Scaling a US$142M digital portfolio across 45 markets240 people, eight countries, one portfolio that shipped
Led the global digital portfolio and a distributed team of 240+, scaling China-developed cloud, ML and industrial solutions into global markets.Took solutions built in China and sold them to the rest of the world, faster than before.
- Organisation
- Global telecoms equipment group
- Role
- Global Head of Digital Technology
- Period
- 2013 – 2016
- Setting
- Telecommunications
What changed
- US$142M+global digital portfolio
- 23%year-on-year growth
- 12new territories
- 28%faster solution delivery
The brief
Lead the global digital portfolio across 45+ markets, with a distributed team of 240+ in eight countries, and take China-developed solutions to global customers.
What was done
- Ran the global digital portfolio, valued at US$142M+, with a distributed team of 240+ across eight countries.
- Scaled China-developed cloud, ML and industrial solutions into global markets.
- Delivered Industry 4.0 solutions worldwide: industrial IoT, predictive maintenance, digital twins, MES and ERP integration, and real-time production intelligence.
Scope
- Cloud platforms
- Industrial IoT
- Predictive maintenance
- MES / ERP
The first proof that assets built in China could be industrialised for global markets, a pattern repeated in both later roles.