John S. Hamalian
Associate Partner

John S. Hamalian has over 20 years of experience at General Motors and Dell, specializing in Lean Management, Business Transformation, Process Improvement, Strategy Design and Deployment and Organizational Development.  With assignments based in the USA, China, Germany, Korea, India and Singapore, culminating in 2 Asia-Pacific Regional Director positions, John thrives in global and culturally-diverse environments.
  
John has been providing coaching, facilitation and training to help clients across Asia improve their performance and increase value.  He works across sectors and sizes, from Services to Production and from global MNCs to smaller SMEs.  John is also an adjunct lecturer at various universities; a published writer on Lean Management, Leadership, Strategy and Asian culture; and an active speaker at Business Excellence conferences, global corporations and professional institutions.  He holds an MBA from Fordham University in New York and a Bachelor Degree in Engineering from Kettering University in Michigan.  

An avid explorer, John has visited over 65 countries, including the entire Far East of Asia, and speaks conversational Mandarin Chinese.  He is an active supporter of several NGOs, including serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee for a Migrant Worker’s advocacy and social services organization, as well as serving as a Trustee of the Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the oldest church in Singapor