APAC FP&A Advisory Council

Raymond Cheung

Regional FP&A Transformation Lead
Inchcape plc, Hong Kong

Kelvin Chu, FPAC

Group Financial Controller
Sanford Limited, New Zealand

“FP&A is by nature a forward-looking discipline, and a primary focus of ESG is the future. As an FP&A and accounting professional, I believe I have role to play in helping my country shape and achieve its ESG objectives.” Read more.

Xin Gan

Finance Controller
Valeo Service China

"The business world is so complicated that you need to have your North Star; you need to fix your target and know your values. When we talk about finance, we need to talk about integrity, principles and ethics. All these values match my personal expectation to be a principled and strategic leader." Read more.

Sai Giridhar

Finance Director
Shell Energy India

"The change in the finance function is often driven by the business side. So, if the business is going to reorganise itself, that could be another reason why finance has to rethink the whole support model, not from the back-end but more from the front-end, as these are roles with deep business partnering." Read more.

Puneeta Kapoor, FPAC

Senior Finance Business Partner
Navitas, Australia

"Whether we call ourselves an FP&A function or a finance business partner varies. But to me, we’re there to consult with the business and to have a seat at the table. You don't want to be reactionary; you want a bit of skin in the game." Read more.

Claire Lu, FPAC

Manager, FP&A
Hologic, Australia

"The FP&A role is a perfect combination of both my personality and my degree. I am a very detail-oriented person, and like a private detective, I enjoy figuring out what is missing and solving the mystery." Read more.

Danny Shiu, FPAC, CTP, MOS

Consultant, Hong Kong

"While technology gives us access to more data, the spreadsheet is still an important platform for financial modeling. Technology is just like the refrigerator that has become more sophisticated and bigger so it can hold more and greater varieties of food. And yet we still use a pot to cook our food." Read more.

Siang Leng Tay 

Chief Financial Officer Asia
QBE Asia, Singapore

"The more cross-pollination we have across functions and the more open conversations we have with each other will allow us to bridge that gap, which will lead to better outcomes." Read more.

Johan Van Zyl, FPAC

Senior Vice President, Data and Process Automation COE Director 
Marsh, Australia

"As FP&A, our responsibilities and our asks are going to increase because these tools have become easier. It is up to us to continuously drive our development and our learning, otherwise we are going to stagnate. If you want to move up and move on, put your shoulder to the wheel and develop." Read more.

Kevin Wong

Director of Finance, APAC
Blue Bottle Coffee, Hong Kong

"FP&A must work with everyone to get a sense of their vision. Sometimes it needs to reach a personal level to understand what teams envision for where they want to be. Building that perspective allows us to gauge how leaders want to management and grow the business." Read more.

Douglas Yeung, FPAC

Director of Business Operations
8x8, Singapore

"It will be interesting to survey how AFP is growing in the Asia Pacific region. I want to encourage more people to talk about FP&A and brainstorm ideas about how we can promote the function within Asia Pacific companies." Read more.

Weng Hong Yong

Executive Director
City Mental Health Alliance, Singapore

"Knowledge of accounting and system controls is important, but it should not stop there. Businesses exist for a purpose, and the role of the finance function should be that of an enabler for the business." Read more.

Jeff Zielinski

Chief Financial Officer
Gusto Collective, Hong Kong