Experience

Bondaval

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Advisor

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  BondAval is a FinTech bringing innovation to the B2B payment security. Replacing antiquated bank-guaranteed and cash-funded contracts with micro bonds: technology-enabled and prudently underwritten surety bonds. BondAval's micro bonds improve all stakeholder experienced and democratize access to the best financial instruments. BondAval is a FinTech bringing innovation to the B2B payment security. Replacing antiquated bank-guaranteed and cash-funded contracts with micro bonds: technology-enabled and prudently underwritten surety bonds. BondAval's micro bonds improve all stakeholder experienced and democratize access to the best financial instruments.



Chevron

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager Marketing Sales and Services for Chevron and Texaco

  • 2019 - 2021

  Directed a marketing division with more than $20B annual sales, 1B transactions per year, and $150MM budget. Division encompassed U.S. retail fuels and convenience stores, marketing, advertising, branding, credit card / payments, mobile applications, partnerships, sponsorships, service centers, franchisee (customer) support and communications, Agile and Lean Sigma center of excellence.• Exceeded cash preservation targets by 20%, slashing operating costs during Covid pandemic, while maintaining core programs and solidifying relationships with customers.• Championed new Lean Sigma efforts through visible leadership and removing barriers, boosting profitability by $80MM by eliminating unnecessary labor, reducing inventory, reducing waste and streamlining operations.• Launched Agile team to reposition retail business, including connected car, frictionless payments, leveraging data analytics, starting new loyalty program and redirecting Chevron branding and advertising that resulted in 25% improvement in brand spending effectiveness.• Led rollout of mobile payment application and brought in Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, PayPal and Venmo payment capability, creating the most robust mobile app wallet in the industry.• Addressed long-standing conflicts in 300-person division, setting common vision and actions for 10K+ service stations and retail outlets in U.S. and Asia, increasing market share growth.• Initiated and expanded new B2B partnerships with large and small companies, including Amazon, Google as well as companies from fintech, advertising / branding, loyalty brokers, IT infrastructure and mobile app development. Show less

• Board Director of GS Caltex and Chairman Chevron Korea

  • 2014 - 2019

  Resident director of Global Fortune 500 company GS Caltex, operator of world's 4th largest refinery and aromatics plant and 2nd largest retail fuels market share in Korea. Represented 50% shareholder in setting company direction, addressing enterprise risks, and large (>$500MM) capital investment decisions. Concurrent position as ranking Chevron executive in Korea, managing safety and security of 1K employees, Korean employees and expatriates, and relationship with Korean government and U.S. State Department. Show less

• General Manager Strategy and Planning for Chevron Corporation

  • 2009 - 2014

  Chaired the CEO's monthly performance review meetings (top ten leaders of corporation), management committee meetings (top 50 leaders of corporation), annual business plan, strategy development, capital investment guidance and setting content for board meetings.• Achieved industry's lowest debt ratio, more than 10 percentage points better than peer competitors, by leading balance sheet management discussions and creating cash flow scenarios at different oil price cases, demonstrating the urgency for capital discipline.• Provided insights and facilitated decisions that led to 30% increase in oil and gas production.• Devised program to set aggressive targets, reducing support-organization operating expenses by 15%.• Crafted key energy policy speeches for Chairman and CEO, including an early speech on forecast impacts of fracking on oil supply and the U.S. economy.• Prepared major briefs and material for C-suite executives to present to Board of Directors.• Represented Chevron at National Press Club in Washington D.C., presenting Pulse of Energy lecture at the United Stated Energy Association. Show less

• Mergers and Acquisitions, Commodity trading and hedging, refining operations and planning

  • 2000 - 2009

  Led team to merge and IPO two Thai industrial companies; traded oil futures and ran a hedging program for two years; led first effort to coordinate company’s refining, marketing, trading, logistics business and optimize for the whole and abandon silo business mentality. Earlier in career, supervising process engineer in refinery; coordinating refinery operations; managing all logistics of feedstock into the refinery and products out of the refinery by ship, truck, barge and rail.