Management

Alex Barton

SVP, Managing Director, Greater China & SE Asia

Alex heads up our Greater China & Southeast Asia team and oversees the delivery of all our client projects in those regions. Since joining Intralink, he has developed and executed numerous revenue-generating Asia market entry strategies for clients across a wide range of sectors. He has established partnerships and won design-ins in the renewable energy, life sciences, materials, software, power electronics and automotive spaces.

Originally from the UK and brought up in Belgium, Alex moved to China in 2006. He graduated with a BA in Chinese from Sheffield, an MA in International Business from Nottingham and an MBA from Manchester, and prior to joining Intralink he worked for a Sino-Dutch joint venture in China. He is a fluent Mandarin speaker and based in our Shanghai office.

Alex Gover

EVP, Head of Business Development, EMEA

Alex studied Japanese, Chinese and Economics at Oxford University and went on to take a Diploma in Advanced Japanese at Sophia University in Tokyo. He has worked in and with East Asia for the past 25 years, including for a time at Sony's International Marketing Division at the company's head office in Tokyo.

Before assuming his business development role in the UK, Alex worked for two years in Intralink's project office in Tokyo where he was responsible for developing and implementing market entry strategies across a range of sectors, including semiconductors, consumer electronics, telecommunications, and enterprise software. He was also a key member of the company's IPR licensing team.

Charles Cielo

VP, Director

Charles Cielo oversees the Intralink Japan Med Tech and Life Sciences team, directing the delivery of life science, IVD, medical device and pharmaceuticals-related projects in Japan. He has experience in discovering, cultivating and closing up to USD million deals in these spaces, including transactions such as technology platform and drug licensing, RUO product sales, research and clinical research service provision, and strategic partnerships.

A bioengineer by training, a scientist by vocation, and a businessman by trade, Charles worked in multinational Big Pharma prior to joining Intralink. He currently specialises in helping overseas healthcare companies find their place in the unique and sophisticated Japanese healthcare ecosystem. Charles is proficient in three languages and has been living in Japan since the year 2000.

David Royer

VP, Director

David leads our Digital Media Practice, overseeing our global specialists who assist western adtech, martech and broadcasting companies wanting to develop and implement Asia expansion programmes.

Based in Tokyo, he has helped international advertising platforms and other software startups land their first deals with organisations including Yahoo! Japan, Rakuten and Dentsu.

He has a background in advertising and technology, having worked for both a big media firm and a cutting-edge augmented reality startup.

David is originally from Montreal and speaks English, French and Japanese. He studied International Business in Canada before moving to Japan. When not helping western companies win deals, he enjoys spending time with his two children, attending Asia League ice hockey games and cooking tacos on Tuesdays.

Graham Barker

SVP, Head of Medtech & Life Sciences

Graham heads our Medtech & Life Sciences practice, with wide ranging experience across the sector. He has an 18-year track record of helping European companies develop global sales, licensing and sourcing strategies – in recent years focused specifically on Asia. Based in the UK, Graham has a degree in chemistry from Bristol University and extensive professional experience in chemicals, automotive, packaging and plastics in addition to medical technology and life sciences.

Huw Thomas

SVP, Head of Corporate Innovation Services, EMEA

Huw heads up our Oxford-based Corporate Development Services group across the EMEA region and is responsible for the delivery of innovation, investment, business development and market research initiatives for our Asian corporate clients in Europe. A fluent Japanese speaker, Huw lived in Japan for 20 years and was previously Managing Director of our Tokyo office where he oversaw our operations in Japan and implemented and delivered entry strategies for western technology companies expanding into the country, with a focus on the semiconductor, automotive, industrial, and telecoms spaces.

Prior to Intralink, Huw worked for the Sanyo Semiconductor Company in Japan in both technical and commercial roles, and at a Japanese start-up in the field of security and biometrics where he interacted with corporate and government clients across North America and Europe.

Jeremy Shaw

COO

Jeremy is in charge of operations and strategy advice at a group level as well as implementation of key cross-border initiatives. He originally joined Intralink’s Tokyo office working in the mobile communications and digital broadcast sector, licensing and selling to operators, OEMs and systems integrators. He then managed Intralink’s offices in Japan, Korea and greater China overseeing the growth of the team from 20 to over 100.

