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Leon Perera : Oxford University honours. CEO of a consulting firm.
Faruz Khan : Grads from UK unis and residing in UK but plan to be back soon
Only found one of them (should be him):
Faruz Khan : Grads from UK unis and residing in UK but plan to be back soon
Only found one of them (should be him):
Leon Perera; Chief Executive Officer
Leon serves as Spire Group’s Chief Executive Officer, bringing to the Group impressive credentials in the field of emerging market research and consulting as well as economic and macro-environmental analysis for business planning.
Leon is a frequent speaker on market intelligence at regional marketing seminars, regional C-level events as well as corporate and public sector workshops. He has addressed events organized by the US Conference Board, Singapore Management University, Institute of Policy Studies and Singapore EDB. He is regularly invited for interviews on television media such as BBC World, Channel NewsAsia and Bernama TV. His comments are also featured in publications ranging from the Hong Kong Economic Times and Asia Inc magazine to The Straits Times and The Business Times newspaper.
Experience
Leon began his career as a Senior Officer with the Singapore Economic Development Board’s (EDB) International Business Development Division. He was responsible for policy planning to promote Singapore investment in the Asia-Pacific region. He later assumed the position of Assistant Head of the EDB’s Enterprise Development Division, which was responsible for supporting the growth of large Singaporean companies in the service sector from logistics, education and health care, to information technology (IT) services, engineering and retail.
Leon subsequently joined Asia Market Intelligence Business Consulting, establishing their Singapore office. He organized and led business development and client liaison, while overseeing all consulting processes and outputs in the Southeast Asia region.
Leon co-founded the Spire Group with Koh Ee Mei. As the Chief Executive Officer, he has overseen the acquisition of over 30 Global Fortune 500 clients in the Asia Pacific region, the majority of which have awarded multiple projects to Spire. He has also overseen the delivery of over 1,000 highly customized research and consulting projects. Under Leon’s leadership, Spire’s footprint has extended to 35 emerging market countries world-wide, including the regions of Latin America, the Middle East, Russia/CIS and Africa.
Qualification
Leon graduated from Oxford University with a Double First Class Honor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He was awarded Oxford’s Gibbs Prize in Politics in his graduating year.
Leon is currently a member of the EDB Society and the Singapore Institute of Director’s. He also serves on the Board of the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics.
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