John Hawkins, Partner Asia

With over fifteen years’ experience in the enterprise technology sector, Mr. Hawkins is a seasoned global executive with a unique combination of entrepreneurial success and technical expertise. He has led the formation of several consulting groups for systems integrators and vendors serving a wide range of industry sectors. In addition, Mr. Hawkins has operated an independent consulting operation serving clients including JP MorganChase, Univision, OpenMarket, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, AMP, The New South Wales Department of Land and Water Conservation. Mr. Hawkins has a successful track record serving both hardware and software markets, with a strong focus on delivering complex integration solutions in legacy environments and GIS systems. Since 2003, Mr. Hawkins has focused on the application of RFID, and more recently, has played a role in developing the Chinese agricultural market by consulting to the Chinese government and selling commodity high-end (RFID-tagged) Australian beef to China.

Mr. Hawkins holds a B.S. (Honors) in Microbiology from the University of Queensland and an MBA (Finance) from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management. His leadership has been acknowledged with industry awards, a NASA scholarship in 1989, published papers on molecular phylogenetics, presentations to Australian and International Symposia on Microbiology and lectures on technology for business.