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Andrew Craissati
Palm Beach, FL
currently: Here to network
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Work history
Chief Executive
How would you describe your time at Transpac Media Ltd?
Andrew has led a boutique strategic management consultancy firm since its inception. He has had responsibility for the firm's business development, client development & retention and led most of the firm's strategy or development mandates. Clients have been primarily leisure, media and telecom-related corporates and in the USA, UK, Italy, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, India, China, Hong Kong. His work included cross-border expansion, operating executive issues, early to mature stage growth strategies, joint venture development, valuation, diversification and corporate finance issues. He has also worked on a number of distressed situations, turnarounds and under-valued public company scenarios.... 
Executive Chairman - Asia Pacific
How would you describe your time at Virgin Group, The?
Andrew was Sir Richard Branson's senior ranking executive in the Australia/NZ and Asia Pacific region, co-chairing the Regional Steering Committee and serving on the board of at least 10 Virgin companies. He led the growth of the Group in the region from a single Megastore in Japan to numerous regional businesses. Additionally, he was responsible for the regional plan's implementation, which included the raising of over $500m in co-investment funds and leading over $1.5 Billion in total investments. During his tenure, the regional headcount grew from a negligible number to approximately 7,000....
Spec. Adviser to Regional Chairman - Asia
How would you describe your time at Seagrams?
Living in Singapore, Andrew advised Ramesh Vangal (Chairman, Asia Pacific) on many functional aspects of the operations of Universal Studios in the region (including the creation and leadership of numerous integration tasks, collaborative promotions and marketing initiatives). His work also included analysis and due diligence related to regional investments....
Group Managing Director
How would you describe your time at Magna Group?
Initially appointed to run the Los Angeles office, Andrew moved to Singapore in accordance with his promotion to Group Managing Director. Andrew personally built the firm into a regional firm, retaining a client base of some of the world's leading media companies in the US and UK such as Universal Studios, Carlton Communications Plc and Capital Radio Group Plc (now known as GCap Media), advising on Asian business development and overall regional strategy. Andrew also successfully built a regional client base in Asia, including filmmaker Chen Kaige, Beijing Film Studios, Media Asia Group, DBS Bank and others and for whom he provided similar services....
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