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Extended Senior Team Contributing Profound Expertise of Seasoned Senior Executives

Gao Feng draws on a global pool of experts for different industries and functions. Our professionals offer a broad range of experience and business contacts and complement our teams during the entire engagement process

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Bill Russo

    ▪ Over 35 years of experience, including 15 years as an automotive executive. 16 years of experience in China and Asia

    ▪ Founder and CEO of Automobility Limited, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to create the future of mobility

    ▪ Consulted numerous multinational and local Chinese firms in the formulation and implementation of their global market and product strategies

    ▪ Chair of the Automotive Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai

    ▪ Ex-Regional head of Chrysler in North East Asia

    ▪ Ex-Senior Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton/Booz & Company

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Andrew Lee

    ▪ Over 30 years of industry and management consulting experience in Silicon Valley and China, in Regional General Manager and CEO roles at various multinational and Chinese companies

    ▪ Expertise in surgical robots, medical devices, biotechnology, semiconductor and process equipment, GPS, optical and laser positioning equipment, machine control, fleet management and asset tracking, laser diodes and TFT-LCD

    ▪ Rich experience in go-to-market strategies and business plan development, with projects in areas such as surgical robotics, edible vaccine development and artificial cornea manufacturing


  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Dr. Juergen Paulus

    ▪ 25 years of experience in advising companies on strategic business and culture transformation to operate successfully in global markets

    ▪ Consultant on over 100 strategy, transformation and digital innovation projects in the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Greater Asia, including executive recruiting of CEOs, Board and high-performance teams in both incumbent and digital scale up roles

    ▪ President of Future Lab X, a strategy, innovation and leadership consultancy

    ▪ Co-Founder of Formula Air Grand Prix, a company developing solutions in personal mobility air vehicles

    ▪ Previously held industry and consulting roles at Booz & Company, BASF JV Brazil, Deutsche Telekom, Heidrick & Struggles, and Reckitt Benckiser

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Bill King

    ▪ Nearly 30 years of experience in strategy consulting and executive search in Greater China

    ▪ Extensive experience focusing on the telecommunications, digital and high tech industries

    ▪ Previously held several leadership roles at Booz Allen & Hamilton, IBM Corporation, AT&T, Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), Hong Kong Telecom and PCCW, and eBay China


  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Carlos M Aquino

    ▪ Over 30 years of operating and advisory roles in PE, M&A, board and corporate governance, revenue optimization, supply chain management, and enterprise IT

    ▪ Co-led investments around the world in categories such as beauty, toys, liquor and telecommunications

    ▪ Founder and Managing Director of CMA Pacific Partners, an advisory boutique focused on long-term transformation for the portfolio companies of private equity firms, fast-growth family-owned SMEs, and multinational corporations in the Asia-Pacific region

    ▪ Ex-Operations Director and Senior Advisor at TPG Capital

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Ian Buchanan

    ▪ Based in Australia, experienced senior strategy consultant with over 48 years in corporate strategy and restructuring / value-creation advising businesses and government leaders throughout the Asia Pacific

    ▪ Advisor and/or board member of over 100 companies, including today Asean Development Pty Ltd, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute, CHAMP Private Equity, Melbourne Busines School,

    University of Queensland and the World Chinese Economic Forum; also was the Lead Partner/First elected APAC Chair of Booz Allen Hamilton

    ▪ Founder/Cofounder/Director of numerous NGOs including the post-9/11 World Islamic Economic Forum

    ▪ In 1973 led SE Asia’s first reverse takeover, rescue & restructuring of General Lumber Holdings which went from near bankrupt to top-performer in one year

    ▪ Keynote speaker at 100+ regional/global conferences

    ▪ Currently active in various Chair, INED, Advisory, Restructuring & Mentoring roles in public & private sectors, academia & NGO’s

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    T.T. Chen

    ▪ Over 25 years of Asia/China on-the-ground management experience, in business startups, JVs and turnarounds

