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Leadership Team
 
 
Sandeep Balaji
Co-Founder and
Managing Director
Sandeep Balaji is a Global Business Development Executive and has multiple years experience of helping technology and hi-tech companies expand their business in North Asia, SE Asia and South Asia. His main focus areas are new business development, geographical expansion, international sales management, channel strategy, regional marketing and strategic alliances. His sector expertise are in telecommunications, software, semi-conductors, NEMs (Network Equipment Manufacturer), OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and financial services. He has broad relationships in the hi-tech, telecoms and the IT/ IT-enabled services industries with a network of over 1,000 management level executives globally.

Leo Shimada
Co-Founder and
External Advisor
Leo Shimada has extensive background of advising Fortune 500 companies and its executives. In addition to engagements focusing on product innovation, market entry, and strategy, he has also lead teams in major turnaround efforts in Asia and Europe. In his previous firm he was recognized as one of the top experts on sourcing, procurement and supply chain related issues, with detailed knowledge on sourcing and other state of the art cost optimization tools. On the market entry side, he has multiple engagement experience, including hyper-mart entry into Japan, manufacturing goods company into SEA country.
Patrick Turner
External Advisor
Professor Turner's career includes seven years with the UK chemical company, ICI and ten years with Levi Strauss Europe where his various postings included two years as Director of Strategic Planning, and three as Marketing Director for Spain. Since 1999 he has been a Professor at INSEAD in the area of entrepreneurship, specifically teaching MBA courses on acquisitions and new business creation beyond borders.