Ben Wong

About Ben Wong

A successful business leader across multiple industries and geographies. Adept at both strategy and delivery, with a clear bias to results. Experience in start up, growth and ailing businesses. Skillful at quickly identifying critical issues, developing and executing innovative approaches through employees and teams, regardless of economic and resource constraints. Successful development and execution of business strategies and change initiatives led to business growth and cultural change. Achieved profit improvement and increased cash flow through effective execution of new sales strategies, operational turnarounds utilizing the principles of six sigma and lean, and new product development. Enhanced employee accountability and teamwork in multiple cultural settings through effective communications in multiple languages including English, Cantonese and Mandarin After a successful career at Owens Corning across numerous disciplines (sourcing, manufacturing, sales and general management) I was recruited by Compac Corporation, a mid-size adhesive company, with a charter to define and deploy a new market strategy. Currently working as an expatriate for a privately held U.S based company in Suzhou China focusing on growth. I hold an advanced degree in business (M.B.A.) from University of Chicago, a graduate degree in Engineering, and an undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Toledo.Communicate well in Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese.Specialties: General Management, P&L Improvement, Strategic Planning, Marketing, Sales, International Business, Business Development, Supply Chain, Information Systems

Experience

1. Vice President General Manager

   ProMach

   Jan 2025 — Present · Vancouver, BC, CA

   Lead the Wexxar Bel business unit with full P&L accountability.

Education

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA, General Management

• The University of Toledo

  BS, Computer Science and Engineering

• The University of Toledo

  MS, Engineering Science (Electrical Engineering)

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Channel Partners
• Management
• Operations Management
• Strategy
• Product Marketing
• Business Management
• Sales Management
• P&L Management
• Channel Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• International Business
• International Sales
• P&L Responsibility
• Negotiation
• Marketing Management
• P
• China Business Development
• Asia Pacific
• New Business Development
• Business Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Leadership