Seasoned and respected leader with extensive experience across the Asia Pacific region and a growing focus on the ASEAN subregion. Strong track record in data and IP networks, subsea fibre optic systems, data centres, cloud services and content delivery. Specialist in delivering growth through strategy, M&A, new market entry, product innovation, the incubation of new initiatives and leading change.
Specialties: Strategy. Business Development. Leadership. Joint Ventures (JV). Partnerships and Alliances. Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Product Management. Project and Programme Management. Bid Management. Sales. Commercial Deal Structuring. Data and IP Communications. Submarine Cables. Data Centres. Content Delivery Networks (CDN). Cloud Computing.
CEO - ASEAN @ Responsible for the growth of TIME Group's businesses and revenues in ASEAN markets (outside the home market of Malaysia) with a focus on Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Drove TIME's investment in CMC Telecom (announced May 2015) which is the first significant foreign investment in the core telecommunications market in Vietnam. Also responsible for the group's investments in global and regional submarine cable systems. From September 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDirector @ Working with senior management and investors (banks, private equity) with a focus on strategy, M&A, business development, go-to-market initiatives and due diligence. Covering data and IP networking, subsea fibre optic systems, data centres, cloud services and content delivery (CDN) in the Asia Pacific marketplace. From November 2012 to Present (3 years 2 months) SingaporeSenior Vice President, Product Strategy & Management @ Responsible for product strategy and delivery across all segments (Carrier, Enterprise and SME) with a particular focus on maintaining Pacnet's leadership in the IP space as well as driving its entry into data centres, content delivery and cloud-based services. Achievements included the Asia-wide launch of Pacnet CDN services, delivery of four Pacnet CloudSpace data centres and the introduction of Pacnet's first Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services. From October 2010 to November 2012 (2 years 2 months) SingaporeSenior Vice President, Corporate Development @ Responsible for Strategy, Business Development, M&A, Geographic Expansion, Joint Ventures and Landing Party relationships at Pacnet. From August 2006 to November 2012 (6 years 4 months) SingaporeDirector, Sales & Business Operations @ Creation and incubation of Verizon's Asia Pacific Partner Programme, leading regional sales to leading system integrators, re-engineering of bid management to more effectively support all non-standard sales, strategy and business development. From January 2004 to July 2006 (2 years 7 months) Vice President, Asia @ Full general management and P&L responsibility for all SHL's business in Asia (excluding Japan and Australia). Focused on the regional launch and growth of on-line assessment tools. Team of 50. Successfully drove significant revenue and EBITDA growth. From January 2002 to December 2003 (2 years) SingaporeDirector, Business Development @ Expanding MCI's presence across Asia Pacific. Secured operating licences and/or partnerships and implemented infrastructure in multiple new markets. From July 1998 to December 2001 (3 years 6 months) International Business Development (Korea) @ Business Development. JV and M&A in Korea. Included BT's investment in LG Telecom (mobile operator) which was the largest foreign investment in Korea's telecom sector at that time. From December 1995 to July 1998 (2 years 8 months) Director, European Bid Management @ Telecommunications and IT Outsourcing Sales. From January 1993 to December 1995 (3 years) London, United KingdomInternational Business Development @ Various positions in system engineering and international business development. Projects in Asia Paicfic and Europe in mobile communications industry. From September 1986 to December 1992 (6 years 4 months) Engineer, Studio Capital Projects @ From 1985 to 1986 (1 year)
Master of Science (MSc), Corporate Finance @ University of Liverpool From 2013 to 2016 BSc, Electronic Engineering @ University of Southampton (UK) From 1981 to 1984 Diploma, Diploma in Finance & Accounting @ ACCA (UK)Diploma, Diploma in Marketing @ Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)King's College School Chris Wilson is skilled in: Product Management, Business Development, Strategy, Product Development, Project Management, Joint Ventures, Business Operations, Telecommunications, M&A experience, Strategic Alliances, Data Center, Content Delivery, Cloud Computing, Digital Media, Strategic Partnerships