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- Title
- Managing Director, Asia Strategy
- Office
- Hong Kong, China
- Joined Riverside In
- 2008
- Fund/Department
- Operating Professionals and Advisors
- Description
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Brian is responsible for helping Riverside’s worldwide portfolio companies devise and execute their Asian commercial, sourcing and acquisition strategies.
- Prior Employment
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Five years at Danaher serving in various senior executive positions providing strategic direction and business development of 22 companies, 7,300 associates and 17 plants throughout China, including President, Danaher China and Managing Director of Asia-Pacific subsidiary, Gilbarco Veeder-Root; Six years at Moen, Inc., including President, Moen International and Regional Vice President, Asia; General Manager and Board Director, China and Hong Kong – International Distillers & Vintners (Grand Met); General Manager – Grolier International, Taiwan, a wholly owned American subsidiary of MATRA-HACHETTE; eight years in the British Army stationed in Hong Kong, West Germany, North Ireland and South Korea
- Education
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BA, Modern Languages, with honours – King’s College, University of London; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Commissioning Course; UK Chartered Director
- Languages
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Native in English (UK); fluent in French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali and Spanish
- Personal
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Brian’s sporting passion is judo, which comes in handy for those difficult board meetings. Once upon a time, in his early career, he ran a pig farm.