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Experience & impact

From market entry to multi-country execution.

Selected roles and outcomes across technology, transactions, corporate services, investment and entrepreneurship.

Selected experience

A career progressing from product and transactions to regional leadership.

Mekong Partners

Mekong Partners

Chief Executive Officer · 2015–Present
Shanghai & Ho Chi Minh City

Founded and leads a profitable cross-border strategy, investment and execution platform serving corporate leaders, investors and public stakeholders across Asia and Europe.

  • Built a multi-million-dollar advisory business with approximately 60% repeat clients.
  • Led 32 engagements through PwC and other international firms, covering FDI, market entry, transactions and industrial transformation.
  • Supported client programs representing more than USD 100M in combined planned capital expenditure, including a European manufacturing launch in Vietnam completed in approximately nine months.
G.H Logistics

G.H Logistics

Commercial Director, Vietnam · Nov 2022–Present
Concurrent part-time executive appointment

Leads commercial performance in Vietnam, reporting to the founder and CEO and working with the Country Manager and regional specialists.

  • Increased annualized portfolio billings by approximately 72% through August 2026 versus the baseline.
  • Opened three China–Vietnam–Europe trade corridors and developed multinational and regional accounts.
  • Improved gross margin by approximately three percentage points while strengthening commercial execution and team coordination.
PwC

PwC

External Senior Advisor, Strategy & Deals · Sep 2019–Apr 2022
Via Mekong Partners

Served as a senior interface between PwC Partners, investors, executives, specialists and public stakeholders across four markets.

  • Contributed to approximately 24 strategy and transaction engagements.
  • Supported six market-entry decisions and four acquisition or joint-venture assessments.
  • Modelled 10–18% potential addressable-cost savings on selected operating-model and value-chain engagements.
Tricor Group, now Vistra

Tricor Group (now Vistra)

Director of Business Operations & CoSec · Feb 2017–Aug 2019
Previously Corporate Services & Marketing Manager · Feb 2016–Jan 2017
Engagement delivered through Sapience Partners

Led regional service delivery, governance and corporate operations for international clients across China and Southeast Asia.

  • Managed nine direct reports within a 32-person cross-market network serving 110 multinational clients across six markets.
  • Generated approximately USD 18M in cumulative recognized fee revenue during the Director tenure.
  • Reduced turnaround time by approximately 23%, sustained around 95% on-time statutory and governance delivery, and directed eight major restructuring, compliance and governance mandates.
BOX Group

BOX Group

Secondment — Head of Marketing & Communications
Mar–Aug 2018 · Shanghai & Singapore
Via Sapience Partners

Executive secondment leading corporate positioning, go-to-market strategy and ecosystem partnerships across blockchain, cybersecurity and financial-market technology.

  • Positioned and commercialized a proprietary blockchain ledger designed for financial institutions, translating complex technology into an institutional value proposition.
  • Developed senior-level ecosystem collaboration with Nasdaq and orchestrated a high-visibility promotional partnership around the Chinese blockbuster The Wandering Earth.
  • Strengthened the international positioning of a DEF CON-winning cybersecurity team with technology, investment and institutional audiences.
Energy Eco Chain Foundation

Energy Eco Chain Foundation

Secondment — Senior Manager, Marketing & Business Development
Aug 2017–Feb 2018 · Singapore
Via Sapience Partners

Executive secondment leading government engagement, market development and regional team build-out for blockchain applications in energy and financial infrastructure.

  • Secured cooperation with the Indonesian government to develop a digital centre on Batam Island and participated in an APEC meeting.
  • Advanced public-sector adoption in Papua New Guinea, including an agreement to deploy the solution in the financial sector and an MoU with a national power-grid organization.
  • Led public-sector promotion in Singapore and built a cross-border team across Shanghai, Singapore and Melbourne.
EY

EY

Consultant, Transaction Advisory Services
Feb 2013–Jan 2016 · Shanghai

Developed transaction, market-entry and cross-border execution capabilities in Greater China.

  • Contributed to 61 assignments, including 26 market-entry assessments and 15 acquisition or joint-venture assessments.
  • Led workstreams on 18 assignments, coordinating teams of three to six specialists.
  • Supported contemplated investments and transactions representing approximately USD 130M.
Tencent

Tencent

Senior Product Manager, Enterprise Software · Jun 2011–Jan 2013
Previously Product Marketing Manager · Jun 2010–May 2011
Shenzhen & Shanghai

Led enterprise SaaS product and commercial execution across Greater China.

  • Managed approximately 90 enterprise accounts and three product propositions.
  • Coordinated four core and 12 cross-functional contributors across product, engineering and commercial teams.
  • Oversaw a portfolio generating more than USD 30M equivalent in cumulative recognized revenue, with final comparable annual revenue up approximately 28%.
How the experience compounds

From technology execution to CEO-level investment leadership.

The through-line is an expanding operating perspective: enterprise product leadership at Tencent, transaction work at EY, regional governance and P&L responsibility at Tricor, embedded secondments with BOX Group and EEC, senior advisory exposure with PwC, full CEO accountability at Mekong Partners, and concurrent commercial leadership at G.H Logistics.

That combination enables Mickaël to assess an opportunity from several angles at once: strategic rationale, transaction logic, regulatory feasibility, partner incentives, operational readiness and the management capacity required after the decision.

Board & CEO agendaGrowth choices, capital allocation, governance, risk and stakeholder alignment.
Investment executionMarket entry, FDI, M&A, joint ventures, due diligence and post-entry delivery.
Industrial operationsSupplier readiness, site selection, localization, compliance and performance controls.
Institutional interfaceGovernment, chambers, investment agencies, universities and industry platforms.

Operator

Built products, led regional service delivery, managed commercial portfolios and introduced the routines that convert strategy into repeatable execution.

Advisor

Supported investment committees and senior management teams with evidence-based choices across 11 markets.

Entrepreneur

Created and exited two ventures in Greater China, adding founder-level understanding of cash flow, product-market fit, partnerships and acquisition.

Entrepreneurial leadership

Two ventures built and exited in Greater China.

Education Abroad Ltd.

Co-founded and scaled an international education and services business connecting China, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom; achieved profitability before acquisition.

EA INTERN Ltd.

Founded an EdTech venture in Hong Kong and led commercial development, partnerships and product execution through acquisition by Youdu.

Operator’s perspective

Entrepreneurial experience adds direct exposure to building teams, commercializing products, managing partnerships and executing exits.

Strategy is only credible when it can be executed.

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