Gregory Thomas

Expertise: Growth | Process Improvement | Risk & Due Diligence | Ship Finance | Strategy | Structured Finance | Supply Chain Management | Turnarounds ****************************************************************************************************************** Profile: Name as member of the Top 100 in finance for 2020, I specialize in growth, structured finance, ship finance and LBOs with a focus on disruptive companies in the transportation, energy, water, agriculture, life sciences, and lifestyle industries. While at IMC I led a joint venture between IMC and a New York-based hedge fund as well as overseeing all operations in the Asia-Pacific region. As a management consulting professional, I assisted clients in multiple industries including manufacturing, consumer products, agribusiness, services, and luxury items to name a few. Since the early 2000's, I have focused on assisting businesses across the Asia-Pacific region including China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. My specialties include implementing transformation strategies, leading post-merger integration teams, and building businesses on a global scale. Results include reducing costs by more than 20%, increasing profits by more than 700%, and setting in motion market entry strategies that have generated millions in revenue. I have held management positions within Fortune 500 companies in the US and have led business units of ultra-growth companies in Asia-Pacific in excess of US $ 30 million. Besides acting as an advisor to several startups in the U.S. and Asia, I am also a member of the advisory councils of the Harvard Business Review, CX@Rutgers, McKinsey Quarterly, and the Gerson Lehrman Group.