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Dr. Carl Thong

Dr. Carl Thong is a thought leader and serial entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience in learning and development. He has founded companies across various sectors, including tech, and has completed over 200 consulting projects for global organizations. He specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership.

About Dr. Carl Thong

Dr. Carl Thong is a thought leader in learning & development. He has 30+ years experience in consulting, successfully completed 200+ consulting assignments & facilitated 1000+ workshops on strategy, innovation, leadership, marketing & sales development. As a serial entrepreneur, Dr. Carl founded the Sunstone Group (www.sunstone.biz), a holding company that owns businesses in consumer products, healthcare, business process outsourcing, mining, hospitality, education & consulting. He co-founded several tech companies including Restart Bank, a digital bank, & BankingON, a fintech that focuses on mobile banking.

Dr. Carl Thong is often engaged as a strategy consultant by MNCs, NGOs & government organizations to drive innovation and & leadership workshops. He has an inextinguishable passion to help organizations perform through enhancing the capabilities of their people. He has deep insights into the inner workings of various industries, including financial services, healthcare, life sciences, biotechnology as well as FMCG.

Consulting & Training Expertise

  • Business Strategy & Innovation
  • Leadership Development
  • Change Management
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Business Development
  • Coaching
  • Sales & Sales Management
  • Management Consulting
  • Corporate Advisory

Qualification

  • Doctorate, Strategic Leadership, Corban University, Oregon, USA
  • Master of Arts, Theological Studies, University of Northwestern-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
  • Post-Graduate Certificate, International Marketing, Portland State University, Oregon, USA
  • Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Lewis & Clark College, Oregon, USA

Industry Experience

  • Banking (retail, corporate, wealth, private, investment banking)
  • Asset management
  • Insurance (life, non-life)
  • Tech startup (fintech, edutech, foodtech)
  • Fast-moving consumer goods
  • Call centers, business process outsourcing
  • Healthcare, biotech & life sciences
  • Real estate & hospitality

Professional Experience

  • Group Managing Director, momenta Group
  • Chairman, Sunstone Group
  • CEO, DynaFront (Fintech)
  • CMO, BankingON