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Karl Davies

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APIC, Vice President, Finance and IT. at Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
📍 Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR

Karl is a transformational C-suite leader with extensive international experience as a CEO, CFO, and COO across Asia, Europe, and ANZ for major corporations. Educated at Nottingham Trent University, he specializes in driving business process improvements in complex, multicultural environments. Colleagues describe him as an inspiring, strategic, and implementation-oriented leader.

Having lived and worked in seven global cities including London, Tokyo, and Sydney, Karl has a deeply international background. He values long-term professional relationships and is a strong advocate for mentorship and supporting emerging leaders. He has also been recognized for his leadership in corporate social responsibility activities.

He is the founder of a tech startup and holds a patent for a method of generating foot characteristic information via a mobile application.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
APIC, Vice President, Finance and IT.
Job Level
Senior
Location
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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Business Transformation
His entire career focuses on being a "pragmatic transformational business leader," with a proven track record of bringing big-business strategic thinking to improve processes and realign operations.
Financial Governance
As a Chartered Management Accountant and former CFO, he has deep experience implementing financial controls, compliance frameworks, and risk management strategies in diverse business settings.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
APIC, Vice President, Finance and IT.
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
6-2021 - 1-2022
Interim Chief Transformation Officer
Elements Printing and Packaging Limited
12-2018 - 9-2020
General Manager
Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC
9-2017 - 2-2018
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Pulse iD
3-2017 - 12-2018
Director and Founder
Shoebuddy Limited
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Education
1990 - 1993
ACMA
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
1985 - 1990
BA (Hons)
Nottingham Trent University
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