To be honest, I never planned to work on layoffs.
In fact, I always tried to avoid them.

But over the years, I kept getting pulled into the same stressful situations.
Founders & CEOs forced to make hard decisions.
Senior leaders suddenly facing exits they didn’t choose (despite stellar performances).

And both sides carrying more risk than they realised.

I’ve spent 15+ years in recruitment and talent acquisition, working with startups, scale-ups, and leadership teams across growth and contraction.

I’ve seen what happens when exits are rushed, poorly framed, or left unmanaged.

For Founders & CEOs:
->Reputation damage on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
->Higher risk of lawsuits for wrong practice.
->Loss of trust from the team that stays.
->Hiring becoming slower, harder, and more expensive.

For Senior Talents:
->Financial loss for 6-8 months in average.
->Loss of confidence and career clarity.
->Reactive job searches (100+ applications -> 0 interview).
->Strong careers drifting into compromised next moves (stress, salary, no other choice).

That’s the intersection I work in today.

I support Founders & CEOs through a confidential, outplacement retainer service designed to reduce risk on both sides of the exit.

Instead of leaving HR to manage everything, or asking employees to “figure it out,”
I step in as a neutral, experienced partner.

Advising founders on timing, messaging, and sequencing.
Protecting employer brand and internal morale.
Helping senior talents reposition their CVs, LinkedIn profiles, and job search strategy.
Preparing them to re-enter the market with credibility and momentum.

One approach.
One standard.
One accountable partner.

For Founders & CEOs, this is about leadership, reputation, and future hiring.
For Senior Talents, it’s about dignity, direction, and control over what comes next.

I typically work with:
*Asia-based Founders & CEOs
*Tech / SaaS / Startups (10–200 employees)
*Senior professionals navigating voluntary or involuntary career transitions

This isn’t generic coaching.
It’s structured risk management for moments that define careers and companies.

If you’re a Founder or CEO navigating exits — or a Senior Leader impacted by one —
and want to handle it properly, you know where to find me.

All conversations are confidential.

Frederic Bonifassy

Accenture

Part of Supply Chain&Operations and Industry X.0 practice
Focus on planning practice for Asia
Support for Purchasing, Manufacturing&Quality efforts
Seconded support for Financial Services practice given past experience in IB and SME Commercial banking

Manager, Management Consulting

HIRSK Group Pte Ltd.

Trader, Business Developer and founder of company dealing in agricultural products and advisory
Screen investment prospects, choosing opportunities exhibiting financial, strategic, and political elements
Established supply chain and commercial terms for agricultural product and grew volume 200%

Business Development, CFO, COO, Trader

Rolls-Royce

Network Controller (Senior)

Operations Manager - Logistics

Interim Head of Logistics for Asia

Cover Packaging/Warehousing/Transport/IFL for the region

Head of Logistics (Acting)

GPL Asia Pacific
Programmes & Development

Physical Logistics Controller/Manager

Master Scheduler (Oslo, Norway)

Manufacturing Improvement Leader (Derby, United Kingdom)

Material Resource Planning Controller - Buy (Tokyo, Japan)

Leadership Development Programme

Manufacturing Improvement Leader

Material Resource Planning Controller - Buy

Rolls-Royce Marine AS

Master Scheduler

HIRSK Group

*Screen Investment prospects seeking opportunities exhibiting attractive financial and strategic elements

*Keep particular focus on Pharmaceutical sector for consulting opportunities, Chief resource has ~38 years of experience in Pharma Start up and SCM/logistics implementation 

*Identify the legitimacy of stated goals and expectations by exploring hedging strategies in various markets (Forex,Equities, Consumer)

Investment Consultant

Fullerton Financial Holdings

Assess Performance of SME activity in respective Fullerton-held companies in various Asian Countries

Collaborate with colleagues to determine relevant strategies for going forward with activity at hand

SME & Commercial Banking

F. Hoffmann-La Roche

* Reduce product lead-time through VSM construction (Charting)
* Generate Inventory reports/coverage calculations of ingredients
* Extrapolate data (L-DOPA ,B-HCL, etc) to forecast demand

* Created pitch of 17 API with MDC for exhibition at events
* Constructed DCF analysis of Genentech acquisition,
   >Translated (GER) for publication reaching > 80,000 employees
* Conducted DBA research for team’s review (diabetes focus)

Supply Chain & Logistics

JPMorgan

* Consolidated pitch book/performed comparable companies analysis
* Produced research on equities - restructuring/turnarounds in model
* Company profiling/financial forecasts, facilitated client interaction

Investment Banking

GlaxoSmithKline

* Assessed 2007Q4 export related documents for benchmark reports
* Interpreted cash flows/asset turnover ratios for weekly staff meetings
* Produced (KSE:GLAXO) Company Overview published in the AR '07

Finance & Accounting

Citibank

* Reported on shipping/export capabilities of 3 cities (KHI, LHR, FSB)
* Analyzed loans/exports data (32 companies)  for internal reporting
* Consolidated presentation of major entities for Management review

Loans & Exports

Commercial and Supply Chain with 13 years experience running businesses, putting in place new ventures and improving operations. Lived and worked in Singapore, Japan, USA, Pakistan, Norway, UK & Switzerland, with managerial oversight for regional businesses and global projects. This includes working with senior stakeholders in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Retail and Commercial functions. Held senior advocacy positions in external organisations including British Chamber of Commerce, Supply Chain Asia. A Lifelong learner challenging self along development journey. Emphasizing startup ventures, innovation, global discovery, digital, and International Consulting Projects & sustainability.

LAST ROLES
I was fortunate to have an accelerated & diversified global career in Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain. Responsibilities included supplier engagement and growth, relationship management, planning and control of new services, route modelling and analysis, financial evaluation of projects and new business maintenance (certain times creating the business case for those investments and purchases), negotiating service level agreements (prior to contract) with vendors and developing strategies for value creation and monitoring (post-contract). Lead and direct ad-hoc teams of managers, specialists and other professionals globally as per project mandate. I started career in Finance, covering Investment banking (TMT Summer Analyst) & Private Equity (on behalf of SWF) dealing in SME financing and financial modelling of scenarios dealing with investment's profile.

ASPIRATIONS
I am geographically based in Singapore holding Permanent Residency, PAK citizen and Business founder which supplies Agri-Goods into the largest grocer in Singapore. Have had regional responsibility covering the Asia (A/PAC) geography and accountability for global projects

NEXT CHALLENGE
In the future I see myself leading and concluding significant business deals for clients in the pursuit of growth or strategic restructuring, in doing so I also am refining my technology-related skills

SPECIALTIES
Vendor engagement | Negotiation | Supply-chain modelling&analysis | strategy | business development

PERSONAL
I keep active through Bachata Dance and squash. I’m also curious to know how we can better help others and take a particular interest in a Woman and Children’s charity whose digital presence I’ve worked with to improve. Leisure time is spent outdoors in places of crisp air, engaging in hiking and adventurous activities. I can communicate in Japanese and German, maybe in Python and SQL soon 😊

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Hameed Ibrahim, MBA, Singapore PR

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