John Cairns

Vice President, Process Automation division, Malaysia

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About me
North Island manager, Grid Integration at Hitachi ABB Power Grids, New Zealand
Education
- Technical collage
  1977 - 1981
  Electrical Mechanic apprenticeship
  Electrical Mechanic apprenticeship (four years)
- Lincoln High School, Canterbury, New Zealand
  1973 - 1976
  Completed Sixth form Certificate / University Entrance level (Christchurch NZ)
Experience
- ABB
  Jun 2004 - Feb 2010
  Vice President, Process Automation division, Malaysia
  Overall business responsibility for ABB Process Automation division in Malaysia. Business covered all primary industry sectors operating across Malaysia, including steel, cement, oil & gas, petrochemical, power sector and pulp & paper industries.
- ABB
  May 2010 - Dec 2011
  ABB Full Service, Operations manager
  Responsible for overall operational performance of ABB Full Service business in China. Business consists of multiple operational sites delivering total maintenance outsourcing across various process and discrete industries within China.
- ABB
  Dec 2012 - Dec 2014
  ABB Full Service BU manager, China
  Responsible for overall China business of ABB Full Service business in China. Business consists of multiple operational sites delivering total maintenance outsourcing across various process and discrete industries within China.
- Quant Service
  Jan 2015 - Dec 2018
  Accountable for all aspects of business performance improvement across operational excellence areas for existing sites within QUANT business. Driving QUANT operational process implementation and development, training and leadership development at key sites. Responsible for overall QUANT Service business performance within Asia Pacific, consisting of twelve operational sites across Asia Pacific.Developing proposals for new sales opportunities, leading in-depth feasibility studies of potential clients existing operations, supporting new contract start-ups and developing customer/QUANT performance criteria.Leading the divestiture from ABB and setup of QUANT Service (Newco) as a stand alone business across Asia Pacific region.
  - VP, Group Operational Excellence
    Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
  - Regional Manager, Asia Pacific
    Jan 2015 - Mar 2018
- Optima Consulting Services
  Dec 2018 - Jul 2020
  General Manager
  Maintenance and operational consulting within process and utilities business sectors. Driving operational process implementation and development, training and leadership development at customer sites.
- Hitachi ABB Power Grids, New Zealand
  Aug 2020 - now
  North Island manager, Grid Integration
Licenses & Certifications
- Electrical Mechanic apprenticeship (four years)
  ATNZ Apprentice Training New Zealand
- Accounting for Non Accountants
  IMNZ - Institute of Management New Zealand
  Oct 1995
- PETRONAS Offshore Safety Passport
  PETRONAS
  Feb 2003
- Project Management diploma
  ABB
  Jun 1999