    ▪ 14 years of Operating Partner experience with CITIC Capital Partners, EQT, Blue Point Capital partners, Harbour Group and other PE firms

    ▪ Coached 60+ executives in the auto, food, agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical device, electronic and cruise liner industries such as Ford, Zf TRW, Schaeffler, Fonterra, Givaudan, Associated British Food, TE Connectivity, Pfizer, GSK, Smith & Nephew, LVMH and Royal Caribbean

    ▪ Chair of AmCham Shanghai's Manufacturers’ Business Council in AmCham Shanghai

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    K O Chia

    ·  Over 40 years of diverse experience as C-suite family office senior

    executive; managing director/partner of a U.S.-Asia technology venture capital group;

    part of the entrepreneur team of a successful U.S. telecom start-up; extensive corporate

    experience in key management roles with leading U.S. high-tech companies in Europe

    and Asia.

    ·  Served as Board Member of various public and private companies,

    family philanthropy, and university committees; Member of a Scottish university

    scholarship trustee and Member of university advisory committees


    ·  Regularly invited to be keynote speaker, moderator and guest

    speaker on a variety of topics including family office management, entrepreneurship

    journey, venture capital-private equity investing, and private & public Board

    role preparation



  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Gordon Dumoulin

    ▪ Based in Beijing since 2009, advisor and consultant for foreign businesses entering the Chinese market and Chinese businesses going international

    ▪ Over 25 years experience in international and cross-cultural management science

    ▪ Founder and CEO of Dumoco Co., Ltd. in Beijing, a trading and consultant company in raw and intermediate materials, ingredients and chemicals

    ▪ Writer and researcher in the domains of Chinese culture, society and business
    ▪ Associate for various international investment and trade centers and research foundations

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Professor Yi Guo

    ▪ Professor at East China University of Science & Technology

    ▪ Expertise in marketing strategy and organizational management, with an in-depth knowledge on Chinese organizations

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Professor Zheng Han

    ▪ Chair Professor for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Tongji University

    ▪ Guest professor at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and EMBA faculty at ESSEC, ESCP Europe, Mannheim Business School, Manchester Business School and ETH Zürich

    ▪ Served as Chief Representative of a family owned Fortune Global 500 Company in China for seven years

    ▪ Consulted to multinationals such as AMETEK, BASF, Bosch, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Heraeus, Leica Camera, Metro Group, Mitsubishi, Stora Enso and Volkswagen

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Alvin Ho

    ▪ An experienced investment principal with demonstrated track records in private equity, currently managing director of a private investment vehicle which looks to invest and advise in several high growth sectors

    ▪ Rich experience in deal structuring, due diligence, venture capital/private equity, corporate finance, IPO, and business re-engineering

    ▪ Board member for several public companies

    ▪ Member of the investment committee of AngelHub, the first Hong Kong regulated startup investment platform

    ▪ CFA Charter holder







  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Will Hoon

    ▪ Over 30 years of experience in leading operating companies, private equity businesses and management consulting practices

    ▪ Ex-CEO of Sateri, a leading global fibre manufacturer)

    ▪ Ex-Executive Director of Hsu Fu Chi, a confectionery in Greater China

    ▪ Ex-Executive Vice President of Transpac Capital, a private equity in Asia

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Richard Hu

    ▪ Over 25 years of experience in market entry strategy and marketing planning function for global brands

    ▪ Strategic marketing executive experiences at companies such as Motorola China and Procter & Gamble

    ▪ Extensive experience in the IT & telecommunications, automotive and FMCG industries

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Yu Huang

    ▪ Over 15 years of experience in management consulting in corporate strategy, branding and design, as well as digital innovation

    ▪ Former partner at Prophet, a US-based brand and design consulting firm

    ▪ Consulted to many senior executives of major corporations and government officials, with clients from large state-owned enterprises, private enterprises and multinational corporations

    ▪ Ex-Vice President and Head of Beijing office of Capgemini Consulting, the largest digital consulting firm in Europe. Prior to that he was an associate partner at Monitor Group

