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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.
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It's easy to choose a path based on preconceived notions, but business leaders must be as objective as possible when making decisions that impact their company. Objective decisions are vital to the success of a business. Sometimes, leaders have to make tough choices that may feel personal, like letting an employee go or hiring one candidate over another. Leaders may also be too close to the business to see a problem that needs to be fixed or a solution that might work better than a system already in place. These decisions and considerations contribute to a business's bottom line and are therefore important to carefully consider. Below, 15 Newsweek Expert Forum members give their best advice for making sure leaders let go of assumptions about their business and make decisions more objectively.
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It is only a matter of time before a slowing economy impacts your business. If you want to survive, you need to be ready to meet the challenge head-on.
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If you want a loyal customer base that keeps coming back, you need to put consumers at the center of everything you do. Many companies claim that their customers are their highest priority. While this is a nice thing to say, there's a difference between simply delivering what a customer asks for and truly being a consumer-centric organization. Today's consumers expect that the businesses they buy from will go the extra mile to ensure an experience that exceeds their expectations. To help your company become more consumer-centric, 15 members of Newsweek Expert Forum members offered their best tips below.
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Jun 14, 2021
It's easier than ever to share information—which means leaders must take extra care to ensure that information spread throughout their company is factual. The ease of access to information today is a great public utility. However, this means there is also greater access to misinformation. When business leaders are sharing anything with their teams, they have to be sure the information is accurate and fact-based. Otherwise, something may be interpreted incorrectly and the rumor mill may start turning at your organization. To help leaders ensure they're not contributing to the spread of misinformation, 15 members of Newsweek Expert Forum shared their best tips for businesses.
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A company's core values are the most important part of its culture and ethos. As a leader, it's your job to enforce and live those values every day. The modern employee and consumer want to know that companies care about more than just sales and profit. People are more motivated to work -- and consumers are more likely to patronize a brand—when they believe a company's values align with their own. As a business, messaging about your core values should come from the top and be enforced within your culture every day. Below, 15 members of Newsweek Expert Forum share their tips for strengthening a company's core values and making sure that they are enforced. Follow their recommendations to ensure your team and your customers know exactly what you stand for.
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375 Park Associates
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Winners of the Acquisition International 2019 Award for Excellence in Corporate Valuations in the category of Best Mid-Market PE Investment Advisory Firm in New York and the 2019 AI in Finance Awards by Wealth & Finance International in the category of Best Growth Potential Assessment Tool: Growth Opportunity Index™. 375 Park Associates is a strategic growth advisory firm which helps private equity firms overcome challenges in their portfolio. Our partners and associates have closed transactions in the U.S. and abroad ranging from USD 10 million to USD 150 million in value. We are united by a strong set of ethical values, which we use to deliver results for our stakeholders. Our team includes former associates, vice-presidents, and managing directors from top-tier investment banks and Global 100 companies. 375 Park Associates is headquartered in New York and has affiliates in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. As part of our mission to help our clients grow, 375 Park Associates has developed the Growth Opportunity Index™ a proprietary assessment of Asia-Pacific growth potential for mid-market companies based on our research of the market, technology, and other factors. For more information about what the Growth Opportunity Index™ means for your organization, contact our Growth Advocates at contact@375parkllc.com.