Mr. James Phillips is a multi-lingual C-Suite leader working for 30 years in Asia, 20 years in leadership positions across High Tech, Automotive and Apparel industries. His experience spans the industrial sectors in Thailand, China and Vietnam managing multiple sites in those countries as well India, South Korea, Malaysia, Ethiopia and USA.

As a Partner at Gherzi he oversees the management consulting practice in the ASEAN region. He has been instrumental in mapping the circular textile supply chains in the region, planning of new garment manufacturing projects and spearheading interventions  relating to operational improvements as Gherzi client facilities.

As President of Business Units at TAL Apparel (2012-22), Mr. James Phillips was responsible for setting up and overseeing the operations in dress shirt factories in Vietnam, Thailand, China and Ethiopia (80’000 pcs/day) with sales in excess of US $300 million. He was also President of TAL’s Made to Measure Business Unit producing on demand suits, shirts, pants and knits(700’000 pcs/year) with a 4 day lead times and direct to consumer logistics from both Vietnam and Thailand.

From 2008-12, James Phillips was the COO/Managing Director at Ecco Thailand, the Danish group’s largest show manufacturing facility worldwide (7 m pairs pa). His experience at Arvin Meter, a leading OEM automotive supplier, included P&L and Balance sheet responsibility for APAC region including 8 factories and 900 employees in China, Thailand, India and Korea with total sales in region of $250m with growth of 15% per year

James Phillips has an MBA from University of Southern Queensland and a mini-MBA (INSEAD).