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Patrick Kaminski

    ▪ Over 25 years of global FMCG experience, specialized in developing markets, specifically across Asia with a focus on China 

    ▪ Extensive expertise in strategy and operations within multicultural complex organizations

    ▪ Created sustainable business platforms as President of Henkel Group in Asia, Corporate Senior Vice-President for Emerging Markets at Henkel, and Executive Vice-President Far East for Beiersdorf



  • Senior Executive Advisor

    David Kiang

    ▪ Over 35 years of experience in corporate finance in the technology sector

    ▪ Chairman of the Supervisory Committee and Director of Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing

    ▪ 15 years of experience with NXP semiconductors (formerly Philips Semiconductors)


  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Addy Lee

    ▪ Past President, International Federation of Research Based Pharma Manufacturers (Hong Kong Chapter)

    ▪ Visiting Professor, Global OneMBA Program, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Expert Member, Research & Testing Committee, Hong Kong Consumer Council

    ▪ Background includes twelve years of corporate management from Dow; Sanofi; & Novartis (as GM)

    ▪ Was pioneer in executive search consulting in China via Russell Reynolds (1990’s); having trained the first ones from China’s Personnel Bureau’s & SOE’s

    ▪ Successfully placed some 500 senior executives into lead chemical; healthcare; consumer; industrial; & technology corporations

    ▪ Experienced in areas include Strategy, Business Development, Management Consulting, Leadership Development & Talents, and so on

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Professor Peter Li

    ▪ Over 30 years of experience in management strategy and corporate strategy consulting, specializing in Chinese innovation, internationalization, and strategic entrepreneurship via business model innovation

    ▪ Li Dak Sum Chair Professor of International Business at the University of Nottingham at Ningbo, China                                   

    ▪ Research Director, the Greater China Region of US-based Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)                                              

    ▪ Professor of Chinese Business Studies at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark                                                                  

    ▪ Widely recognized as one of the global thought leaders in multinational firms from emerging economies, and Chinese top-level management

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Professor Hongjun Lu

    ▪ One of foremost thought leaders in China’s finance industry, with an extensive network in China’s public and private sectors

    ▪ President of Shanghai Institute of International Finance

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Fuxing Pang

    ▪ Over 25 years of senior management experience in China and Asia Pacific for Hewlett Packard and TNT

    ▪ Experience in investment and joint venture management, particularly on harmonization, management improvement, coaching and training, and dissolution

    ▪ Extensive management consulting experience on strategy and management improvement

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Kevin Qi

    ▪ Over 20 years of experience in M&A and capital raising in financial institutions, oil and gas, real estate and consumer goods industries

    ▪ Member of the National Development Research Council  venture fund panel

    ▪ Experience working with leading corporations such as Sinopec, China Development Bank, New China Life, Far Eastern Leasing, China State Construction, Sinochem, PepsiCo and Seagram

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Weimin Yao

    ▪ Over 30 years of experience with private and public sectors in both local and multinational environments

    ▪ Senior advisor to companies and governments across various industries and regions on the development of businesses, organizations, start-ups and smart cities development

    ▪ Ex-Senior Vice President of Huawei Technologies, Executive President of Huawei University and Vice President of Human Resources, Vice President and Director for Public Affairs of Huawei India and Southeast Asia Region

    ▪ Ex-Director of Motorola University China and Senior Manager of Motorola Asia Pacific

    ▪ Ex-CEO of ChinaHR.com and COO of MeetChina.com, a Chinese online recruitment platform and a e-commerce portal in China for foreign procurement respectively

  • Senior Executive Advisor

    Jackson Zhu

    ▪ Over 20 years of business management experience in healthcare and consumer healthcare industries, including corporate management, marketing and M&A

    ▪ Founder and CEO of a precision medicine startup

    ▪ Ex-General Manager of Catalent Pharma Solutions in Greater China

    ▪ Ex-China Vice President and European Business Manager of Boehringer Ingelheim

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