial Presentation Tools used in “best & final” presentations

Phuket, Thailand

Led refurbishment and transformation of this 90-room property with a team of 90 full-time staff. Full operation and P&L responsibility and accountability to operating company.- Operations & Process – complete in-room upgrades, pool and surrounding area upgrades. Implemented Comanche booking/accounting system, new main kitchen, spa, pool bar and other outlet upgrades. Implemented documented process in all departments. Developed new financial and operations reporting, as well as new cost… Show more Led refurbishment and transformation of this 90-room property with a team of 90 full-time staff. Full operation and P&L responsibility and accountability to operating company.- Operations & Process – complete in-room upgrades, pool and surrounding area upgrades. Implemented Comanche booking/accounting system, new main kitchen, spa, pool bar and other outlet upgrades. Implemented documented process in all departments. Developed new financial and operations reporting, as well as new cost control measurement. Guest experience upgrades from pre-arrival through to post-check out follow-up.- People – Revamped recruitment/retention programmes. Grew team from 30 to 90 staff, including 7 of the 8 members of management team in first 6-months. Added English language and service delivery training programmes, document role responsibilities and measures.- Service Offering – Renovated/Opened new outlets and business units across the property including new main restaurant, spa, pool Bar, room service, tour desk, mini-bar, airport transfer service, on-property events – poolside dinners, discovery dives to name a few. Show less

Singapore

WPP Marketing Agency focused on front and back end development of Reward & Incentive programmes and Market Research. Led Regional Commercial & IT development office for APAC- Team of 12 - including developers, sales and customer success team- Full P&L, commercial, tax, property, insurance and banking- Increased Revenue by 24% to S$793K and Gross Profit by 33% in FY09- Implemented Maconomy software for financial reporting & project management- Developed multi-currency… Show more WPP Marketing Agency focused on front and back end development of Reward & Incentive programmes and Market Research. Led Regional Commercial & IT development office for APAC- Team of 12 - including developers, sales and customer success team- Full P&L, commercial, tax, property, insurance and banking- Increased Revenue by 24% to S$793K and Gross Profit by 33% in FY09- Implemented Maconomy software for financial reporting & project management- Developed multi-currency payment portal for Cisco’s regional APAC reseller program- Key Clients: Dell, Blackberry, Nokia, Cisco, DuPont and Western Digital Show less

London, England

UK business turnover of £800m. Focused on the integration of Securicor domestic parcel business into the DHL Express UK organisation.- Led a team of 30- Sales & Marketing PMO, CRM team, Sales Training team, and Business Intelligence team- Owned the Annual Sales & Marketing Business Strategy & Budget process.- Organised first National Sales Meeting of our 300-person sales team, the first in 4-years- Implemented web-based Revenue reporting using MicroStrategy BI tools.-… Show more UK business turnover of £800m. Focused on the integration of Securicor domestic parcel business into the DHL Express UK organisation.- Led a team of 30- Sales & Marketing PMO, CRM team, Sales Training team, and Business Intelligence team- Owned the Annual Sales & Marketing Business Strategy & Budget process.- Organised first National Sales Meeting of our 300-person sales team, the first in 4-years- Implemented web-based Revenue reporting using MicroStrategy BI tools.- Harmonised Siebel CRM for all sales channels onto single platform.- Led “1-hour Account Opening” project from design, UAT and Implementation.- Elected to the Extended Board of Directors Show less

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Usa

- Led US$100m in rebranding projects – Led cross functional teams & the RFP process across Operations, Procurement, Legal and Marketing to re-brand 22,000 courier uniforms, 15,000 vehicles, 15,000 drop boxes, 1,000 signs and 115 Aircraft, as well the main airport HUB- Interim-GM for ShipReady™ pre-paid shipping product division – Successfully led re-engineering of this US$60m business including: pricing, order fulfillment, legal T&C, migration of customer service, development of new IT… Show more - Led US$100m in rebranding projects – Led cross functional teams & the RFP process across Operations, Procurement, Legal and Marketing to re-brand 22,000 courier uniforms, 15,000 vehicles, 15,000 drop boxes, 1,000 signs and 115 Aircraft, as well the main airport HUB- Interim-GM for ShipReady™ pre-paid shipping product division – Successfully led re-engineering of this US$60m business including: pricing, order fulfillment, legal T&C, migration of customer service, development of new IT system platform for web-based payments and e-commerce ordering.- Led US$80m cost down of the Aviation Network - Delivered targeted savings over 6-months through internal process change and supplier negotiations. Interfaced with the DHL Board of Directors and managed project support teams from McKinsey and Roland Berger consulting Show less

Brussels, Belgium

- Led the “Top-Line-Growth” cross-selling initiative in the UK and France. - Generated ₤2.3m of incremental business in 4 months, 27% ahead of plan - Eliminated account opening bottleneck - ₤780,000 in annual savings and reduced account opening times

Beijing, China

- Led commercial organisation team of 80 sales, marketing, R&D people across 10 China offices- Delivered 7 new local products and 9 product extensions- Transferred China best practice into 8 other key Asian markets- Revenue growth from US$9m in FY98 to US$29m in FY02- Grew market share to outright #1 in the market and became Domino’s largest market globally

San Diego, California, Usa

- Led commercial integration for two acquisitions- Negotiated and signed national agreements with Nestle, Heinz and Budweiser

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, 2003

International business programme with focus on Organisational Behaviour & Business Leadership 1-year full-time program for international.

Harvardx - Fintech Programme - May-August 2019

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Economics, 1990

Internship programs at: Delta Air Lines - Atlanta, USA & Guinness Brewing - London, England