Stephen is a Partner and member of L.E.K.’s Board of Directors and serves as Head of L.E.K.’s Asia-Pacific Region. He has more than 20 years of experience spanning Asia and Europe working with multinational corporations, midsize companies, social enterprises and nonprofits, financial investors, and governments. 

Based in Singapore, Stephen leads L.E.K.’s Healthcare and Life Science practice in Southeast Asia and is the Executive Director of L.E.K.’s Asia-Pacific Life Sciences Centre of Excellence.

Stephen has experience leading a wide range of engagement types focused on delivering profitable growth, including assessment and prioritization of opportunities, major tender bidding, testing and definition of new-to-market products and services, and go-to-market approaches.

His experience covers both organic investment and inorganic growth approaches, such as partnering models, partner and supplier screening prioritization, as well as commercial and vendor due diligence.

Stephen’s experience spans a range of sectors and he predominantly advises clients that are active in medtech, life sciences research, digital health, biopharma and healthcare services. He has been cited in a variety of publications including The Medtech Strategist, Healthcare Business International, BioWorld, Orthoknow, and In Vivo

Stephen holds a Master in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge. He joined L.E.K.’s European practice in 2001 and transferred to Asia as a Partner in 2011.

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Graduate: Master of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cambridge

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