Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine July 2019 | Page 30

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s a leading research and advisory company , Gartner operates with a firm customercentric approach and serves leaders of every major function in all industries and market sectors . Offering expertise in supply chain management to executives across various enterprises , the global firm caters to more than 15,000 client organisations from 100 different countries worldwide .
Having worked for Gartner since January 2015 in roles including Business Development Director in Sydney , Australia and Director of APAC Supply Chain , Mal Jones is well-experienced in understanding the supply chain industry in Asia . Originally emigrating to Australia from the UK in 2008 , Mal moved onto work in Singapore in May 2017 and remains responsible for launching Gartner ’ s supply chain business across Asia . Despite the task of negotiating challenging and diverse markets in Asia , Mal believes that there is a great opportunity for Gartner to experience growth and achieve success in the region . “ It ’ s a different way of working here , and there are massive opportunities for us in Asia . We ’ re quite new in this region and have only been operating in this market for a few years . However , we ’ re one of the fastest growing divisions in the business and it ’ s a great place to be .”
As a company with $ 4bn in revenue and a member of the S & P 500 with clients in 73 % of the
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