Actis appoints Vincent Low as director of its Value Creation Group

Prior to joining Actis, Vincent was the General Manager at Momentive Performance Materials from 2006 to 2011.

Actis announced the appointment of Mr. Vincent Low as Director in the firm’s Value Creation Group. Vincent will be based in the Singapore office and takes up his post with immediate effect.

Vincent will work with Actis’s portfolio companies across Southeast Asia to add value by driving strategic and operational improvements. The Value Creation Group supports the Actis deal teams by identifying areas of potential improvement in prospective investments – for example, accelerating sales growth, margin improvement, increasing efficiency, or making and integrating acquisitions. Once the investment is made, the Value Creation specialists work alongside management to achieve those improvements, so that the value of each business is maximised.

Prior to joining Actis, Vincent was the General Manager at Momentive Performance Materials from 2006 to 2011. In that period, Vincent was responsible for strategy, operations, cash flow and business profitability in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Vincent joined Momentive after nine years at General Electric where he held various functional and general management roles, with a proven track record of leading diverse teams in strategic and operational initiatives in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Commenting on Vincent’s appointment, Gary Addison, Partner at Actis and head of the Singapore office said, “Asia continues to be a priority market for Actis as one of the fastest growing markets globally. We are committed to investing in the best resources possible and Vincent’s extensive experience across a variety of consumer and industrial markets, as well as his significant operational expertise in Asia and the US, make him an excellent choice to further build and strengthen our regional business. We are delighted to have him on board.”

Vincent commented, “Actis is very well respected within the industry and I am honoured to join its dynamic Singapore team. Together, I look forward to working in partnership with the portfolio companies to help drive sustainable business growth and profitability, helping them fully capture opportunities in this region.”

Joe Sinyor, Head of Actis's Value Creation Group said "We are building up a strong team of operational professionals across all Actis markets, with the aim of working closely with portfolio company management on strategic and operational opportunities to enhance performance. Vincent is an important addition to our team, both as the first member of our Group in Southeast Asia, and also for his industrial expertise that we can deploy in other Actis regions".