Investments & Clients
About US
Ian C. Buchanan, Senior Advisor
Positions / Experience
- Strategy Consultant & Board member with 48 years experience
- Trusted Adviser to the highest levels of Business, Government, Defense and National Security throughout the Asia Pacific region
- First elected APAC Chair of NYSE listed Booz Allen Hamilton
- Mentored by Mike McConnell - ex US Director of National Intelligence, current Vice Chair of Booz Allen Hamilton
- Adviser in the creation of The Republic of Indonesia’s Ministry of State Owned Enterprises
- Designed & led the region’s first reverse acquisition to rescue a near bankrupt Kuala-Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) listed group
- (Co)-Founder/Director of numerous NGO’s – including (Post 9/11) The World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). Keynote speaker at 100+ regional/global conferences
- (1989) Approached by Jack Welch to establish/join GE’s first Asian Advisory Board
Other affiliations
Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors; Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honours Fraternity; Guest lecturer on Asian Strategy at Harvard, Stanford and other leading Business Schools; Contributor to, and cited in, various books and articles on the Asian region; RAF(VR) Pilot, Parachute & Gliding ‘Wings’ & RAF ‘Ten Ton’ Club (>1000MPH in Lightning Fighter)
Keith Miranda, Managing Director
Keith Miranda is the Founder & Managing Director of Lumira Investments.
He is committed to leveraging his strong personal networks, deep ASEAN market knowledge and operational expertise to create superior value for partners and portfolio companies to accelerate growth.
Positions:
- Co- Founder of Accendo Technologies one of ASEAN’s fastest growing privately held Technology Companies (www.accendotechnologies.com) www.accendotechnologies.com/pressrelease/accendo-deloitte-asia-pacific-technology-fast-500
- Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Finance Committee of Invictus Blue Sdn Bhd (www.invictusblue.com.my). Invictus is the Award Winning Agency of Record for Petronas Nasional – Malaysia’s National Oil and Gas Company and is responsible for Petronas / Mercedes Formula1 Team marketing activities.
- Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Australia Chinese Business Council (https://acbc.com.au/about/). The ACBC is Australia’s premier bilateral trade organization. The ACBC is at the forefront of trade and deal flow with China – Australia’s largest trading partner.
- Founder of Gigple – a future of work focused technology company operating in South East Asia (www.gigple.com)
Education:
- Australian Chartered Accountant (Member: 324847)
- Harvard Program for Leadership Development Alumni – on campus
