
What I offer

Stealth Startups
Several startups in the online gaming industry, water filtration, and crop protection

Experiences

Founder, CEO Apsara Ventures
I provide leadership for startups and SMEs to deliver them to the next level of success. Interim, part time or full time CEO, COO or Board Director, delivering strategic plan, execution, capital raise leadership, revenue growth, market share gains and margin improvement. M&A leadership.

CEO Root Sciences
Global leader in equipment distribution and engineering support services for the hemp & cannabis industries. Premium end-to-end equipment solutions as well as business planning and lab/facility design and consulting services.

COO Builders Capital
Driving strategy, operations and national expansion at Builders Capital, a relationship-driven finance company providing customized construction lending and unique value-added services to residential builders.

President/MD Asia Pacific Latin America - NetRatings
Sydney, Australia-based leader of internet research company. Negotiated critical approvals for market entry to China. Drove turnaround from $2M loss to $3M profit. Helped drive $818M company valuation and private-equity backed buyout.

MD Asia Pacific - Nielsen Media Research
Hong Kong-based MD for $70M P&L covering 50 business units in 12 markets across Asia Pacific with over 750 employees. Created independent media entity spinoff, repositioned business, established new leadership team. Successfully secured business in 6 industry tenders without a loss.

Director, Acquisitions & Bus Development - Dun & Bradstreet/ACNielsen
Valued, negotiated, structured and closed over 20 deals in Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Africa. Led due diligence efforts and performed financial valuations. Developed and implemented integration plans.