Enterprise Leadership for Transformation

Shivendu Nadkarni

Shivendu Nadkarni is a seasoned FMCG industry veteran with a 25-year successful track record of both business leadership & organizational development. He has consistently led & delivered sustainable transformations in a variety of categories, cultures, countries & business contexts across key markets in Asia-Pacific/Africa & Middle-East.​

He is an experienced ‘hands-on’ practitioner with breadth of knowledge & experience across business strategy & operations, financial management & delivery and multi-cultural organization leadership. His expertise covers whitespace entries, brand launches & turnarounds across international markets, growth acceleration & margin expansion, strategic supply chain & route-to-market changes & post-M&A end-to-end commercial & technical integration. ​

​Over his career, Shivendu has been entrusted to lead a variety of roles that cover ​

1. business strategy & operations including long-range planning & short-term delivery, ​
2. construction-start-up-stabilization-expansion of multi-million dollar greenfield technical facilities – both manufacturing factories and R&D laboratories.​
3. leading geographically dispersed commercial & technical functional leadership teams, ​
4. transforming organizational culture & capability to create future-ready teams & structures,​
5. end-to-end internal/external multi-cultural stakeholder relationship management.​

​Shivendu has a very approachable & learning-oriented leadership & coaching style that has evolved with complexities & challenges of (a) wide range of geographies/markets across Asia-Pacific/Africa/Middle-East with almost a decade in Japan; (b) multiple categories across impulse food & repertoire/discretionary household care goods; (c) variety of route-to-market models across modern/traditional/emerging retail channels; (d) wide spectrum of innovations across product, packaging, commercial, business model & costs; & (e) building teams & capabilities across organizational models with matrix structures within global/regional eco-systems, external partnerships with contract manufacturers & 3rd party distributors, joint-ventures, etc

Kelvin Tan

Upon graduating from the NUS with a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) degree, Kelvin started his career with the Singapore Police Force, holding both staff and line appointments during his 6-year stint  He then spent 3 years advising companies venturing into China.  Thereafter, Kelvin worked on private equity and venture capital investments with Temasek Holdings and also managed its global fund-of-funds portfolio.  From 2002-2003, Kelvin headed both the global business development function and the Indian business unit with PSA International.  Kelvin then presided over AETOS Security Management before leaving the corporate sector to manage the family office of an European businessman,

Besides advising private companies in the areas of corporate governance, finance and investments, business and corporate developments, M&As, and leadership development, Kelvin also sits on the boards of listed companies as an Independent Director and chairs their Audit Committee.

Kelvin is a Fellow and Council Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.  He has a Master of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and attended the Programme for Management Development at the Harvard Business School.

Huijin Kong

Huijin works with CEOs, future CEOs, and business owners one-on-one on their most difficult professional and personal issues. She is a driving force behind LinHart Group’s programs for leaders looking to reach the apex of success, satisfaction, and self-actualization, personally leading program design and attracting in-service leaders to serve as faculty. She is visionary in making higher order skill and quality development widely teachable, in Singapore and beyond. Her fervent belief that everyone has a leader inside of them motivates her to mentor many people and create learning environments where people discover the leader in them. She also builds communities among people who are on this type of development journeys.

While at McKinsey, Huijin worked with both MNCs and local companies (some state-owned) in the U.S., China, and India. She also served as a senior executive at an Asian media company. Her clients include financial services and telcos. She has a strong affinity for businesses that require innovation and transformation. She co-founded a youth leadership program operating in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Huijin earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School with distinction of Baker Scholar, and a B.Sc. in Economics, summa cum laude with perfect GPA, from the Wharton School of Business.

Nalin Advani

Nalin is an active participant in the technology business community in operational, entrepreneurial, and governance capacities. He has had leadership roles at global technology powerhouses WindRiver, Barco, and GreyOrange. As an entrepreneur and investor in companies such as Centillium, KPISOFT, and Clovia, he has had two successful IPOs from his portfolio so far. He has also served on corporate boards including at eSOL, which is currently listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Born and raised in Japan, Nalin holds a Masters Degree in Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management, a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore, and a BA from Lawrence University. He has lived and worked in Japan, the United States, India, and Singapore.

Functional expertise: Strategy, general management, executive leadership

International experience: Japan, India, Southeast Asia

Jean-Yves (JY) Broussy

Jean-Yves has 20+ years of experience across General Management & Operations in FMCG, retail and E-commerce in Western and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. Consistently delivering strong business results in both growth and turn-around environments propelled by his ability to identify key levers of performance, define ambitious strategies based on few focused initiatives and empower & coach teams.

