Damien Duhamel
Board member / Managing Director Asia Pacific, Solidiance
Corporate strategist with extensive Asia-based management & operational experience.
Manages the long-term strategic planning of the organization. Responsible for multi-country team management, PBIT and revenue growth, geographical expansion, business development, key staff recruitment, business unit strategy and processes.
Speaks English, French, Vietnamese and "Survival" Japanese.
In Asia Pacific for the past 22 years and in the Lion City for the past 10.
Specialties:
Disruptive innovation & Growth strategy
Asia market entry
Market research Asia
Asia market intelligence
Market sizing, Opportunity analysis & market feasibility
Sales & demand forecasting
Competitive intelligence and strategy, Workshop, Benchmarking
Customers acquisition & loyalty
New product development
Distribution & value-chain optimization
B2B branding
Partner evaluation & selection, M&A due diligence - valuation
Marketing & Corporate strategy
Asia Innovation conference speaker
www.solidiance.com
115 contactsSolidiance is a marketing and innovation strategy consulting firm with focus on growth in Asia Pacific. We are devoted to working side-by-side with our clients to outpace the competition, close gaps in growth and deliver breakthroughs in performance and profitability. Our Asia focus provides our clients with a better understanding of intrinsic regional issues.
We enable our clients to:
* Identify and capitalise on market opportunities
* Stay ahead of competitors
* Instill innovation at the core
We are positioned between the traditional management consultants and the externally focused market research firms.
This combination ensures that we present a unique combination of creative and analytical capabilities which in turn ensure that we always provide our clients with practical, implementable recommendations.
Our offices in China, Singapore, Thailand and India enable us to execute hands-on strategy work and to provide a relevant Asia perspective.
We are fast growing and we are recruiting ambitious talent in Asia. We have opportunities for experienced consultants from leading management consulting firms and engagement experience in Asia.
2000 - 2006Synovate Business Consulting (previously known as Asia Market Intelligence Group) was the Market Intelligence arm of Asia Market Research leader Synovate (Owned by Aegis PLC). Took over unit in 2002. Turned around a humble unit with 32 staffs and USD2.2 million of revenue to 106 staffs and USD9.4m in revenues four years later.
Lead the opening and turnaround of 10 new offices and managed 12 Business Consulting offices across Asia (Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Mumbai, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei) and as well as one the US (Boston).
Responsible for delivering PBIT target, achieving double-digit YOY growth, and the overall Business Unit strategy.
Reported directly to the Asia Pacific Chairman.
