Title : COO Industry : Technology

Company : Chayora Location : Hong Kong

With over 30 years of international business experience , in technology , finance and property , before creating Chayora along with his two fellow founders , Jonathan worked as an analyst with Cazenove in London , was CEO of . com , Head of Implementation of an early mobile commerce platform and , more recently , was a regional managing partner with EC Harris . Here he helped organisations with business-critical assets transform and outsource , including the development of mission critical data centres across Asia . He oversaw the mobilisation and operation of Hong Kong ’ s first Tier IV equivalent data centre . As well as working in the investment banking and asset worlds , Jonathan spent three years with Gemini Consulting as part of the cap gemini group focusing on helping organisations transform their people , technology and physical assets , and was part of the leadership team for delivering the world ’ s first public sector e-procurement platform . Jonathan is passionate about the confluence of physical assets and technology developing the new world of digital infrastructure and enabling business through it . He sees himself as a closet entrepreneur bringing an entrepreneurial , transformational approach to often traditional industries . Prior to moving back to Asia 12 years ago , he led a number of development and asset organisations through significant transformations in order to maximise their development and operational performance . These included BAA , Land Securities , London and Continental Railways , American Express , Rail Procurement Agency and the Grosvenor Estate .

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