He is the Owner and Principal of DCS Consulting Solutions. His organization provides consulting services to Boards and CEO’s in the areas of business and strategic planning, brand and organizational growth, distribution strategy and channel development, investment governance and management, risk management and policy development. In addition, he is a director of the Business Risk Institute of Australia, an organization devoted to the development of life insurance advisors and building distribution capacity and capability in the commercial and high-net-worth (HNW) segments.

He is recognized as a leading strategist and thought leader in insurance governance and marketing strategy. In his professional career spanning 30 years, He has held senior positions with several companies across the Asia Pacific region, including AIA, AXA, AVIVA, CIGNA and National Australia Bank (NAB) in marketing, product development, distribution and Bancassurance. He is an engaging and experienced facilitator and is in regular demand as a speaker on subjects related to financial services such as governance, distribution strategy, product development, Bancassurance, channel strategy and marketing strategy. He has had extensive insurance governance experience in plenty of Asian countries including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, China and Fiji.

His Successful Contributions and Achievements throughout His Extensive Experience in the Insurance Industry include:

• Established Aviva Australia as a significant force in the Australian life insurance industry
• Major marketing propositions developed for Hong Leong and Maybank in Malaysia
• Pioneered the National Australia Bank’s financial planning arm from pilot stage through to training and ongoing support
• Developed and launched ‘Flexible Recovery Money’, one of the most innovative life insurance products to be launched on the Australian life risk market
• Worked with the local units of CIGNA Korea, New Zealand and China to improve distribution and presence in wealth management and Bancassurance
• Identified the growth of private banking within Singapore as an opportunity and developed a successful product and distribution capability to extremely high net worth private banking clients
• Development and implementation of integrated marketing campaigns, from gaining strategic and consumer Insight and strategy development through to product development, launch, channel engagement and ongoing operational management.
• Consulting with Boards and CEO’s in developing and executing growth-oriented strategy and plans.
• Bancassurance partnership and distribution strategy development
• Significant experience in leading and developing insurance sales and marketing teams for success.

Organizations that have benefitted from his Expertise & Experiences Include: AIA, ANZ, AON, AVIVA, AXA, PIS, CIGNA, CITIBANK, STATE TRUSTEES, National Australia Bank, Metropolitan Life, First National Bank, ACLEDA Bank, FWD Life Insurance, CIMB, Petrolimex Insurance Corporation, Hong Leong, Sun Life, Maybank, Prudential, UOB, Securitor, Asian Insurance Review, Australian Securities Institute, Business Risk Institute of Australia