Commercial, eCommerce & Omnichannel Leadership
Luxury · Digital · Client Experience

Turning digital signals
into commercial growth.

I've spent my career turning fragmented retail channels into connected commercial engines — bringing eCommerce, CRM, boutiques, customer data and technology together around growth.

I built and led that model for Breitling in China, then across Southeast Asia and Japan at VP-level scope. My move to North America came with a deliberate step back in title to establish myself in a new market — not a step back in capability.

Today, I bring 20+ years of international commercial leadership to businesses navigating omnichannel growth, customer transformation and the increasingly important intersection of data, technology and AI.

Based in USA / Canada
Ran Breitling's commercial & digital operations in China, then Southeast Asia and Japan
Languages: English · Mandarin
Selected Impact

Revenue, not rhetoric.

+66%
Sales growth from a rebuilt China eCommerce strategy
36M
Brand awareness scaled from 8M through a China eCommerce strategy I rebuilt from scratch
19M
GMV generated in a single month — a China festival campaign record, up 500%
15K
New WeChat loyalty members acquired in two years across China
Currently Building

Founder mode, on the side.

ForwardReceipts

Building

Making the everyday receipt useful again — turning something disposable into a smarter layer for personal spending and commerce.

forwardreceipts.com →

MomoCoach

Building In Public

A fitness and content experiment where I am, unfortunately, also the test subject. Learning distribution by doing it: creating, testing, measuring, improving, and occasionally prancing around the internet doing exercises.

youtube.com/@MomoCoachapp →
Selected Experience

Commercial growth across markets, channels, and systems.

09/2023 — Present

Associate Director, Data

Breitling · USA / Canada

Moved to the U.S. after building this model in Asia — developing talent while connecting eCommerce, CRM, omnichannel, client experience, customer insight, boutiques, marketing and technology into one commercial system.

The move was also a reset. I had to learn a new market, rebuild my network, adapt to a different way of doing business, and work out which parts of my experience travelled cleanly — and which needed to evolve.

  • Built and developed talent across logistics, customer relations, content, operations and an internship track — with every team member progressing into a larger role or promotion
  • Shape commercial strategy and annual planning across eCommerce, CRM, client experience and customer insight
  • Built the foundation for VIP digital clienteling, from segmentation and Salesforce client profiles to gifting, service standards and training
  • Connect signals across eCommerce, CRM, marketing, boutiques and customer service so leadership can see what customers are actually doing — and what the business should do next
  • Led cross-functional delivery of the NFL Partnership website launch with Global Digital & Technology
  • Advanced the roadmap across SEO, personalization, behavioral analytics and customer experience
  • Evaluated and introduced tools including Botify, Giftory, Sensos and Quantum Metric across acquisition, personalization and digital client experience

The biggest outcome of the U.S. chapter has been clarity. I'm much clearer now about the work I'm best at: building strong people, connecting functions that usually sit apart, turning customer and operational signals into commercial action, and helping complicated businesses move as one system.

For 2027, I'm open to conversations about VP-level leadership roles across omnichannel, digital commerce, customer experience and commercial transformation — particularly where the brief is bigger than one function and the business needs someone who can connect the dots across the whole thing.

01/2021 — 09/2023

Regional IT and eCommerce Director

Breitling · Greater China, South East Asia & Japan

Owned Breitling's commercial and digital operations in China — the brand's largest and most complex market in the region — plus Southeast Asia and Japan. 40 people reported to me. The APAC President answered to my numbers.

