Jon advises the Remuneration Committees and senior executives of a wide range of companies, ranging from some of the most recognised names in the region to new start-up businesses. He consults on a range of HR, remuneration and related governance issues specialising in both short and long-term incentive plan design.

 

He brings some 30 years of human resources consulting experience combined with extensive knowledge of financial markets.

 

In a departure from consulting, for six years Jon led the Asia business of the Vanguard Group, one of the world’s largest investment managers, where he focused on developing Vanguard’s strategy for Asia as well as managing relationships with key accounts, especially sovereign wealth funds.

 

Jon served on the Singapore Central Provident Fund’s Advisory Panel from 2006 to 2008 as well as the government’s Economic Review Committee’s CPF group in 2002.

 

He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

 

He is chairman of the governors of Tanglin Trust School, an independent director of the M&A boutique Pickering Pacific and a director of two hedge funds managed by EFA Group.

 

Jon is a director of the venture capital management company 5i Capital and an adviser to Impress.ai; using artificial intelligence in talent acquisition.

 

Jon graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in mathematics