Ryan Gan
APAC Finance Director · Shared Services
Ryan Gan is a seasoned commercial and financial leader with over 24 years of impactful experience. His distinguished career includes serving as Supervisory Board Director for several China joint venture companies and holding progressive roles such as Head of Shared Services Centre (SSC), Global Reporting & Statutory, APAC Financial Reporting, Asia Solar Cells Manufacturing Finance, Supply Chain Finance Malaysia, and auditing with a Big Four accounting firm. Ryan excels in managing investor relations, joint venture and investment evaluations, financing, plant start-ups, acquisitions, liquidations, corporate cost improvements, and turnaround projects. His leadership style emphasizes the value of people as key assets to corporate success. Recognizing the critical importance of Industry 4.0, Ryan has been instrumental in driving his team's innovation journey through Robotic Process Automation and Business Analytics. Committed to advancing technological knowledge, Ryan has sponsored globally acclaimed projects on Knowledge Management and New Employee Onboarding. His vision is to establish his organization as a partner of choice by setting the standard for world-class services. Ryan holds a Master’s in Psychology and an Honors Accounting Degree from Malaysia. He is a Chartered Accountant in Malaysia, an ASEAN CPA, and a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Recently, Ryan became an Affiliate Member of the American Psychological Association. As a strong advocate for renewable energy and environmental sustainability, he actively promotes practices to safeguard the future for the next generations.
The impact I want to make
Ryan Gan stands out as an exceptional mentor due to his rare combination of deep technical finance expertise, extensive regional leadership experience, and strong people-centred values. With over 23 years across multinational environments—including his current role as APAC Head of Financial Reporting overseeing nearly 70 entities—he brings real-world insight into corporate reporting, business transformation, joint ventures, acquisitions, plant start-ups, turnaround strategies, and digital automation initiatives such as RPA and business analytics. His strong professional credentials as a Chartered Accountant, ASEAN CPA, and ACCA Fellow demonstrate rigorous technical grounding, while his leadership experience across solar manufacturing, global supply-chain operations, and Big Four auditing adds breadth and strategic depth. Beyond his financial and operational accomplishments, Ryan’s belief that people are the core assets of any organization is strengthened by his additional qualification
Industries I'm familiar with
- Human Resources
- Media & Entertainment
- Investment / Asset Management
Languages
- English