• Responsible for financial strategy and capital raising

Chief Financial Officer (Apr ’22 – Jan ’24)
Corporate Secretary (Nov ’22 – Jan ’24)
• Responsible for financial reporting & planning, accounting, internal controls, investor relations, corporate strategy and all board activities incl. Audit, Compensation & Corp Governance committees
• Key partner to CEO, COO, BD team and the Board in setting & executing company strategies
• Successfully negotiated and closed $100 million investment from strategic partner in the form of convertible preferred security (CPS)
• Built strong relationship with analyst community (5 publishing analysts) and institutional investors
• Precise and strategic communication on earnings calls and at investor conferences
• Timely SEC reporting through improved accounting / internal control and auditor relationship

Vice President Finance and Strategy San Jose, CA (Jan ’21 – Apr ’22)
• Successfully negotiated and completed Cepton’s SPAC IPO under challenging market conditions
§ Transaction valued Cepton Technologies at $1.5 billion

• Built RBC’s semiconductor and auto tech investment banking franchise from the ground up
• Originate investment banking transactions by building and maintaining relationships with decision
makers of leading electronics and automotive technology industry players
• Oversee transactions of various nature by leading client management and processes

Vice President, Global TMT Group, Electronics coverage team
• Covering electronics clients spanning semiconductor device, manufacturing and capital equipment
• Responsible for sourcing and lead execution of merger & acquisitions, equity and debt capital transactions to help clients address strategic and growth initiatives

Executive Director, Head of Technology Origination
• Sourced and closed a syndicated loan transaction within four weeks on the job, GE as sole lead arranger and book runner
• Responsible for deal sourcing, covering technology companies across Asia
§ Led teams on valuation, due diligence, risk assessment, industry research and financial analysis

Vice President, Global TMT Group Hong Kong (Aug ’10 – June ’13)
• Founding member of Barclays’ technology banking franchise in Asia
§ Covered hardware, software, data center and technology services companies across Asia Pacific
§ Originated M&A, equity and debt capital market transactions for Asian technology companies
§ Lead execution on cross-border M&A, equity offerings in U.S., Europe, Taiwan and debt offerings in Taiwan and Hong Kong markets
§ Shaped business planning, targeting and recruitment for the Asian technology banking franchise
Associate, Technology Investment Banking Group - Menlo Park, CA (June ’08 – July ’10)
• Drive execution of M&A, equity and debt transactions by leading product partners, portfolio, legal and compliance teams within Barclays and external advisors
• Provide industry expertise in the areas of semiconductor, electronics and communications technology

- Responsible for the complete manufacturing process of entire product line
• Designed and developed the entire suite of manufacturing test solutions for telecom products
• Managed contract manufacturer relationships and daily operations

Project Team Leader (2000 – 2001), Lead Electrical Engineer (1996 – 2000)
• Designed and developed million-dollar semiconductor test solutions and optical instruments