Having worked in emerging and developed markets, Jean-Yves is comfortable in complex and uncertain environments and extremely resilient in delivering results. Years in operations at the start of his career have honed his acumen in efficiency and cost management, which he uses to unleash the full potential of organisations. As a former GM and leader of a large organization (>1000 people) he knows the importance of attitudes and mindset as drivers of performance. He endeavours to give his teams the clarity and self-confidence they need to perform. Consequently, he has been recognized for his people-development skills and team-building capabilities.

Jean-Yves regularly mentors and speaks at leadership development programs. He also believes in societal responsibility of businesses, and he acts to ensure that business grows while benefiting the community.

Jean-Yves has Diplôme d’ingénieur from École centrale Paris and Masters in Engineering from Cornell. In 2017, he was awarded the French Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit for his work in Algeria.

Functional expertise: F&B, operations, supply chain, Strategy, general management, executive leadership

International expertise: Europe, Russia, Africa, Asia

Mike Jackson

With over 20 years of global experience, Mike is a seasoned media and marketing practitioner. In the last 12 years in Asia Pacific, he built and led teams across the region originally embedded within the world’s largest media group (GroupM) and subsequently leading the APAC commercial business within Bloomberg Media Group. He advises several Singaporean start-ups on how to move from a purely tactical approach to a more strategic vision, mission and purpose to enable their growth and fundraising.

Mike’s strategic mindset, exceptional collaborative skills and innovative approach have enabled him to build Asia-wide business from scratch and develop numerous groundbreaking, digitally savvy solutions. His leadership and mentoring style offers the rare combination of gravitas and approachability from the first, creating a broad and loyal network of colleagues, mentees and clients.

Mike has created several award-winning original content projects for the likes of Chevron, Scoot, Economic Development Board, Changi Airport, Sports SG, Singtel, DBS and Health Promotion Board. He’s a founding member of ACMA (Asian Content Marketing Association), ESA (European Sponsorship Association) and ASA (Asian Sponsorship Association) and has spoken at over 50 conferences around the world.

Mike is passionate about all sports, especially rugby, golf and cycling.

Functional expertise: Branding, strategy, general management, executive leadership

International expertise: Europe, Asia Pacific

Lucas Jiang

Lucas is an experienced people leader in the Internet industry.

Lucas was a VP of the People Team at Sea Group, the leading internet company in Southeast Asia. Lucas was with Sea Group from 2010 to 2020, contributing to the company’s tremendous growth from a thirty member start-up into Southeast Asia’s largest US publicly listed company, with a market cap of more than US$35bn. Lucas has held various responsibilities at the firm, including Project Manager, Director of Strategy, CEO of Singapore and Malaysia, and VP of People Team. Lucas has a strong passion for organisation and leadership development, which has been his focus for the past three years.

Prior to Sea, Lucas was a management consultant with Value Partners. He also worked as an Assistant Manager with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.

Lucas holds an Executive M.B.A. degree from INSEAD, an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University, and a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

Functional expertise: Human capital management

International experience: –

Dennis Khoo

Dennis brings with him a unique blend of skills and experience. Running a “startup” in a large organisation, he believes in effectively utilising professional strategy frameworks while balancing the speed of execution. Most recently, he was a regional head at a large listed organization.

Dennis is an engineer by profession and has a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration, from the National University of Singapore. He also possesses a Masters in Business Research as well as a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration and Management from the University of Western Australia.

Functional expertise: Marketing, strategy, management and design

International experience: Thailand, Indonesia

Henrik Kofod-Hansen

Henrik has extensive coaching, consulting, business, and leadership experience, and has held senior positions in several logistics companies in Europe and Asia. He has experienced the pressure in senior leadership roles, and now works with advancing leaders in transition, and supports them in building vital mental resources and their balance in life and leadership.

After 24 years in the corporate world in companies such as Maersk, Facebook, Twitter, Becton Dickinson, and DHL, Henrik transformed his work into organizational psychology and development. Today Henrik works with organizations to build vital leadership and cultural competencies, and enable transformation.

Henrik is a co-founder of novosensus Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based Human & Organizational Development company that brings the science and interventions of Positive Psychology to the workplace. He enjoys working on a global scale and thrives in diverse environments. He speaks fluent German, English, and Danish.
Henrik holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology, and advanced degrees in Organizational Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Counselling. He is also an experienced and ICF accredited Organizational Relationship Systems Coach, and a Co-active coach.

