Asia Pacific Chapter of the CFO Leadership Network
The network brings together a group of leading CFOs from large businesses seeking to embed the management of environmental and social issues into business processes and strategy.
The Asia Pacific chapter was launched in November 2021, with members from across the region. These leading CFOs work together to take and inspire action by being a vital source of knowledge and experience.
“The CFOs of today are leading their teams in a shift towards multicapital accounting and in measuring and assessing the impact of human, social and natural capital and not just financial capital” Rishi Kalra, ofi, (Co-chair, CFO Leadership Network Asia Pacific)
For more information on the Asia Pacific chapter, please email info@a4s.org
APAC CHAPTER MEMBERS:
Rishi Kalra, OFI (Co-chair)
Executive Director and Group CFO, Olam Food Ingredients and Co-Chair of the A4S CFO Leadership Network APAC Chapter
Rishi Kalra is the Managing Director and Group CFO of Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) and a member of the Executive Committee – the apex leadership body of OFI.
He joined Olam in the year 2000, and in his more than 20 years at Olam he has played many critical roles in Business, Geography and Corporate having lived across Asia, Europe and Africa. Prior to taking over as MD& GCFO of OFI consequent to the re-organization of Olam, Rishi was the President & Global Head – Corporate Finance for Olam International Limited.
Rishi has led many organization-wide initiatives, including the acquisition of ADM’s Cocoa processing business and leading the project team responsible for executing the re-organization of Olam.
He also spearheads the Finance for Sustainability (F4S) department at Olam, which he founded in 2019. F4S was established to lead Olam's efforts in creating the numerical link to Sustainability through the development of an Integrated Impact Statement (IIS).
Rishi is a graduate of Commerce (Honors) from Delhi University, India and a qualified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has received advanced professional certifications from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (USA) and Columbia Business School (USA).
Kevin Monteiro, Japfa Ltd
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, Japfa Ltd
Mr Monteiro was appointed Executive Director on 16 April 2014. He is our Chief Financial Officer responsible for developing a balanced capital structure, to source adequate funding for the Japfa Group, and to ensure the integrity of the Group’s financial data. He has oversight over all financial operations of our Group. He is also a member of the Sustainability Committee.
Mr Monteiro was previously the Head of Corporate Finance of our subsidiary, PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk and has longstanding experience of working in the agri-food industry, having joined PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk in 1999. His responsibilities in this position included overseeing the Company’s capital structure and managing equity-related matters such as investor relations, annual reports and IDX-compliance.
Prior to joining PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk, Mr Monteiro was a financial advisor to another IDX-listed company between 1995 and 1999. Between 1985 and 1995, Mr Monteiro practised as a chartered accountant, first as a sole practitioner, and later as a partner of Callaway & Hecht in Melbourne. Whilst in practice, Mr Monteiro was a registered tax agent and registered company auditor in Australia.
Mr Monteiro obtained a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University, Australia in 1979 and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia since 1982.
Michael Fitzgerald, Mass Transit Railway Corporation
Michael Fitzgerald - Finance Director, MTR Corporation
Michael Fitzgerald has been the Finance Director and a Member of the Executive Directorate of the MTR Corporation (66.hk) since 1 January 2024. He joined the Company as Finance Director – Designate on 19 September 2023.
Michael is responsible for the financial management of the Company’s affairs, including financial planning and control, budgeting, accounting and reporting, and corporate finance. He also leads the treasury and investor relations functions of the Company.
Mr Fitzgerald has extensive corporate finance and investment banking experience. He started his career at KPMG in London in 1995 and worked for Société Générale from 1999 to 2014, holding various posts in London, Hong Kong and Paris. After he left Société Générale, Mr Fitzgerald joined the Orient Overseas (International) Limited (“OOIL”) group as the Group Finance Director and was later appointed as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Compliance Committee of OOIL. He was also a director and a member of the Executive Committee of Orient Overseas Container Line Limited, the main operating company of the OOIL group.
Mr Fitzgerald is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (“ICAEW”), and a member of the ICAEW’s Hong Kong Committee. He holds both Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Chaye Cabal-Revilla, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Executive Director, Chief Finance, Sustainability, and Risk Officer, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Chaye has joined Metro Pacific Investments Corporation as an Executive Director, Chief Finance, Sustainability, and Risk Officer in 2020. She is a seasoned finance executive who brings with her over 20 years of extensive experience in telecommunications, manufacturing, retailing, and nonstock non-profit organizations.
Prior to joining MPIC, she held various executive leadership positions at the PLDT Group, the Philippines’ largest fully integrated telco company. She was Senior Vice President & Controller of PLDT, CFO of Smart Communications, CFO and Treasurer of PLDT-Smart Foundation, and PLDT Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer.
Chaye is a Certified Public Accountant and an Appointed Member of the Financial Reporting Standards Council of the Philippines.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the De La Salle University and a Master’s in Business Management Major in Finance from the Asian Institute of Management. She also attended the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business in California, USA.
Martyn Roberts, Ramsay Health Care Limited
Group Chief Financial Officer, Ramsay Health Care Limited
Martyn Roberts joined Ramsay Health Care in April 2020 as Group Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Ramsay, Martyn was Group Chief Financial Officer of Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd for five years.
Before Amatil, Martyn worked for seven years at Woolworths Ltd (Australia’s largest retailer) in various senior executive roles including Finance Director Supermarkets, General Manager of Woolworths Petrol and General Manager Corporate Strategy and Business Development. Prior to Woolworths, Martyn was in various senior finance roles in the fashion and luxury goods sector in Sydney, London, Hong Kong and Paris including nine years with Louis Vuitton.
After gaining a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Statistics from the University of York, Martyn began his career with Coopers and Lybrand in the UK where he became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Martyn is also currently Joint Deputy Chair of the Group of 100 in Australia, Chairman of Ramsay Sime Darby and a Director of Ramsay Santé.
Manfred Seah, SATS
Chief Financial Officer, SATS
Manfred joined SATS as Chief Financial Officer in September 2017. He oversees the finance operations of SATS group, which includes strategic investment, financial management, group treasury, insurance and investor relations.
Before joining SATS, Manfred was the Group Chief Financial Officer of SMRT Corporation Ltd, where he was primarily responsible for driving structural changes to the business and financing framework of the Group, which led to the eventual privatisation of SMRT by Temasek in 2016.
Manfred has over 25 years of investment banking, direct investments and financial management experience and has held senior leadership roles managing corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions activities in Asia.
Manfred graduated with BSc (First Class) in Mathematics from Queen Mary College, London and obtained his MBA from the London Business School. He is a Chartered Accountant and has been conferred an Advanced Diploma in Corporate Finance (CF) and FCA (ICAEW).
Martin Murray OBE, Swire Pacific Limited
Finance Director, Swire Pacific Limited
Martin Murray OBE is Finance Director of Swire Pacific Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Swire Properties.
Martin was previously Chief Financial Officer of Cathay Pacific. Prior to joining Cathay Pacific in November 2011, Mr Murray was Deputy Finance Director of Swire Pacific Limited – a post he took up in August 2009.
Formerly with Ernst & Young in Scotland and Hong Kong, Mr Murray joined the Swire group in January 1995 and worked for the group in the Hong Kong SAR, the USA, Singapore and Australia. His roles included Manager Treasury, Finance Director Trading Division, Finance Director of the Shipping Division and Finance Director of John Swire & Sons Pty Ltd.
Mr Murray graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1988 with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Council of The Hong Kong Management Association.
