260 - Ross Macallister, Managing Partner: BRICS Series, KPMG Vietnam & Cambodia - Common Prosperity

Let us know your thoughts. Send us a Text Message. Follow me to see #HeadsTalk Podcast Audiograms every Monday on LinkedIn Episode Title:🇻🇳Common Prosperity🇰🇭 It’s always a little more special when a familiar face joins me on Heads Talk. This week’s guest is not only a globally respected transformation leader, but also a former colleague from our time together at KPMG in London. A lot has changed since then, but what hasn’t changed is his deep insight and global perspective. I’m joined by Ross Macallister, Senior Partner, Head of Advisory, and Managing Partner of Consulting at KPMG Vietnam and Cambodia, where he also sits on the Executive Committee. Ross brings more than 35 years of international leadership in business and technology transformation, spanning the UK, Europe, North America, the Middle East, and most significantly, Asia. In this conversation, we focussed on the Southeast Asian business landscape, i.e. Vietnam, Cambodia and China; and talk candidly about the regional nuances of delivering large-scale consulting programmes in fast-evolving markets. As part of the #HTBRICSSeries, Ross shares real-world examples.  Before his role at KPMG Vietnam & Cambodia, Ross held C-suite Executive positions in some of the most complex markets in the world, including Group CIO and Divisional CEO at ChemChina, a global Fortune 250 company, where he led one of the most significant turnaround and restructuring programmes in China. He was also Head of Energy, Natural Resources & Chemicals Consulting at KPMG China, driving advisory for SOEs and multinationals alike. We talk strategy, geopolitics, technology, and the future of professional services, all with that signature Ross calm and clarity. It’s an episode rich in practical wisdom, and a few warm throwbacks to our time in KPMG UK too. Topics Covered ◽️ Leading transformation in complex global environments ◽️ Balancing global consulting standards with Southeast Asian cultural and economic realities ◽️ Delivering future-ready business & IT solutions in Vietnam & Cambodia ◽️ Navigating the strategic shift of the "China Plus One" model ◽️ Contrasting regulatory and market dynamics between China, Vietnam and Cambodia ◽️ Competitive role of SOEs in Asia and lessons for Western corporations ◽️ Evolving role of consultants in emerging Southeast Asian markets ◽️ How advisory services must adapt to rapid technological change ◽️ Future outlook for consulting across both Asian and European markets So download⏳grab a cup of Bird & Blend Tea Co. - Eton Mess Tea ☕️& have a listen🛋 Episode Sponsored by ◽️Accxia - 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖"𝕤 𝕃𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕤𝕥 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝔸𝕥𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕒𝕟 ABOUT THE HOST #AFlyOnTheBoardroomWall #HTBRICSSeries #HeadsTalkPodcast Support the show Follow, Support, Contact Heads Talk - A Fly On The Boardroom Wall LinkedIn Website Twitter Email at info@elainepringle.com