  • Rebuilt the China eCommerce strategy, increasing sales 66% and brand awareness from 8M to 36M
  • Set a festival sales record: 19M GMV in one month, up 500%
  • Built a WeChat loyalty program that acquired 15,000 members in two years and streamlined CRM on Salesforce
  • Led a 40-person eCommerce and Digital IT organization across the region
  • Advised the APAC President directly on performance, commercial opportunity, and strategic priorities
  • Improved conversion 36% and net sales 25% through AI-driven solutions and operating improvements
  • Reduced advertising and promotion spend 42% while improving efficiency 21%
  • Rolled out WeCom clienteling to 300+ associates and localized SAP S/4HANA across APAC
  • Introduced Alibaba Databank across five markets to improve customer understanding, audience targeting, campaign planning, and commercial activation
Earlier roles across eCommerce, digital transformation, technology, CRM, and commercial operations View Full Career History →
05/2019 — 12/2020

Head of Digital Technology, APAC

Artefact · Shanghai, China
  • Led digital projects end-to-end for Hugo Boss, Dior, Lacoste, and Pernod Ricard
  • Ran cross-functional teams of 2–8 plus vendors inside Agile frameworks (Jira, Trello, Kanban)
  • Oversaw a project portfolio worth RMB 12M (2019–2020)
  • Delivered Lacoste's CRM overhaul — legacy system upgrade with omnichannel messaging for 400K customers
  • Helped shift the agency toward tech-driven digital marketing, winning higher-profile technology work
12/2018 — 03/2019 · 4-month contract

Freelance Project Manager

AKQA · Shanghai, China
  • Increased engagement by managing the WeChat social presence for Apple Inc.
  • Led brainstorming and production with a cross-functional team of 12 to develop an innovative Chinese New Year campaign
  • Created original campaign assets, deviating from the standard model of receiving assets from HQ
  • Won a new-client pitch for luxury Asia Pacific lifestyle brand Ce La Vi, delivering an immersive experience that integrated digital touchpoints with offline dining
2017 — 2018

Digital Product Owner

JINGdigital · Shanghai, China
  • Led the development of a clienteling tool for Tencent, contributing to a 40% portfolio growth
Earlier career & founding roles
04/2017 — 11/2018

Freelance UX / Branding Consultant

The Awesome Company (TAK)
  • Built XS Yoga's brand website on Angular and Node.js
  • Led brand identity and market research for a Shenzhen toy manufacturer, from VI to packaging
06/2014 — 2016

Business Development & Project Consultant

D1M Shanghai Wuyun Information Technology
  • Drove business growth from 80 to 200 employees, securing 5 new clients, each generating over $1M in revenue
2010 — 2014

Co-Founder

Roadhop / Kaiiba / Mailgriffin · Singapore · Beijing
  • Founding member of an intercity transit search engine that raised SGD 50K from SPRING Singapore and USD 250K from investors
  • Co-founded a rideshare app (iOS/Android) that raised USD 500K and reached 500+ customers
  • Co-founded Mailgriffin, an email personalization tool named most popular start-up at TechCrunch Shanghai
2005 — 2010

Procurement & Business Process Analyst

Toshiba International Pacific · Lorenzo Furniture, Kunshan
  • Interviewed 50+ staff across 3 countries to migrate a legacy ERP from JD Edwards to SAP, supporting the company's 2006 Singapore Stock Exchange listing
Skills & Strengths

Where commercial strategy meets customer, data & technology.

Leadership & Transformation

Executive and regional strategy, cross-functional leadership, operating model design, digital transformation, AI integration and organizational capability building.

Omnichannel & Customer Growth

eCommerce, CRM, clienteling, loyalty, personalization and customer experience across retail, digital and service channels.

Data, AI & Commercial Intelligence

Customer intelligence, analytics, experimentation, automation, audience strategy and performance optimization to drive revenue, retention and better decision-making.

Platforms & Technology

Salesforce · SAP S/4HANA · Shopify · Adobe · GA4 · AI/LLM tools · Python · APIs & systems integration

Salesforce SAP S/4HANA Shopify Adobe GA4 AI / LLM Tools Python APIs & Systems Integration
Languages: English · Mandarin
Education & Development

Foundations & continued learning.

Degree

B.B.M., Marketing & Finance

Singapore Management University
Exchange

Computer Science Focus

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
2022

Strategic Management

2020

Crash Course in Data Science

Coursera
2020 — 2021

Google Analytics Individual Qualification