Region: APAC Country: Canada As the Director: Foreign Business Line for the Royal Canadian Mint, I was responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships at the Ministerial and Departmental level with the Ministries of Finance across a range of jurisdictions, including Thailand, VietNam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore, and the Philippines. Product priorities includedContinueContinue reading “Developing and Managing Strategic Relationships within the APAC region”
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Trade and Investment Support / Capacity Building (Asia Pacific Region)
Region: APAC Country: Canada As Senior Vice President with an International Consulting firm, I was responsible for the development and initial management of the Canadian Trade and Investment Facility (CTIF), which developed and delivered trade and investment-related policy reforms to public and private sector stakeholders within the region.
Nationwide Money-Transfer System Development in Thailand
Region: APAC Country: Thailand Led a cross cultural team of Canadian technology companies plus a Thai-based Systems integration firm, plus investors, in the development and deployment of a nationwide money-transfer system. The deployment of this solution provided the business case for a significant investment in rural telecommunications nationally.
Acquisition and Integration of Purolator Courier
Region: North America Country: Canada Member of the team engaged in the Corporate Development effort to both identify a strategic partner for Canada Post Corporation for North America and Europe. This included the acquisition, plus subsequent integration of Purolator into the Canada Post family of products, services and employees.
Strategic Business Plan and Investment Success: Postea Group’s Establishment in Singapore
Region: APAC Country: Singapore Developed the business plan, plus managed the investment and acquisition negotiations to create a technology company focused on the logistics market. Resulted in the creation of the Postea Group, plus an SPV with Singapore Post & Temasek, with an initial valuation $120M.
Empowering Jordan’s Energy Sector with Renewable Energy Solutions
Region: EMEA Country: Jordan Introduced the Super ESCO concept to enable the introduction of renewable energy solutions in Jordan. Engaged with line Ministries and other stakeholders within Jordan to identify and address challenges faced by power utilities within the market, resulting in the recommendation to develop the Energy Savings Company (ESCO) concept at the stateContinueContinue reading “Empowering Jordan’s Energy Sector with Renewable Energy Solutions”
Investment Strategy for Development of UAV Special Economic Zone
Region: North America Country: Canada Developed investment strategy for the development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the manufacture, testing and operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s). Strategic recommendations were based on international benchmarking of other SEZ’s focused on this sector, plus negotiations with regional economic development authorities.
Benchmarking Study on Costing and Pricing Policies in Regulated Industries
Region: Global Country: USA Working with AT Kearney, conducted a benchmarking study on costing and pricing policies within regulated industries across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Recommendations were subsequently adopted by the government client to align their regulatory model with commercial best practices.
Bringing Canada to You: Canada Post Corporation Success Story
Region: North America Country: Canada Developed and managed the Bringing Canada to You strategy for Canada Post Corporation, which provided an integrated solution for companies including Victoria’s Secret, Land’s End, Cabella’s and MBN Banking to enter and develop the Canadian market.-Grew operating revenues from $350M to $700M in 3 years.
Mining Sector Supply Chain Opportunities in Conakry-Simandou Rail Corridor, Guinea
Region: EMEA Country: Guinea Identified opportunities for locally-based suppliers within a series of key market segments to participate in and benefit from opportunities within the Mining sector supply chain in the Conakry – Simandou rail corridor. Mandate included the identification of local industrial support programs and financial instruments tailored to the market.
PGTS Inc. 