WHY WORK WITH ME?
Strong track record as spearheading Strategy and Operations building out distribution for equities brokerage business in APAC and building next-generation digital distribution marketplace for private asset investment [incubated business within CLSA]. Deep market development experience across buy-side (Liquidnet), sell-side (UBS / CLSA). I am a strong negotiator, business pioneer and leader who has succeeded in developing businesses from grassroots in APAC (~$21m USD revenues after ~4 years). I have helped establish Liquidnet as a greenfield business in APAC where I was a director and responsible officer (SFC licensed type 1 & 7 ATS in Hong Kong).
I have deep know-how in digital innovation (machine learning and blockchain) and emerging trends such as ESG investing.
Work with me as an Adviser or Strategy Consultant:
Business development and revenue strategy mapping.
Corporate strategy, business change and M&A.
Business transformation and corporate strategy.
Track record of bringing greenfield ideas and innovations to financial markets.
Notable Achievements
- Architected the first major Dark Pool in the major emerging markets with significant global reach with over $10.5B USD in Daily Liquidity and part of a business that oversaw $15 trillion+ USD AUM impacted
- Established Liquidnet as the #1 Alternative Trading Venue across Asia.
- Part of a team that was recognised as the 5th Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc 500
http://www.inc.com/news/articles/200410/inc500.html
- Collaborated to setup SFC Market Intelligence Programme
- Represented SFC at IOSCO (C4 Enforcement)
Sector experience: capital markets, technology, e-commerce, supply chain, global trade, and china.
Core Competencies: Fundraising, capital markets and market structure, business strategy and restructuring, business globalisation regulation, compliance, crime and fraud investigations.
Career Networks: Venture funds, private equity, custodian banks, regulators, capital markets brokers, investment banks.
Types of services offered, (not exhaustive list):
- Asia Market development
- Securities regulation, licensing and market entry
- Compliance, risk and governance setup
- Regulatory compliant (Finance and manufacturing)
- Leadership team development
- Leadership team rebuild/reorganise
- Aligning Senior executives and strategy shift
- Developing change transformation strategies and going digital
- Business scaling and regulatory strategies
- Developing innovation culture in innovation lacking or stagnant businesses
- Post-acquisition integration of senior management
- Restructuring of investment management companies, operations outsourcing and applied technological innovation.
- Outsourced CIO / CTO / COO
- Machine learning for corporates
- Applying Artificial Intelligence and machine learning to enterprises and SMEs
- Business model transformation (SMEs)
- Resolving internal morale and culture issues post-management take over
- Resolving senior management conflicts so all parties WIN (and avoid getting fired!)
- ESG sustainable investing
- Sustainability reporting for corporates
- Sustainability branding/ rebranding
- Branding, advertising and marketing strategies
- Digital transformation of SMEs
- Business development and lead generation for SAAS companies
- Marketing and landing page services (Global customer enrolment)
- Animation and multimedia customer engagement and/or lead generation
- Startup mentoring
- Though leadership writing
- Fundraising introductions for start-up (Wealth tech, insure tech, fintech, regtech, health tech, automation, robotics, tokenisation, digital)
- Regulatory strategies for Fintechs