Contributors

Olivier Gergele

Olivier is Asia-Pacific EY-Parthenon Consumer Leader and EY Asean Consumer Products & Retail Leader based in Singapore, with vast operational and consulting experience in the consumer products and retail sector globally and across Southeast Asia.

His experience covers projects on growth strategies, innovation, value creation, go-to- market, sales and marketing effectiveness, profitability improvement, cost and complexity reduction, change management and large-scale transformation.

Olivier assists clients in engagements such as strategy development, operating model and organization review, go-to-market definition, value creation, and large-scale commercial and cost transformation programs.

Before joining EY in 2019, Olivier was at a management consulting firm, helping global and regional CPR clients transform to drive sustainable growth. Olivier has also been spending over a decade at a multinational consumer goods corporation, driving innovation across geographies and brands.

He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School, UK.

Olivier Gergele and Manik Bhandari

Olivier Gergele is EY-Parthenon Asia-Pacific Consumer Products and Retail Leader; and Manik Bhandari is EY Asean Artificial Intelligence and Data Leader. 

Olivier Jakubowicz

Parag Gandhi

Paul Mahan

Pauline Tan Poh Leng

Phang Oy Cheng

Pinky Lung

Prashant Acharya

Quan Yao

Quan Yao is a Senior Analyst (Channels) at Euromonitor International, leading research for the Retail and Digital Consumer sectors in Southeast Asia. He has a keen interest in the impact of retail digitalisation and evolving business models, and its implications for businesses and consumers within the region. 

Over his time in the company Quan Yao has engaged and advised clients on the industries’ competitive landscape, market trends & strategic outlook through his analysis on Euromonitor's Passport database, external publications, and client and industry conference engagements. He is the Co-Author of Euromonitor’s “Top 100 Retailers in Asia Pacific 2021” White Paper, and his sector commentary has been featured on prominent regional publications such as Singapore Business Review, Tech in Asia and DealStreetAsia. 

Quan Yao holds a Bachelor of Business Management degree with a Double Major in Operations Management and Analytics from the Singapore Management University.