Errol Tan

Experience

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  Sime Darby (Sabah) Malaysia Limited

  Oct 1967 - Sept 1969

  Management Trainee - Sales Services
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  Procter & Gamble Philippines

  Jul 1975 - Jun 1985

  Work with Brands in planning Field Advertising programs and direct/ manage execution. Transfered from Sales to Brand Management. Progressed from Brand Assistant to Brand Manager. First person in P&G Philippines invited to move across disciplines. Sales positions starting from Cash Van Sales thru Credit Sales and Modern Trade Management. July 1975 to Dec 1977District (Region) Head Sales Person Jan 1978 - June 1978Sales Unit (Area) Manager July 1978 - June 1980

  • National Field Advertising Manager

    Jul 1983 - Jun 1985

  • Brand Management

    Jul 1980 - Jun 1983

  • Sales Unit Management

    Jul 1975 - Jun 1980
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  Procter & Gamble (Geneva) Far East

  Jul 1985 - Jun 1987

  National Sales Manager Malaysia

  Created P&G sales organization in Malaysia and introduced sales management formats and organization development programs. Developed all programs and tools needed to have a functional and effective P&G selling organization in 12 months.

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  Procter & Gamble Indonesia

  Aug 1987 - Dec 1990

  National Sales Manager

  Merged best of Richardson Vicks (merged into P&G worldwide) Sales systems structure into Procter and Gamble global format and led improvement in management and field operations capabilities to launch new P&G Products quickly and successfully.

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  Time Life (Time Warner) Hong Kong

  Jan 1990 - Jul 1995

  Sales & Marketing Director Asia

  Conceptualized and Directed Marketing Strategies and Worked with Distributors in motivating and building Sales Organizations across Asia (Taiwan, S.Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, India, Pakistan, Oman)

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  Fraser & Neave Dairies Malaysia (F&N Group)

  Jul 1995 - Aug 1997

  CEO

  Strengthened FMCG business management formats in Marketing, Sales, Product Development and Purchasing disciplines. Built production capacity (+20%) for major business brands. Pushed mapping of market trend for new future products that laid the basis for company focus on new product category as part of the total key business segment (79.0% of total company business). Achieved total business segment leadership in 12 months. Led company culture change through restructuring process.

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  P.T. Martina Berto (Kalbe Farma Group) Indonesia

  Aug 1997 - Dec 2000

  CEO

  Hired to lead company towards IPO. Due to the onset of 1997 Financial Crisis, changed focus to aggressively take advantage of general market uncertainty to quickly build market share during crisis years. Led the company in aggressive expansion of market shares for all categories (skin care, cosmetics, hair care and beauty services) resulting to 48.0% growth in business volume (252.0% in business value) amid a Rupiah currency devaluation of more than 385.0% vs the US dollar.

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  Martha Tilaar Group Indonesia

  Jan 2001 - Nov 2004

  Group CEO

  Led and Managed Martha Tilaar Group 2001 - 2004, helping Business value increase by 42.0%Led minority shareholder (Martha Tilaar Group) in buying out PT Martina Berto (Largest Indonesian Personal & Beauty Care company) from Majority shareholder Kalbe Farma Group. Led Martha Tilaar Group in negotiations with a consortium of 8 foreign banks, led by Sanwa Bank of Japan, to successfully underwrite the buyout. .

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  URC Snack Foods (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

  Jan 2005 - Apr 2010

  General Manager and Executive Director

  Implemented changes in sales and distribution architecture; redesigned sales organization structure and focus; implemented "market segmentation management" business process. Drove succession planning and "promotion from within" as key drivers for sustainable business growth. Business grew 52.0%. Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei and Product Specific Export markets.

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  Universal Robina Corporation

  May 2010 - Jan 2011

  Regional Consulting Manager Sales Operating Systems

  To review and recommend restructuring and strengthening of URC sales organizations in Thailand and Indonesia.Focused on development of high performance leadership practice and sustainable successor identification and career progression programming.

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  Viventis Search Asia (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

  Jan 2011 - now

  Co-Founder & Partner (Malaysia)

  Viventis Search Asia (Malaysia), founded in 2005 and affiliated with Viventis Search Asia Group (Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Asean). Focused on Global Search for FMCG, IT, Communications, Banking, Oil & Gas, Health & Hospitals, Hotels & Recreation, and Avaition. Also Providing Corporations with short-term instant management teams via "Management By Insertion" programs.Providing management assets and human capital resources to bring business organizations to the next level of excellence and growth thru improved and more effective Organization Structures, Systems, Process and People Development programs. Show less

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  OCBC Bank Malaysia

  Mar 2011 - Dec 2012

  Consultant OCBC Bank Malaysia CFS Sales Organization Structure, Systems and Processess

  Retained Consultant with OCBC Bank Malaysia Consumer Financial Services Sales Organization. Engaged to review and recommend changes that improve the Sales organization Structure, Systems and Processes that help lead to achieving long term business growth objectives.Designed, Developed and implemented a leadership development program, "Creating The High Performance Leader And Coach", built around three critical leadership competencies. Completed 81 workshops in 984 hours over 20 months with 345 managers graduating the course. Show less

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  Viventis Search Asia (Malaysia) Holdings;

  Jan 2019 - now

  Director & Chair