An experienced C-suite executive in international business development, venture capital, fund management, management consulting and operations. He served as a senior diplomat for Canada in Korea, Japan, Singapore and APEC, with extensive responsibilities in trade policy, trade and development economics and international relations. He was responsible for the organization of three APEC Leaders and Ministerial Meetings for Canada under then PM Jean Chretien, serving concurrently as Canada’s representative to the APEC Budget and Administration Committee and as Canadian Deputy Chair of the APEC Economic Committee and Canada’s representative to PECC and PBEC. He has extensive experience in trade policy, including serving as Canadian Chair to the Trilateral Committee on Forest Products with Japan and the U.S.

He has successfully led and mentored high talent, interdisciplinary teams in both government and industry, in areas as diverse as trade development, biotech and photonics. He served as Sr VP IT for Transpac Capital, and as COO of Merlion Pharma, the privatised drug discovery joint venture of the Singapore Government and GSK. He presently leads Greentech Asia Pte Ltd, a Singapore and Canada-based consulting company specializing in economic development, market entry, government policy and strategic advisory services, with clients in government, international organizations, MNC’s and SME’s.