Yan T.

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About Yan T.

A corporate development professional and growth mindset advocate with an actuarial and MBA background and global, regional & local experience, supporting corporate development and strategy organically and inorganically by driving and aligning strategic development & initiatives, commercial analytics, corporate finance, investment & partnership, M&A, FP & A, business and operational transformation, project management, business partnering with multicultural cross-functions, forming a holistic view of company performance and potential. Yan has endeavoured in developing industry expertise in digitalization, e-commerce, consumer products and Tech in Naspers (the largest shareholder of Tencent and a South African publicly listed company at the largest market cap in Africa), with a portfolio of 30+ assets & strategic investments in a variety of business segments across continents & markets: eCommerce, C2C-B2B-B2C, Online Payment, Digital Currency, Online Ventures (education, food, games, mobile apps, price comparison, travel, LBS), Print Media and Video Entertainment. Prior to that, Yan granted 9-year experience in Big 4 Consultancy Services and Transaction Advisory, in which she formed organic growth opportunities and inbound/outbound investments in a wide range of industries, advising MNC, VC/PE, local enterprises, and government bodies, with an aim to support clients' strategy and corporate development. Yan began her career as an Actuarial Analyst in Canada with a background of Actuarial Science and Statistics from University of Waterloo before returning to Asia, further striving learning and development with an MBA, transformed from Actuarial to Finance, Operations and Strategy. Core Competencies: Strategic development & planning | Competitive & market intelligence | KPI setting & business performance review | Business expansion & market entry | Feasibility & partnership assessment | Due diligence | Financial analysis & modelling | Investor relations & financing | Evaluations & deal screening from start-up to listed assets