Kian Yeo

Kian Yeo is an experienced leader in Business, Product Development, Product Management, Innovation, Technology, and Engineering with a diverse skill set encompassing over 20 years of product development experience.

Kian has a proven track record of developing a wide range of products for global markets, including Wearable and IoT devices, Mobile phones, Gaming devices, Computing equipment, Consumer electronics, and various peripherals.

He excels in recruiting, inspiring, coaching, and developing diverse teams, with a focus on cross-functional product development, product management, and engineering.

Kian is skilled in developing strategies, innovative solutions, and has experience in cloud computing, IoT, Data Analytics, and managing business units with profit and loss responsibilities.

He is adept at Lean Product Development (LPD) to optimize product development processes and has a deep understanding of Western, US, European, and Asian/Chinese business cultures.

Kian's specialties include R&D and Engineering Management, Product Development Management, Technology and Innovation Management, New Product Category Management, Program and Project Management, Business management with P/L responsibilities, Strategic alliances management, ODM/OEM Management, and Turnaround Management.

His educational background includes an MBA in Finance from Nanyang Technological University and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

Kian Yeo has held key positions such as Vice President of Product Development at Hasbro, Vice President of Product Development at Razer Inc., Senior Director at Xbox (MACH) at Microsoft Corporation, Director of Product Development & Advanced Engineering at Dell, Director of Engineering at Dell, Head of R&D at Venture Corporation Ltd, and R&D Manager at Hewlett-Packard.