Henrik lives in Singapore with his wife and daughter (12) and is an avid traveler of the Asian hidden gems.

Kirpal Singh

Kirpal has more than 25 years of experience building companies, working with startups as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. He has built companies from a 12 man start- up to a global company with a global footprint, helped companies pivot during volatile periods, and guided companies in their transformation journeys.

He is comfortable working with the different levels of executives and managers in the organization, coaching and guiding them through strategy development and operationalizing tactical plans to support the organization’s long and short-term goals. He seeks to focus and alignment of key elements namely Leadership-Customers-Strategy- People-Process strengthened by Innovation and Organisational knowledge (data) to drive business excellence.

His unique Coaching – Consulting perspectives support a co-creation approach and enrich the discussions that give the engagement partners a higher sense of confidence in themselves.

Kirpal has a Degree in Electronics from the University Weingarten-Ravensburg (PSC German-Scholarship and an MBA from the University of Hull. He is also an internationally certified coach (International Coaching Federation) and Certified Consultant with Singapore Business Advisors and Consultants Council.

Philip Lim

Philip is a corporate executive-turned-entrepreneur building sustainability and ESG-focused ecosystems for a wide variety of companies through advisory, impact investments, and business model innovation.

He has over 33+ years of senior management experience in global MNCs across the energy, healthcare, and airline industries.  A Singaporean, he held increasing responsibilities with Chevron Corporation from March 1998 to October 2020 based in Singapore, London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai across M&As, corporate business development, strategy, and sustainability. He was also a start-up founder for Chevron’s digital venture in China from 2015 to 2019 leveraging eCommerce and technology.

He was the Executive Chairman of Chevron Hong Kong Ltd and held regional P&L and marketing roles for Johnson & Johnson and Singapore Airlines earlier in his career.

In the course of his career, Philip has led the origination and evaluation of investment opportunities, secured strategic partnerships, directed deal teams in due diligence, financial and commercial analysis, complex negotiations, and contracting.

Currently, Philip serves as Senior Advisor to the NUS-Enterprise SG Enterprise Leadership Transformation (ELT) Programme, Council Director at The Conference Board, Director and Principal Consultant at RHT Green, Senior Advisor to Hatcher+ and Foresight Economics. He is also a partner at TCA SG Fund.

Philip has a Master’s of International Management from the University of California’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, a Bachelor’s of Political Science and Economics from the National University of Singapore, and is an alumnus of INSEAD and IMD.

Stacy McCarthy

Stacy’s 25-year career had her living and working in 9 countries as an international executive, military officer and Board director. She has led regional infrastructure operations for a Fortune 50 firm across the Asian and India, Middle East & Africa regions; and strategic planning for a defence business, helping to identify and make a large shift in product lines and capabilities. Her track record shows high growth, reduced operating costs and high employee engagement scores.

An accomplished coach and mentor, Stacy’s strengths combine strategic savviness and deep commercial experience with focus on people and understanding of cultural nuances. As a result, leaders improve their leadership style, operating rhythm and mindset to develop new insights and approaches that result in positive change at a personal and organisational level.

Stacy has Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Chinese Studies from University of California (San Diego) and Masters in Financial Management from Kogod School of Business.

She is also a graduate of the US Navy War College where she studied National Security Decision Making, after which she served as a commander in the US Navy with two tours of duty.

Functional expertise: Strategy, operations, talent management, aerospace

International expertise: US, Middle East, Africa, Asia

Mathia Nalappan

Mathia has over 25 years of executive management experience. He has led organisations through change while maintaining operational excellence and superior financial performance. He has worked across MNCs and start-ups. He recently served on the board of Swedish public-listed firm, Safeture AB for a 3-year term.

He current interest and focus is with technology start-up companies both as an investor and advisory role for start-up CEOs. He spends time mentoring executives as well as a volunteer with NGOs in Singapore.

Previously, he managed various regional businesses for NCS, Nokia, Motorola and HP respectively. He has deep working experience in both Asia Pacific and Africa. He has worked across cultures and led diverse teams in challenging environments. He adapts quickly to new environments while delivering superior results and people management.

He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) from NUS as well as post-graduate diplomas in systems analysis (NUS) and International Marketing Management (SIM).

