Sometimes you just have to grab opportunities. Back in 1997, Bridget was offered a posting as the NZ Representative at ASEAN in Singapore. The same week, Jaakko Poyry Consulting decided to make their Asia-Pacific regional head office in Singapore. Within 2 months we were there for 7 wonderful years.
I started as a Senior Consultant, moved on to become a Principal responsible for Key Clients, and eventually was made Regional Head and President of Asia Pacific.
Attached is a magazine article written in 1998 around the time of the Asian Crisis – a surprisingly accurate prediction of what was to come.
