Experience

Woodside Holdings Investment Management

• Singapore
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Singapore Director of a Singapore-headquartered fund manager registered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Woodside supports ultra-high net worth clients through asset protection, asset management and asset administration service. It also invests in early stage companies and develops idiosyncratic fund mandates in partnership with experienced third party managers.



Hugosave

• Singapore
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of the Board (non-executive)

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Singapore Hugo helps you spend, save and invest but with a difference. We are focused on healthy spending & saving habits so they become second-nature. Wealth creation is easier to start and maintain with Hugo.



Wardhaven Capital Limited

• Hong Kong
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of the Wardhaven Vietnam Fund

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Wardhaven Capital is a boutique asset management company, which is an active investor in Vietnamese listed equities.



Thomas Gunn Miniatures

• Director of the Board

  • Oct 2015 - Present

  United Kingdom Thomas Gunn Miniatures is an established name in the manufacture of quality 1/30th scale collectable miniature figures. The company has expanded its initial range of WW2 figures to include the Napoleonic era, Ancient Rome and Greece, among others. More recently a highly successful range of hand carved aircraft has been added.



Mintz Group

• United States
• Security and Investigations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Advisor at Mintz

  • Sep 2022 - Aug 2023

  Singapore Mintz is a global research firm working conducting enquiries in over a hundred countries. Mintz acquired BM&A in September 2022.



BM&A, now a part of Mintz Group

• Singapore
• Security and Investigations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

  Singapore Boutique risk management consultancy with offices in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, acquired by Mintz Group. Specialise in providing tailored and discreet research, political risk analysis, market entry support and security risk management across the region with representatives in all major locations.



Sutton Capital Pte

• Founder

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2020

  Singapore Sutton Capital offered consultancy services and expertise in investment management, risk mitigation and corporate governance.



Global Precious Metals Pte. Ltd.

• Director of the Board

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2018

  Singapore Global Precious Metals provides a full suite of services for investors to manage their physical holdings of precious metals. Operations are headquartered in Singapore but global in nature, acting as an intermediary between clients, accredited refiners, institutional bullion traders and logistics companies.



Wealth in Asia

• Director of the Board

  • Dec 2016 - Dec 2017

  Singapore Wealth connects Asia’s high-net-worth and mass-affluent investors to leading wealth experts and investment opportunities, helping them to protect and grow their wealth. It aims to become a one-stop destination that empowers investors with the knowledge to make informed financial decisions, and provides tailored access to the best-placed services and institutions. Wealth was acquired by a strategic investor in late 2017.



Blackpeak Group

• New Zealand
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2016

  Singapore I was one of four Founding Partners at Blackpeak. The company is an international investigative research and risk advisory firm, specialising in due diligence, investigations, security and business intelligence research. Founded in Asia the firm expanded rapidly with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, New York, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. I held the position of CFO during the critical initial years when financial viability was established. I led assignments in Vietnam… Show more I was one of four Founding Partners at Blackpeak. The company is an international investigative research and risk advisory firm, specialising in due diligence, investigations, security and business intelligence research. Founded in Asia the firm expanded rapidly with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, New York, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. I held the position of CFO during the critical initial years when financial viability was established. I led assignments in Vietnam, contributed to business development and managed external shareholder relations. Blackpeak was sold to Acuris in March 2019, providing a successful exit for the founders and minority investors. Show less



Artradis Fund Management

• Investment Management

• Portfolio Manager

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2011

  Singapore Artradis Fund Management was a Singapore based hedge fund that specialised in long volatility and related strategies. Assets under management grew close to $5bn and it became the largest hedge fund in Asia, prospering spectacularly during the global financial crisis of 2008. I worked as a Portfolio Manager, responsible for the internal partners' fund that included a significant private equity exposure. Artradis closed in 2011 and Steve Diggle, who co-founded the company in 2002 with Richard… Show more Artradis Fund Management was a Singapore based hedge fund that specialised in long volatility and related strategies. Assets under management grew close to $5bn and it became the largest hedge fund in Asia, prospering spectacularly during the global financial crisis of 2008. I worked as a Portfolio Manager, responsible for the internal partners' fund that included a significant private equity exposure. Artradis closed in 2011 and Steve Diggle, who co-founded the company in 2002 with Richard Magides, went on to establish Vulpes Investment Management, where I have been a consultant since January 2016. Show less



Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd.

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Investment Officer

  • Nov 2001 - Nov 2004

  Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam I helped to establish the investment department and the approvals process. The fund was around $250mn and restricted to investing in Vietnam. I led investment in government bonds and listed equity. In property I led the team that initiated and concluded Prudential's first secondary market institutional property transaction, buying a stake in a mixed use tower block in Hanoi.



Indosuez W.I. Carr

• Head of Research Taiwan, Senior Economist and Head of Sales Philippines

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 2001

  Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan 2000-2001 - Head of Research Though a brief positing the highlight was organising the first institutional roadshow for Taipei Bank in Asia. Hong Kong 1998-2000 - Senior Economist, North Asia Covered Taiwan and Korea, writing regularly under Carr's flagship economic publication, 'The Invisible Hand'. Wrote weekly commentary of economic developments. Team was consistently rated in the top three across surveys during this period (Chief Economist was Michael… Show more Taipei, Taiwan 2000-2001 - Head of Research Though a brief positing the highlight was organising the first institutional roadshow for Taipei Bank in Asia. Hong Kong 1998-2000 - Senior Economist, North Asia Covered Taiwan and Korea, writing regularly under Carr's flagship economic publication, 'The Invisible Hand'. Wrote weekly commentary of economic developments. Team was consistently rated in the top three across surveys during this period (Chief Economist was Michael Taylor). Manila, Philippines 1997-1998 - Head of International Sales Commenced with Asian client base but widened to include Europe and the US. Managed a team of four and Carr's Philippine product received some of its best ratings during this period. Show less



Sun Life Financial of Canada

• United Kingdom
• Insurance

• Head of Investments, Philippines

  • Jan 1993 - Dec 1996

  Manila, Philippines Sun Life was the second largest foreign life company in the country with assets exceeding $500mn. I had responsibility for the entire fund which had to be invested in the Philippines. Highlights included taking over 20% of the first Philippine peso five year issue at above 15% yield. Philippine Brady bonds were also added and provided important support to the portfolio during the currency crisis of 1997 (US denominated and backed by US treasuries). The team also negotiated several… Show more Sun Life was the second largest foreign life company in the country with assets exceeding $500mn. I had responsibility for the entire fund which had to be invested in the Philippines. Highlights included taking over 20% of the first Philippine peso five year issue at above 15% yield. Philippine Brady bonds were also added and provided important support to the portfolio during the currency crisis of 1997 (US denominated and backed by US treasuries). The team also negotiated several long-term fixed rate bonds with leading names such as Citibank Philippines, Ayala Land and Philips Electronics. Show less



Sun Life Financial

• Canada
• Investment Banking

• Bond Portfolio Manager

  • Aug 1986 - Dec 1992

  London, United Kingdom Within a little over a year I became the Fund Manager for two unit-linked funds with over $300mn of investments in government and corporate bonds and mortgages. I sat on the asset allocation committee and was also Economist for the UK investment operation. In mid-1992 I was offered the position of Head of Investments in Manila, Philippines. Prior to relocating I spent three months in Toronto, Canada, working with the international investment team.