Functional expertise: Sales, marketing, go-to-market strategy

International experience: Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East

Tan Jok Tin

Dr Tan Jok Tin has over 38 years of experience in leading businesses, in roles spanning executive management, innovation and product creation, manufacturing & supply chain, international collaboration and corporate governance. He has built and led teams through different phases of organic and inorganic growth, including restructuring, mergers and acquisitions in various industries/industry sectors, which include professional systems & infrastructural projects, telecommunication & data systems, defense & control, business electronics and consumer electronics.

Dr Tan is a Board Member and Independent Director of China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, a China and Singapore government driven JV for developing a unique, vibrant and sustainable city to serve as a strategic development platform and model for economic transformation and upgrading in China. He had served on the boards of various listed and non-listed companies in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Russia and Turkey. In addition to his board duties, Dr Tan has also been CEO coach and Senior Adviser to SMEs, MNCs and China State-Owned enterprises. He is currently Chairman of Global Green Technology Centre, an international green technology research & development platform to promote development of green technologies and commercialization of technologically innovative solutions for environment governance and sustainability.

Dr Tan was Vice President and Regional CEO for Royal Philips Electronics for the Asia Pacific region. Through his 27-year career with the company, he managed many businesses in various functional and leadership roles, and often had to work across cultures while leading diverse teams in the everchanging business environment. After leaving Royal Philips, Dr Tan was appointed as CEO of Sang Fei Consumer Communications Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Electronics Corporation, and led the global business of this China state-owned enterprise for 10 years before returning to Singapore.

Robert Tan

Robert has been in the Branding & Communications business for over 30 years. Companies he has worked for include Ogilvy & Mather & FutureBrand, as well as local start-ups in marketing & branding.

Through the years, Robert’s wide coverage of client industries has enabled him to be experienced in an extensive spectrum of companies, including FMCG, Tele-communications, Finance, Government, Oil & Energy, Property & Retail, Automobile & Transport, Travel & Tourism Hospitality, Airlines & Defence, amongst others.

Robert also has overseen multi-market client assignments, mainly covering markets in SE Asia like Indonesia and Philippines.

Robert has also served on Public & Government committees, and is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Marketing at National University of Singapore (NUS).

Functional expertise: Marketing, branding, advertising

International experience: Southeast Asia

Wu Zhi Min

Zhimin is passionate about working with leadership teams in building organizations that can adapt and thrive to deliver positive social impact and strong financial results.

Zhimin has more than 20 years of business and management experience in China and Southeast Asia. He is an Operating Partner for NDE Capital, a private equity fund that is expanding their investment activities in SEA and China. Prior to that, he was with Giti Tire and was based out of their global operational HQ in Shanghai, China. His main mandate was to drive business growth especially in China. He left Giti in 2017 when he was acting as the Executive Director for China, a Global Board Member, and Executive Committee Member. When he left, Giti Tire was a global top 10 tire company with revenue exceeding US$3bn. Before that, he was with McKinsey & Company, where he worked on various strategy and corporate transformation projects across different sectors in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Korea.

Zhimin is experienced in providing board and C-level leadership counsel in various areas including strategy & business model development; new business development; digital transformation; (re)branding & communication; organization capability & talent development; trade channel management.

He earned his MAcc and BBA degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is fluent in English, Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia.

Functional expertise: Strategy, new business development, digital transformation

International experience: China, Southeast Asia

Jai Arya

Jai Arya is a Senior Adviser to the Dean, NUS Business School, Singapore and Head of Executive Education. He is also a member of the Board of the UK based research consultancy, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF). In addition Mr. Arya is also an independent director of Max Financial Services, the parent company of Max Life Insurance, India’s largest non-bank owned private insurance company. He has also been a Senior Adviser for Asian banking to Mckinsey & Company, and has also consulted on a project basis for the Asian Development Bank.

Prior to this Mr. Arya worked for Bank of New York Mellon for 27 years and Bank of America for 10 years, in various Asian locations. Before leaving BNY Mellon in April 2014, Mr. Arya was an EVP and global head of their business with sovereign Institutions, as well as a member of the bank’s Global Operating Committee as well as Asia Executive Committee. Earlier roles included head of Asia client relationships and Asian country offices.

Mr. Arya received an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University and a BA(honours) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University.

Ji Qi

• Founder of Ctrip.com, the leading Chinese travel website, and Huazhu, a leading hotel chain which started in China and is now the fifth largest publicly listed hotel group globally
• Forbes #916 Billionaire, #119 China Rich List

Saurabh Mittal

• Major investor in One Championship (the mixed martial arts media company), co-founder of IndiaBulls, chairman of Incedo (IT services company in the USA)
• Forbes #44 Singapore’s 50 Richest