About
A highly experienced consultant advisor, specialist in defining and executing strategic programs which leverage local insight and the right relationships to deliver client-critical outcomes for Asia, across a range of sectors, jurisdictions and organisational types. With over a decade of experience in Asia, Sebastian founded a specialist business consultancy in 2008, leveraging a team of highly experienced consultants and senior advisors to define and execute programs critical to the interests of its multinational and government clients. He has held both senior executive and consultancy positions in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand, including Regional Directorships with Amadeus and Deloitte, and advised leading multinational clients including among others Airbus, Caltex, GE, Heineken, IBM, Mayer Brown, P&G, Samsung, Standard Chartered, Swire, Thai Airways and Visa. Prior to commencing his career in Asia, Sebastian served in the Australian Defence Force, before studying Law and Commerce at Deakin University.
Expertise
Combining business acumen with management expertise, Sebastian’s capacity to anticipate, together with the breadth and depth of his expertise, make him a valued team or individual contributor. He has extensively developed and operationalised strategies, delivering client-critical outcomes through a range of consultancy services including: Strategic Planning, Advocacy & Engagement, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Trade, Capital & Investment and Crisis Management.
Experience
Sebastian’s extensive consultancy and executive experience includes the leadership of large teams on the delivery of critical programs across a range of sectors, jurisdictions and organisational types, focused on outcomes that effectively integrate people, processes and operational systems, spanning a range of industries, with notable depth across: Resources & Energy, Technology & Transport, Professional Services, Public Sector & Government, Media & Entertainment and Consumer Products.
Insight
Sebastian’s consultancy delivers local insight, based upon his extensive experiential knowledge of the nuances of business practice and culture in the region, and leverages the right relationships, developed over a decade across a range of sectors jurisdictions and organisational types. Key both to this counsel and to the achievement of results on the most challenging engagements, these relationships include senior former members of government, industry, media, academia and nonprofits.
Strategy
Sebastian’s work provides tailored solutions to strengthen each client’s position through the planning, development and execution of multi-disciplinary strategic initiatives; coordination of business development and crisis management efforts, including identification, development and mobilisation of key external stakeholder relationships, formation of strategic alliances & tactical partnerships; and leadership of legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts.
Results
Sebastian’s clients, and the challenges they face are as diverse as the goals he has assisted them achieve, some notable outcomes including: US$18M Management Buyout, Linchpin Customer Reacquisition, US$30M Business Recovery, Shaping Regional Mining Policy, China WTO Compliance, Preferential Tax Treatment, FDA Approval, Founded Business Consultancy, Government-Approved Vendor, Renegotiated Partner Agreement, Shareholder Impasse Brokered, and Start-Up Funded.
Specialist Asia Advisory
Sebastian delivers a highly-differentiated suite of fully integrated advisory solutions, tailored to each client’s needs. With an exceptional ability to model and simplify complexity with pragmatism, bringing the conceptual to a sustainable execution level, the focus of Sebastian’s advisory is concentrated in the definition and execution of strategic programs, the outcomes of which are critical to a broad range of issues affecting the interests of his clients, globally and within Asia and the Pacific.