Originally from Australia, Jeremy has worked over 25 years in and across Asia from Japan, China and Korea to Thailand and the Philippines in roles with both public and private sector organisations. He is now based in our London office, and on weekends is currently walking the Thames from source to sea and staying in the oldest pubs he can find en route.

Jonathan Cleave

EVP, Regional Managing Director, APAC

Jonathan oversees Intralink’s operations across APAC from our Seoul office. Originally from the UK, he moved to Korea in 2004 and after completing his Masters at Seoul National University, he was awarded the Korean Government Scholarship to do his Ph.D. on South Korean industrial policy.

He heads up our Energy & Environment Practice and has helped dozens of energy-related companies with their Asia strategies, from licensing their technologies to large industrial conglomerates to building out local manufacturing facilities and supply chains.

Jonathan is chairman of the Association of American State Offices in Korea and sits on the board of GBxAsia, linking UK technology founders & investors across Asia Pacific

Kris Miller

VP, Head of Delivery, Corporate Innovation Service

Kris heads our Corporate Innovation delivery group in North America, managing projects that help corporate clients build new businesses and close partnerships at startup pace. He previously worked in pre-commercial business development with an R&D startup and in investment attraction and export promotion for JETRO, and he holds a Master’s of Science in biomedical engineering from the University of California Irvine.

You can find him on the weekends cycling about the streets of Los Angeles and shuttling his kids to the local attractions.

Michal Waszkiewicz

VP, Head of Marketing

Michal heads up Intralink's global marketing team. He's a double Master’s degree holder: in Korean Philology (UAM Poznan) and in International Business and Marketing (HUFS Seoul). He lived in Seoul 2008 - 2017 where he was working extensively in the digital advertising space with the top Korean ad agencies and brands. He also has experience in managing projects related to ESS, electronics, enterprise software and retail.

Michal speaks fluent Polish, English and Korean, and is based in Intralink's head office in the UK.

Michal Witkowski

VP, Business Development

Michal is responsible for our Engagements in Europe and heads up our Industrial & Materials practice. He spent 12 years in Korea, where he was formerly Project Director at Intralink’s Seoul office, working in industrial, energy and software applications.

Prior to this, Michal was a manager at a large Korean software company, a consultant with Samsung Electronics’ appliances division, and a manager at a Korean tier-2 manufacturing company supplying LG Electronics.

Michal is fluent in Korean, English and Polish. He studied linguistics and international relations in Poland and Korea, and holds an Executive MBA from Atlanta Georgia State University and Poznań University of Economics. Michal enjoys wilderness hiking, Cross-training, and Wing Tsun – a Chinese martial art. He is also training to become a certified dog behaviourist.

Noel Pritchard

SVP, Head of Corporate Innovation Services, Japan; Group Sustainability Officer

Noel heads up our Corporate Innovation and Business Development Consulting Unit in Japan.
Since founding the practice with Intralink CEO in 2015, he has played a key role in building the unit into a strategic lynchpin, personally winning new business with over 30 Japanese corporate accounts in the process. He continues to influence global strategy and service development. He concurrently holds the post of Group Sustainability Officer where he is responsible for Intralink’s Net Zero and Sustainability strategy.

Originally from the UK, Noel first moved to Japan in 1997. He has a first in Japanese language and studies from Southampton University and an MBA from INSEAD. Prior to joining Intralink, Noel worked in presales and consulting roles for Vodafone Global Enterprise and Verizon Business. In his spare time, Noel likes to exercise, play video games and enjoy nature.

Oren Bernstein

VP, Business Development, North America

Oren heads up our global Software and Cloud practice and is engaged in business development for all three of Intralink’s service offerings in North America – working with our Market Entry, Corporate Innovation, and Trade & Investment clients. Since moving back to the US, Oren has run business development programmes for software and hardware-based innovators in fields as varied as information security, telematics, video streaming, smart factories, construction machinery, electric mobility and renewable energy. Previously a member of Intralink’s Tokyo team, he secured deals for clients in the EV mobility, construction machinery, solar energy, enterprise software and cybersecurity spaces.

Originally from New York City, Oren lived in Japan for 7 years and has worked in Japan/East Asia business development for over 20 years in both government and private sector settings. He graduated with a BA in International Relations and a minor in East Asian studies from Tufts University and is a fluent Japanese speaker. After years of being away, he is now back to enjoying the fresh seafood and cold winters of New England.

