Burton Chua

Regional Product Director@Jebsen & Jessen Group
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Regional Product Director at Jebsen & Jessen. To build, grow, and work with a diverse and competent team has always been my personal drive and inspiration. Through effective communication and leadership skills, I have a strong track record of successfully delivering tasks in different businesses while working together with cross-functional teams. Jointly leading the Development, Design, Quality & Production Sites and managing the P&L of the unit, covering internal & external liaisons with BU Leaders in business expansion & special projects execution, cross-BUs business processes optimization, new business opportunities and profitability analysis. Presided over the technical departments of regional subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and North America by providing expertise in complex projects and designing innovative solutions. My key strengths are the ability to manage & sustain high level of productivity in matrix organization with cross-functional teams, swift problems solving be it people agenda or complex technical issues with in-depth analysis and scenario assessment, fast-decision making, and strong interpersonal skills. Key Skills: • Resource Management – Managed the full set of Innovations & Development (I&D) operations activities with unit P&L responsibility. • Project Management, Certified PMP – Oversaw end-to-end execution of products from concept to industrialization. • Outsourcing/Supplier/Key Account Management – Led co-development activities w/ strategic partners in cost effectiveness analysis, product and service development and realization. • More than 10 years’ experience in Product Development & Manufacturing - Mechanical, Software, Automation & specialized in Electrical. • Black Belt Certified in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) – Drove DFSS initiatives across countries like Green Belt training, coaching, certification, etc. • Value Engineering – Championed continuous improvement of the “value” of products through Innovations, Value Recreation, Conceptual Thinking, and Continuous Improvement

Work experience

  • Regional Product Director

    Jebsen & Jessen Group
    2024.04-Current(2 years)
  • Country Director

    Konecranes
    2019.06-2024.03(5 years)
  • Head of Project Management - BG DA - Garment Care

    Philips
    2013.07-2019.06(6 years)
  • General Manager/I&D Site Manager - Suzhou

    Philips
    2011.05-2013.07(2 years)
  • Global Project Manager - Senior Manager

    Philips
    2008.01-2011.04(3 years)
  • Design & Development Project Leader

    Philips
    2004.11-2007.12(3 years)
  • Electrical Design Engineer

    Flextronics Design Asia
    2003.03-2004.10(2 years)
  • Design Engineer - Electrical

    Matsushita Electronics Singapore Audio
    2000.01-2003.02(3 years)

Educational experience

  • De La Salle University

    Bachelor of Science, Electronics & Communications Engineering
    1995.01-1999.01(4 years)
  • Uno High School

    -
    1982.01-1995.01(13 years)
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