Overview Summary

Desmond Marshall is the MD for The Floor in Asia Pacific (thefloorhub.com), a top global fintech innovation center, with offices in Israel and Asia, creating visionary advanced solutions in fintech/blockchain/cybersecurity with a group of international bank and financial institution partners like HSBC, Santander, Intesa SanPaolo, RBS, SMBC, Deutsche Bank, Accenture, Intel, KPMG, etc, and also providing dealflows and customization for global fintech companies.   

With over 23 years of strategic experience, Mr Marshall have served numerous Fortune 500, governments, and new age companies from around the world in various industries, providing professional services on capital raising (IPO, blockchain/ICO, fund raise) and strategic advisory services (ICO/IPO related).  

Mr Marshall is an accomplished public speaker on business and investment trends, a celebrity spokesperson for various financial TV programs, a global expert in blockchain and related topics, an advisor to the government, and often guest speaking/judging at numerous private and public events.

Desmond Marshall is also founder of Rouge Ventures (Rougevc.com), and also Asia's top international investor funding platform, Pitch Perfect (www.pitchperfectevent.com). 

For more info
Press & interviews: https://desmondmarshall.weebly.com/
Linkedin：https://www.linkedin.com/in/desmondmarshall

Vast Strategic Experience

  • Over 200+ companies for strategic advisory from startups to established listco
  • Honorary Associate Dean for Zhijing Houde Investor Business School 
  • ​Founder for Hong Kong's first Angel Investor development focused program, Angel Investors Forum
  • Founder for Hong Kong's largest intentional entrepreneur investor funding event, Pitch Perfect
  • Rebuilt failing China's largest online music community, Sogua Entertainment; successfully repackaged, upgraded, and sold to VC firm
  • Lead Checkpoint (NYSE: CKP) into new strategic luxury development division; developed and successfully sold division to world's leading 3M
  • Developed Asia Pacific operations for Young & Rubicam spinoff division Wundermann.
  • Angel Investor + strategic mgt of VC related projects for firms
  • Seasoned strategist and public speaker on motivation of Chinese customers, developing loyalties, esp for high end, luxury, HNWI
  • Worked and partnered with many famous luxury brands and companies in China and around the world, including Fortune 500 names Rolls Royce, JP Morgan, Bank of East Asia, L'Oreal group, etc
  • Directed and developed Checkpoint's new global business initiative; successfully sold entire worldwide business division to 3M
  • Worked with various venture capitalists firms and partners in Asia for business model enhancements
  • Managed global operations and people in over 12 countries in Asia Pacific
  • Developed the first e-commerce strategy and business model for IBM Greater China
  • Strategy consultant for several GMs in IBM

Titles

  • MD APAC, The Floor  (Top global fintech innovations center from Israel)
  • Member of global Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (https://entethalliance.org)
  • Advisor to HKSAR Government, Trade and Industry Department 
  • Executive Trainer, Federation of Hong Kong Industries
  • Founder, Pitch Perfect event (Asia's top investor platform)
  • Founder, Rouge Ventures
  • Board member for City University of HK, MBA Alumni Association
  • 2015 - Chairman, Institute of China Customer Motivation
  • Strategic Advisor to private equity firms
  • 2008 - Managing Director, Sogua Online Entertainment China
  • 2006 - Asia Pacific General Manager, Checkpoint Systems (NYSE: CKP)
  • 2004 - Asia Pacific Director, Young & Rubicam Wunderman (NASDAQ: YNR)
  • 2002 - Asia Pacific Sales & Marketing Manager, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)
  • 1995 - Senior Greater China Sales & Marketing Manager, IBM (NYSE: IBM)

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