Case Study 3 (Memo Form)
Date: 10/17/2011
Sender: Will Shih
Recipient: VPHR
Subject: Employee Profile on Mark Chan

Personal: Family Member (close-knit): 1. Spouse—Linda Chan (married for almost 8 years, home maker, previously a private banker) 2. Children—2 (ages from pre-school to elementary school) 3. Pet—an Old English sheepdog (large breed, requires big space for exercise) Living Condition: 1. Fairly wealthy 2. Less than 1 hour away from the workplace 3. Good relationships in the local community
(Implied) Personality/Values: 1. Achievement-orientated 2. Challenge-driven 3. Family-focused 4. High interest of different cultures 5. Great analytical & communicative skills
Religion: Christianity
Personal Hobby: Cars (currently own 2 cars—a Jaguar & a Triumph)
Parents: the mother-in-law in Singapore needs to be taken care of

Career:
Year - 6 – Year 0 (Prior to Energem) Employer: A Japanese consulting company at the Singapore branch
Countries traveled: Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam & Malaysia
Job description: 1. Helped foreign companies scout/evaluate M&A opportunity in Asia. 2. Negotiated and closed various M&A deals.

Year 1 (in Energem, Singapore branch) Job Title:
Marketing Manager in Specialty Chemical Division (Level 4) Region Covered: South-East Asian Year 2 – Year 3 Job Title:
M&A Manager & Analyst (Group Mergers & Acquisitions Unit, Level 3)
Region Covered: Asia-Pacific Job Description: 1. Reported to the global M&A Vice-President at the Headquarter (UK). 2. Scouted M&A opportunities. 3. Played as the negotiator and the liaison with the company’s various country heads and global business line heads.

Year 4 – Year 6 Job Title:
Long-Term Expatriate (Group Information Technology Unit, Level 2) Job Location: London, UK Job Duration: 3 years Job Description: 1. Reported to the Chief Information Officer 2. Conducted M&A activities for the strategic IT needs of the company’s JV

Year 7 – Year 8 Job Title:
Long-Term Expatriate (IT Unit, Global M&A Project Specialist, Level 1)
Job Duration: 2 years

Current Options:
Singapore (Family-Focused) Job Title:
Regional Marketing Manager in the Polymers Division (Level 3 or 4) Region Covered: Asia Pacific
Note: Temporary (Filler) position, given the first priority consideration for any vacancy in senior management position

Netherland (Career-Focused)
Job Title:
Long-Term Expatriate (Global Strategy Manager, Level D)
Job Duration: 3 years