Francis Puno

Francis Puno is an accomplished professional with over twenty-five years of regional management experience in healthcare, life sciences, food sciences, agriculture, and renewable energy sectors across Southeast Asia.

His expertise lies in developing strong relationships and knowledge within the healthcare ecosystem of Southeast Asia, including distribution channels and key decision-makers in pharma, pharmacies, private, and government hospitals in the region.

In the last six years, Francis has played a pivotal role in private equity investments and mergers and acquisitions in financial services, hospitals, and related healthcare services in the region, representing high net worth individuals and large PE funds.

He possesses a keen understanding of business models, a versatile and entrepreneurial approach, and a profound healthcare industry background that enables him to identify market opportunities swiftly and develop successful go-to-market strategies.

Francis is known for his hands-on leadership style, high work ethics standards, and the ability to clearly communicate and define corporate goals at all organizational levels, leading to high-performance teams and business growth.

His track record includes driving regional strategies, enhancing operations, planning and establishing new business ventures, and fostering success in various healthcare sectors throughout his career.

Francis Puno pursued his education at Jakarta International School for high school, Asian Institute of Management for a Masters in Business Management, and Ateneo de Manila University for a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

His professional journey includes roles such as Country Manager at Holista Health Inc, Board Advisor at Tuah Group, Regional Healthcare Lead at Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd, Head of Business Development - mHealth at S Global Holdings / Qualcomm Life, and Business Consultant at CompuGroup Medical Norway AS.

He has also held positions like Country Manager, Regional Business Development Manager at Zuellig Investments Pte Ltd - Cambert FE Pte Ltd, Country Manager at United Laboratories, Inc. in Singapore, Marketing and Sales Director at United Laboratories, Inc. in Singapore, Vice President at Wise & Co, Inc. (A Dharmala Group), and Senior Product Manager at Mead Johnson Nutrition in the Philippines.