M&A Advisory & Research, Talent Solutions and Business Incubation. - www.taipanpartners.comAdvise clients in sectors across consumer, agriculture, energy, financial services, healthcare, education, logistics, and technology/internet services throughout the Asian region. Extensive track record in Asia with deal transactions totalling USD1.2 billion to date and growing, our regional team of consultants brings extensive functional expertise and deep industry knowledge to every project. Our consultants work closely with our industry experts and research analysts to deploy proven tools and to develop cutting-edge resources for our clients.M&A Advisory & Research: We support clients through all phases of a transaction - from assessing its rationale to ensuring smooth execution and laying the foundation for seamless integration. We help ensure that every transaction supports our client’s corporate strategy and value-creation goals.- Deal & Business Evaluation- Transaction Structuring- Negotiation- Due Diligence - Valuation- Financial Modelling- Portfolio ManagementSenior talent acquisition and consulting throughout Asia (including Japan) in the areas of;- Private Equity- Wealth & Asset Management- Investment Banking, Global Markets, Transaction Banking- Technology- CxO, Board AdvisoryServices includes;- Strategic Talent Acquisition and Development- Leadership Assessment and Career Planning- Business Initiation Services- International Interim Management- Executive Evaluation and Aptitude Testing- Organisational Design- Employer & Recruitment Branding and Process Design- Recruitment Technology Services

Business development which included strategic HR, talent acquisition & retention, corporate & product branding at the group level as well as underlying subsidiary businesses – Consumer, Banking, Mining & Resources and Non-Banking Financial Services- Managed team, senior placements included C-level executives and functional hires across the business- Built human capital and competitive intelligence platform, and was also involved in due diligence on potential M&A and incubation projects- Setup and manage Singapore branch office and corporate presence, secondary listing groundwork towards a global agenda- Relationship management including institutional investors, strategic alliances, partners and regional ‘influencers’ community, CSR blueprint- Built pioneer business development & intelligence team, instrumental in its growth into a USD 5 billion conglomerate- Corporate advisory focused on capital raising and frontier market strategy

News production and news presenting – English and Malay editions- Voice over talent for television ads (House production – under Creative Services Department of TV3), radio and TV ads (External production – under recording studios and advertising agencies – Betarecs, J Walter Thompson, Leo Burnett, O&G, Saatchi & Saatchi) for wide base of clients Johnson & Johnson, McDonalds, MAS, Suzuki, Ford- Animation characters voice over and movie premieres- Master of Ceremony for royal functions, events and launches- Represented Malaysia in Malaysia’s Tsunami Plight to the United Nations, Special UN’s Summit held in Jakarta after the Asian tsunami chaired by then UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan

Corporate advisory, capital introduction, onshore & offshore deal origination (Europe, SEA), structuring & syndication, investor relations for multi‐sector coverage across healthcare, industrials, hospitality, retail & commodity sectorsPioneer team member of 3 that grew to 48 in 3 years, from a start up into a multi-million dollar businessSelective interim management projects included;- Industrial Technology - Global Head of Marketing: Regional product & services market expansion, exponential revenue growth through multi-channel initiatives (9x) in 11 months- QSR & Retail Solutions – Chief Strategy & Change Officer (certified McDonalds Global Supplier): Turnaround strategy & execution, lean manufacturing migration & implementation, management restructuring, mezzanine finance structuring to exit for European counterpart, setup and managed an offshore R&D team for product development in Seoul, South Korea, in 16 months- Oil & Gas – Upstream Business Development: Multiple E&P asset acquisition, deal origination and execution with SOEs and major global oil company on FPSO/FLNG project, supervised two liquidity events