Xia Ling Chen In 60 Seconds
20 years’ cross-cultural and cross-functional CFO experience with global institutions, listed company, Chinese enterprise, SME and Start-up. Diverse industry exposures range from insurance, asset management, wealth management to private equity. Also serve as Independent Director and Audit & Risk Committee Chair.
Specialist Skills
Strategic Thinker
Partner CEOs to formulate business and financial strategies
Business Planning
Set up performance management and KPIs
Leadership
Develop finance teams to support business needs
Policies & Procedures
Design and implement controls and governance
M&A Specialist
Lead private equity investment and multiple M&A transactions
Track Record Highlights
- Help Startup build finance function from scratch by team recruitment, developing policies/systems/processes, and capital planning
- Support SME scale up via improving controls and governance, building business analytics, developing plans and budgets, and evaluating business options
- Drive business turnaround via expense optimization, profit improvement and asset-liability management
- Lead finance transformation via accounting system change, process automation, outsourcing, and setting up finance shared services center
- Support business growth and market entry strategies via market analysis, financial modeling, and business financing
Sector Experience
- Insurance
- Banking & Financial Services
- Property & Real Estate
- Services