Contributors
Dr. Silvio Struebi
Dr. Silvio Struebi is a partner in Simon-Kucher & Partners and he is part of the Global Banking Practice and heads the company's banking operations in APAC, with a special focus on international private banking and B2B banking.
Silvio has more than ten years of consulting experience and advises a broad array of local and global financial institutions on topics, ranging from monetisation and product management to market-specific implementation of growth strategies. Prior to focusing on the APAC region, Silvio served retail and private banks and asset managers in Switzerland and Europe.
Dr. Silvio Struebi and Desi Soetanto
Dr. Silvio Struebi is a Partner at Simon-Kucher's Hong Kong and Singapore Office. He is a member of the Global Banking Practice and heads the company's banking operations in APAC.
Desi Soetanto is a Consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners.
Dr. Silvio Struebi, Desi Soetanto and Ryan Lim
Dr. Silvio Struebi is a Partner at Simon-Kucher's Hong Kong and Singapore Office. He is a member of the Global Banking Practice and heads the company's banking operations in APAC.
Desi Soetanto and Ryan Lim are Consultants at Simon-Kucher & Partners.
Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards is Executive Director of Global Financial Services at Ernst & Young. Duncan leads the support and development of EY's financial services internal audit practice across Asean. He has a wealth of experience in risk management and regulatory compliance, having specialised in financial services for the past 19 years, working in Asia and Europe.
Duncan Edwards and Chris Feret
Duncan Edwards is Executive Director at Ernst & Young, Singapore.
Chris Feret is Manager at Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.
Edge Zarrella
Edge Zarrella is a Clients and Innovation Partner at KPMG. He has 20 years experience in Advisory specializing in Business and IT Strategy.
Egidio Zarrella
Egidio Zarrella is a Clients and Innovation Partner at KPMG Advisory.
Eiichiro Yanagawa
Eiichiro Yanagawa is a senior analyst with Celent's Asian Financial Services group and is based in the firm’s Tokyo office. His research focuses on IT strategy issues in the Japanese and Asian banking and financial industries.
Eilert Giertsen Hanoa
Eilert Giertsen Hanoa is the Chief Executive Officer at Kahoot!. He was the first (active) Kahoot! investor and served as Chairman of the Board in 2014-2019.
Hanoa is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of ERP software company Mamut (delisted from OSE when acquired by Visma in 2011), and Director SMB ERP in Visma from 2011-2018. He is also a board member of Dagens Næringsliv AS and Gyldendal ASA and investor in several start-ups. He has studied management and finance studies at BI Norwegian Business School.
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