Marc Spiegel

Board-certified executive director with three decades of cross-industry leadership across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. First-hand operating experience translating between Western headquarters and Asian markets, with line responsibility for businesses in semiconductors, industrial manufacturing, people mobility, EMS, building automation and security, and infrastructure services. Repeated record of turning around distressed businesses, opening new markets from zero, and negotiating multi-year contracts with multinational customers at C-Suite level.

BOARD-RELEVANT DIFFERENTIATORS
• International leadership: operating roles in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, China, India, Switzerland, and the United States, with regional accountability across Asia-Pacific.
• Cross-cultural fluency: dual Thai/American national, professional Thai and French, with hands-on experience leading teams of 650+ across Western and Asian organizational cultures.
• Transformation and turnaround: returned a decade-long loss-making business to profitability within 18 months (+600% profit recovery); restructured a regional industrial operation to +74% EBITDA in a single year.
• New-market entry: built APAC operations from zero for two technology companies, including a €25M Australian Government program win against a 20-year incumbent.
• Customer governance: C-Suite contract negotiations with Coca-Cola, General Motors, Procter & Gamble, Deutsche Bank, Airbus, Huawei, and Pfizer.