Rebecca Eustace

VP, Director of Finance

Rebecca is an AAT and ACCA-qualified finance director with over 30 years of experience in the field. She heads up Intralink's global finance team and is responsible for the company's financial consolidation. She also carries out the company secretary duties and oversees human resources.

Rebecca had started her career in finance at Oxford Instruments and had worked across many industries, including agriculture, sports & leisure, retail and food & beverage, before joining Intralink in 2015.

She is based in Intralink's Oxfordshire headquarters.

Richard Lyle

VP, Deputy Managing Director, Japan

Richard heads up our Government Services group, maintaining client relationships and ensuring consistent delivery across all our offices in Asia. He is also involved in energy, materials and industrial projects, so works with clients on projects related to hydrogen, batteries and smart materials.

Richard has an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College and has spent most of his career in Japan in International trade roles and is a fluent Japanese speaker. He is President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan and enjoys the beach and barbecuing in his spare time.

Solomon Bergen-Bartel

VP, Business Development, Medtech & Life Sciences

Sol leads our medtech and life science business development in North America. He has worked with Intralink clients across industries including diagnostics, biopharma, medical devices, food & agtech, software, semicon and wireless. While in Asia, he served as director of operations for Greater China and led project initiatives covering the China, South Korea and Japan markets.

Sol has a degree in molecular biology from the University of Virginia and first came to China in 2002 where he studied Chinese at Shanghai Jiaotong University. He joined Intralink Shanghai in January 2007 and relocated to Boston in 2017. In his free time, he enjoys cycling and running.

Stewart Randall

VP, Director of Operations, China

Stewart heads our Electronics & Embedded Software Practice, managing an international team of specialists who help western tech companies to develop and implement growth strategies in Asia. Based in Shanghai, he runs business development programmes for clients in fields including fabless chip design, semiconductor IP, EDA tools, fab operations, HPC computing, and next-gen materials. He’s secured deals for clients with large Chinese and Taiwanese corporations including Huawei, Alibaba, Uni-President, and NIO, as well as many other contracts with companies in the semiconductor, cloud computing, automotive, AdTech, and smartphone industries.

Originally from the UK, Stewart is fluent in Chinese and has lived in China for well over a decade. He studied Chinese & Management at Sheffield University, gained an MA in International Trade from Nanjing Southeast University, and has a mini-MBA in sustainable development from AmCham Shanghai. In his spare time, he likes to play tennis and badminton – he’s a qualified coach – and to escape the city to hike in the great outdoors.

Tommy Shiekman

SVP, Head of Business Development, North America

Tommy has worked in and with Asia for his entire career. He received a degree in East Asian Studies from Dickinson College and worked in China for ten years. He spent seven years with Intralink Shanghai, during which he secured millions of dollars in revenues for clients across a range of sectors including automotive, CE, semiconductors and industrial.

Tommy relocated to Silicon Valley in 2017 to drive the growth of our North America business, and during this time has built a strong network of entrepreneurs, VCs, and accelerators.

William Jasprizza

SVP, Managing Director, Japan

Will heads up our Japan team and oversees the delivery of all our client projects in Japan. Since joining Intralink in 2008 Will has delivered deals for clients across sectors including telecoms, automotive, healthcare and quantum computing. As the head of the Intralink IPR team, Will is also responsible for licensing, patent acquisition and tech transfer projects across Asia.

Will has lived in Japan since 1997. He graduated from Sydney University with a BSc (Biochemistry) and LLB (Hons). In a previous life he was a litigation lawyer and co-founded an ed-tech startup. He is a fluent Japanese speaker and based in our Tokyo office.

Zhao Le

VP, Chief Representative, China

Since joining Intralink, Zhao has worked with numerous clients to identify and secure partners across multiple sectors including consumer electronics, telecoms, medical device, RTLS, retail design and sports equipment. She has also successfully conducted investment site surveys for US investors, investment promotion initiatives, and has acted as interim general manager for MNCs’ China entities.

Zhao Le has a degree in Marketing from Dalian University and an MA in Business Management from Kingston University in the UK, and prior to joining Intralink she worked in broadcasting, retail and PR. She is fluent in English and based in our Shanghai office.