Jam is a Senior Consultant and Lead Trainer of Convergent Experience for Strategic Planning and Competitive Intelligence, with over 27 years of experience in the field of Strategic Business Planning and Analysis, Competitive Intelligence Development, Management Consultancy and Leadership Development.
He is also the Managing Director of Actelligos, a business consulting firm specializing in intelligence, strategy and competition around Asia. Jam graduated in the 95th percentile from the Philippine Military Academy for Strategy and Leadership. He took up further studies on General Management in Asian Institute of Management.
Jam’s corporate experience exposed him to critical positions in different regional companies:
Global Head of Intelligence and Strategy, Asia Pulp and Paper
– Worked closely with the CEO on worldwide strategic issues
– Developed strategy frameworks and metrics for analyzing market opportunities, evaluating internal capabilities and crafting appropriate action plans.
– Conducted wargames and scenarios to stress-test business strategies against competitor plans and market forecasts.
Head of Intelligence, AIA Philippines
– Supported the strategic transformation program by incorporating initiatives for increasing market awareness, customer intimacy, competitor sensitivity and strategic smarts.
Managing Director, Fuld and Company
– Led a team of consultants (Asia) providing custom market and competitive insights and strategies across industry verticals like healthcare, technology, financial services, manufacturing, operations, business process and retails
– Managed the go-to-market strategy, business development and consultative selling of intelligence research, training simulations and process consulting services in Asia.
Project Director, AMI Business Consulting (APAC Region)
– Managed over 50 strategic research projects around Asia
– Advised business executives on market opportunities, competitive intent and capabilities, industry evolution and trends, their implications, and the appropriate strategies to take to win in Asia
Head of Strategy, UCPB Group of Companies
– Handled the entire strategy research, analysis, development, implementation and evaluation processes
– Managed the Economic & Business Research, Corporate Planning & Implementation, and Performance Monitoring, Evaluation & Analysis departments