What are the key success factors for implementing an effective and efficient Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) process? The Singapore FP&A Board had a very interesting debate on the subject and the conclusions from the debate are reflected in this article.
Douglas Yeung
Douglas is a partner at Epitelligence Consulting, a management consulting firm specializing in helping startups and mid-stage companies scale up their operations. By implementing the right business processes, these companies are able to gain operational efficiencies and improve profitability while maintaining a high growth model.
Before starting Epitelligence, Douglas spent 20+ years with Fortune 500 companies and startups in various finance and business roles. His industry experience includes software (SaaS), travel, ecommerce, FMCG, industrial automation and telecom equipment manufacturing. He has led FP&A teams for Asia Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong and Singapore and also worked in China and the United States. In addition to finance roles, Douglas has led APAC wide strategy and pricing teams and was appointed interim general manager of a well-known beauty brand’s China business.
Douglas has conducted finance training in different companies and also gave speeches to students at universities in Hong Kong and Singapore to promote a career in FP&A.
Douglas holds an MBA from Rice University, a BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and also a BA in Philosophy from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is also a member of Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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