Charles Ferguson (方臣汉), MAICD

Australian Institute of Company Directors is the nation’s leading organisation for directors, dedicated to making a positive impact on society & the economy by promoting professional director education and excellence in corporate governance.

GroundAI aims to make AI accessible to all. Its first step was creating AI Business Asia, https://aibusinessasia.com/ a platform that curates premium AI insights for Asia innovators.

Voop is a software-only B2B neo telco that turns employee phone plans into a SaaS subscription with easy 15-second deployment.

Assist the board and executive leadership of this fast growing HR technology firm to design and deploy go-to-market strategy for international expansion and scale

Look at deal landscape, market mapping and origination opportunities. Deal origination and due diligence... involves pitching buyers, generating leads, and managing relationships with intermediaries. For an investment firm to succeed in identifying investment opportunities, it must possess a wide network of contacts and a good reputation, and establish itself as a credible investment partner.

HR and Business Services advisor for the Bain Advisor Network, a group of 500+ global executives with deep sector and functional experience that join Bain case teams to directly support client engagements.

Founded in Singapore in 2017 by a team of experienced entrepreneurs, investors and company builders, Antler is a global early-stage VC enabling and investing in the world’s most exceptional people. With offices across most major startup hubs globally, Antler is passionate about supporting exceptional people to fundamentally improve the world.

Advisor to the Board of TalkPush on sales and marketing strategy. Talkpush is a recruitment platform that leverages the power of messaging and social media to support volume hiring. Talkpush is making volume hiring fun and personal again. Talkpush is a recruitment platform that leverages the power of messaging and social media. The solution consists of Stanley, a recruitment chatbot compatible with Facebook and WeChat, which conducts interviews and an application management tool, which allows… Show more

Advisor to the Board of TalkPush on sales and marketing strategy. Talkpush is a recruitment platform that leverages the power of messaging and social media to support volume hiring. Talkpush is making volume hiring fun and personal again. Talkpush is a recruitment platform that leverages the power of messaging and social media. The solution consists of Stanley, a recruitment chatbot compatible with Facebook and WeChat, which conducts interviews and an application management tool, which allows recruiters to evaluate and hire candidates faster than ever before: http://www.talkpush.com/ Show less

Connecting enterprises with spare CPU capacity to those who need it at a fraction of market cost. 1000's of cores vetted by GridMarkets, engineered securely, priced competitively, consumed elastically. Focus on rendering, modelling, and simulations. Sellers of Capacity: - earn money for depreciating assets - create capacity planning options - resources are technically and legally protected - support not-for-profit research Buyers of Capacity: - access vital resources for as little as 10% of… Show more

Connecting enterprises with spare CPU capacity to those who need it at a fraction of market cost. 1000's of cores vetted by GridMarkets, engineered securely, priced competitively, consumed elastically. Focus on rendering, modelling, and simulations. Sellers of Capacity: - earn money for depreciating assets - create capacity planning options - resources are technically and legally protected - support not-for-profit research Buyers of Capacity: - access vital resources for as little as 10% of typical cloud/grid offerings - pay for only the core/hours that you use - intellectual property is protected - consume spot or future reserved resources Show less

Talent management consulting for China Management Success China specializes in the development and implementation of Talent Management strategies with a specific focus on bridging experience between executives and middle Managers. They have successfully implemented tremendous and positive organizational change in small, medium, and large corporations for over 15 years.

Founded in 1984, Advent International is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity firms. Headquartered in Boston, USA and with offices on four continents, they have established a globally integrated team of more than 235 investment professionals, focused on buyouts and growth equity investments in five core sectors. Since initiating their private equity strategy in 1989, they have invested $52 billion in over 360 private equity investments across 41 countries, and as of… Show more

Founded in 1984, Advent International is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity firms. Headquartered in Boston, USA and with offices on four continents, they have established a globally integrated team of more than 235 investment professionals, focused on buyouts and growth equity investments in five core sectors. Since initiating their private equity strategy in 1989, they have invested $52 billion in over 360 private equity investments across 41 countries, and as of September 30, 2020, managed $66 billion in assets. Today, as they did more than 30 years ago, Advent seeks to invest in well-positioned companies and partner with management teams to create value through sustained revenue and earnings growth. To enhance Advents own operational capabilities and amplify value creation they’ve developed relationships with senior industry executives, or Operating Partners and Industry Advisors, who act as independent advisors to Advent and the companies in which they invest. These executives work alongside sector teams and management to support the development of opportunities and businesses through their industry knowledge, operational know-how, leadership experience and contact networks. See: https://www.adventinternational.com/ Show less

Collaborating to Resolve Common Challenges in the Cloud Asia Cloud offers a very specific forum for stakeholders – hardware and software developers, carriers, enterprise users, policy makers and researchers – to collaborate on the requirements of the Asia market from within, with expertise born of local knowledge. As a collaborative forum, Asia Cloud will accelerate the growth of the cloud market regionally by helping remove obstacles and leveraging opportunities.

proud to have served as director/chairman of the board of this industry leading enterprise services business

Platinum Circle is a private business group of global and Asia corporations, each with annual revenues exceeding USD100 million. The core business is to generate tangible benefit for the Community of partner corporations we are building, growing and maintaining through our Forums and Projects in strategic cooperation with governments and civil societies. Forums and Projects provide a collaborative platform for our Community to address business and economic issues, overcome operating… Show more

Platinum Circle is a private business group of global and Asia corporations, each with annual revenues exceeding USD100 million. The core business is to generate tangible benefit for the Community of partner corporations we are building, growing and maintaining through our Forums and Projects in strategic cooperation with governments and civil societies. Forums and Projects provide a collaborative platform for our Community to address business and economic issues, overcome operating challenges, engage opportunities, make investments, effect constructive change and grow markets at global, regional and national levels. Show less