Kiron Chatterjee – CEO
Kiron is a Hong Kong born Indian/Chinese with over 34 years solid business leadership, management, sales, consulting and execution experience in the S.E. Asia Information Technology and Telecommunications sectors including most recently India for 2.5 years. A senior executive who is a strong project manager and approaches IT from a business and strategic rather than technical perspective; who believes that IT should perform as a business contributor as opposed to being managed as a cost center. He has worked and consulted for companies such as:
- The Airport Authority HK – Defining, implementing and operating the diverse systems needed for one of the 10 largest infrastructure projects of the 20th century.
- Asia On-line HK Ltd –Restructuring and stabilising a loss making Internet Services Provider.
- Gammon Construction Ltd – Helping this leading Asian based construction contractor innovatively implement and leverage new processes and productivity tools.
- Reliance Industries Navi Mumbai SEZ – Defining world class level Group IT Strategy and Business Processes for a very large Special Economic Zone that would include an airport, port, rail network, bridge and over 10,000 hectares of bonded industrial and residential services.
Other key customers/employers have included Jardine Matheson and Co. Ltd, Price Waterhouse Management Consultants, Hong Kong Land Ltd, Hong Kong International Terminals, MCI WorldCom, The Hong Kong Immigration Department and more recently Mumbai International Airport Ltd.
Today, Kiron is very excited at the emerging and changing IT landscape. We are at the cusp of a new wave that will bring IT and the Business functions MUCH closer. New application development tools, micro based man-to-man and machine-to-man interfaces, the concept of cloud computing and reusable processes AND new ways of monetizing services delivered to businesses. BPI Asia will be at the forefront of this wave bringing value and competitive advantage to our customers.
He can be reached at kironchatterjee@asiabpi.com
W Y Loh – Principal
WY is Managing Director of ATD Limited – A Partner of BPI Asia.
He is an energetic solutions focused entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in the Telecommunications, Networking and Systems Integration field. His successes have included.
- Building a successful business such as Metro Link (later acquired by Asia Online) and HugeNet an enterprise focused Internet Services Provider.
- Completing system and network integration projects for top grade organizations such as The HK Government, Disney Hong Kong, The Airport Authority HK and Hutchison Telecom.
- Delivering successful projects and building strong networks in Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.
He can be reached at wyloh@asiabpi.com
Danyll Wills – Principal – Communications
After studying Chinese and Archaeology at Cambridge, Danyll did the unusual; he went to Japan. He stayed there for 17 years building experience in Communications and in the process learning fluent Japanese. During this time he became interested in computers leading to a successful career in Communications in the IT Industry that has brought him to Hong Kong and China. He has:
- Edited a specialist magazine for digital designers.
- Designed software creating the first CD-ROM published in Hong Kong by Apple.
- Written for the South China Morning Post for the then popular Technology Post special section. It was here that Danyll was able to interview but also make friends with many leaders of Silicon Valley and other innovators in the industry. His network grew extensively from this point.
- Worked as the Internet Technology Manager, Greater China for Oracle where he designed and executed Oracle’s initiatives to embrace the Linux operating system in China.
Since 2001, Danyll has been involved in helping start-ups and others communicate their ideas to the outside world. He is China Liaison for CommerceNet China, a member of the Hong Kong Knowledge Management Society and part of the Hong Kong branch of the London-based CIO Connect. Danyll speaks several European and Asian languages fluently, including Chinese, Japanese, French, German, English. He can also get about in a few others, including Cantonese, Mongolian, and Russian.
Danyll is very interested in the changes taking place in the IT space. He sees the different forces such as virtual reality, micro services – banking and insurance and new communications technologies – all coming together to offer new and valuable services and processes. He sees new ways of delivering and using technology appearing, including the concept of reusable processes, that BPI Asia will be using. He is working with us to spread the message and support our communications and brand growth.
He can be reached at danyllwills@asiabpi.com
John Macpherson – Principal
John has over 20 years experience delivering business change and technology projects in the Financial Services sector in Asia and Europe. He is a strong IT Strategist and Architect, Programme/Project Manager and Consultant.
In addition to founding and managing his own company, Catchwater Consulting, and co-founding a Group Health Insurance B2B internet dot-com, he has consulted and worked with prestigious financial services organisations including:
- HSBC Securities Services – as Programme Manager directing the implementation of a new standardised operating model, unified systems platform and offshore servicing centre for Investor Services processing globally.
- Fidelity Investments – as Implementation Manager for a Group Life and Pensions administration system package vendor.
- ALICO – as Insurance Specialist, designing and implementing a modular product “rule-book” as a foundation for development of new front-end systems and migration away from the legacy policy administration system.
- Bank of Bermuda –as an Interim Executive managing the ongoing enhancements of the bank's internal Group Pension and Mandatory Provident Fund administration system.
- Guardian Royal Exchange –as Regional Project Manager on various projects, including development of an IT strategy to support new regional Life and Health Insurance companies, and the launch of an innovative flexible Employee Benefits product and distribution channel.
- Eagle Star – as International Project Manager, managing the development and implementation of Point Of Sale systems in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
He has a thorough understanding of business operations and management, and in-depth experience of process improvement, outsourcing, and a broad range of technology-related projects. He is highly execution and implementation focused, emphasising strong governance, reduced risk, and cohesive teams, in order to deliver significant business benefits early and exceed user expectations.
His strong business-focused, pragmatic, professional approach and experience brings a results-driven focus to the BPI Asia team. John will contribute significantly to the success of our client projects and relationships.
He can be reached at johnmacpherson@asiabpi.com