Southeast Asia

As Chair of Intralink Southeast Asia, Sarath brings three decades of expertise in international business development, trade and investment.

He has supported over 20 government agencies and expertly steered more than 3,000 organizations through the intricate commercial landscapes of Southeast Asia.

Sarath’s previously served as Country Director for the US-Asia Environmental Partnership, for which he received a US Government Distinguished Service Award. He has served on the Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce and holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

Sarath also founded Orissa International, which was acquired by Intralink in 2025 to become the backbone of our Southeast Asia operation.

Alex leads our Southeast Asia and Taiwan teams, overseeing the delivery of our client projects in these markets.

He’s developed and executed revenue-generating market entry strategies for clients, established partnerships and won ‘design-ins’ in the software, energy, medtech, life sciences, materials and automotive fields.

Originally from the UK and raised in Belgium, Alex has lived in Asia for over 15 years. He is a fluent Mandarin speaker and has a BA in Chinese studies, an MA in international business and an MBA.

Poonam oversees our Southeast Asia operations. She plays a hands-on role in the design and delivery of client engagements, drawing on her experience establishing and managing Intralink’s Southeast Asia-based research function.
 
Previously, Poonam worked at Euromonitor International, where she led a team serving government and trade promotion agencies, delivering market research across a range of consumer sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the National University of Singapore.

Priyankar oversees our regional team across Southeast Asia, supporting multinational corporates and public sector clients with innovation ideation, business development, technology scouting and market research.

Prior to Intralink, he managed digital transformation initiatives across APAC at BNP Paribas Securities Services, including automation, API integration and Generative AI adoption. Priyankar holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, and a BTech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.