Download Brian Lau, Managing Director of ShawKwei & Partners, recently received an interview with APAC CIO Outlook, and shared his insights on how recent technological advancem
Founded: 1998
30+ years in Asia private equity including the Tudor Group (Shanghai) and Security Pacific National Bank (Hong Kong) as well as in the energy industry with Union Texas Petroleum (Houston), Tidewater (Louisiana & Singapore) and McDermott (Indonesia).
MBA, Wharton School at Univ. of Pennsylvania. BS in Commerce, McIntire School of Commerce at Univ. of Virginia.
Joined: 2021
40+ years manufacturing and management leadership experience starting with General Motors, Kennametal, Johnson Electric, Solectron, and then PSM International (portfolio company of EQT private equity).
MBA, Univ. of Detroit Mercy. BS Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Kettering Univ.
Joined: 2015
20+ years manufacturing experience with Celestica and Texas Instruments (Canada and Asia), capital and strategic advice at Prometheus Partners (HK), Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development.
MBA, Schulich School of Business, York Univ., BA, Waterloo Univ. CPA CMA, Chartered Professional Accountant (Canada).
Joined: 2020
20+ years private equity experience, strategic M&A and corporate strategy experience with Affinity Equity Partners, UBS and RBS Coutts.
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce, Univ. of New South Wales, Australia.
Joined: 2022
Financial and accounting leadership positions with Rolls-Royce and Kongsberg Group (after acquisition of Rolls Royce business units) in Europe and Singapore.
M.Sc in Economics and Business Administration as well as B.Sc. Accounting & Finance from Lappeenranta Univ. of Technology (Finland). ACMA, CGMA, CPA (Australia).
Joined: 2004
An Advisory Partner at SKP with over 25 years of global energy finance experience. Currently a Senior Managing Director and Head of European Investment Banking at Marathon Capital based in London.
BBA in Finance and Accounting from Emory Univ.
Joined: 2024
Started at ShawKwei in 2010 with the investment team. Left ShawKwei as Vice President in 2017 to pursue MBA then worked with Grab (a leading South-East Asia consumer Super-App) on strategic investment and partnership projects.
MBA from London Business School. Master of Science, Univ. of Virginia, BA in International Finance from Fudan Univ., BS in Economics from the Univ. of Groningen.
Joined: 2021
Provides risk management at SKP, responsible for investment risk analysis and management at portfolio companies.
15+ years of experience in company management, audit, internal risk management across Energy & IT industries.
Master & Bachelors in accounting from Univ. of Texas at Austin. Certified as a USA CPA, CIA.
Joined: 2019
Manages Marketing Communications and Public Relations for ShawKwei and its portfolio companies.
20+ years experience across different industries in multi-national, state-owned, and private equity owned companies.
Advanced Diploma in International Accounting, Univ. of Hong Kong.
Joined: 2024
Active past 8 years in non-profit organizations for philanthropy and sustainability. Previously head of global markets for ADDX (Singapore platform for private market investments), 20 years Asian capital markets experience at Morgan Stanley and UBS.
CPA with a Masters of Finance from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Bachelor of Commerce from Monash Univ.
Joined: 2015
Advises SKP and senior management teams at portfolio companies, adding value through brand management, corporate messaging and product development.
30+ years international experience in design, advertising, product development and brand management.
Winner of two IDSA Gold Awards for Product Design.
Joined: 2023
Provides high level expertise to SKP and Portfolio Companies in all aspects of Information Technology (IT).
20+ years experience developing technology roadmaps, cybersecurity frameworks, IT transformation programs and ERP systems across multi-geography, multi-business environments.
Master of Science, Telecom Paris Sud.
Joined: 2019
Executes acquisitions, establishes governance structures, supports value creation plans and transitions into CFO role at portfolio companies when required.
15+ years of experience in corporate financial management.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, CPA.
Joined: 2021
Supports SKP’s new deal sourcing process, and our portfolio companies in driving operational optimization, greater efficiency and growth.
7+ years experience in private equity and investment banking.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Operations Engineering, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Joined: 2024
Leads SKP and portfolio companies’ fund accounting, reporting, governance and compliance processes.
13+ years experience in audit and accounting management with Jardine Matheson and E&Y.
Bachelor of Commerce with a Double Major in Accounting and Finance, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia. CPA (Australia).
Joined: 2000
An Advisory Partner with SKP with over 50 years of experience in the financial industry in Security Pacific National Bank and American Express.
MBA, Univ. of Southern California
BA, Univ. of Redlands
Joined: 2016
An Advisory Partner at SKP with over 40 years of experience in the financial sector as a senior executive in private equity investing, commercial banking and investment banking.
BA, University of Virginia, MBA Univ. of Virginia, Darden.
Joined: 2000
An Advisory Partner at SKP with over 35 years of experience in international finance and consulting and has grown successful businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and the USA.
Bachelor of Economics, Univ. of Sydney, Australia
Joined: 2009
An Advisory Partner at SKP with over 35 years of experience in China and in investment banking.
BSE, Wharton School,
BA, Economics, Univ. of Pennsylvania,
JD, Univ. of Pennsylvania
