Laura Ashton
Laura M. Ashton | |
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Born | Laura M. Allen |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | McGill University |
Employer | Low Carbon Advisors |
Spouse | Martin Ashton |
Parent(s) | Harold Don Allen, Frances Mary Allen |
Laura M. Ashton (née Allen) is a Canadian executive based in Singapore. She is the co-founder and CEO of Low Carbon Advisors, an advisory firm headquartered in Singapore that helps companies, governments and investors around the world navigate the path to net zero.[1] She founded Xunama, a business development and marketing consultancy for professional services firms, in July 2018.[2]
Ashton has been the chair of the Advisory Board of New-Zealand-based, pan-Asian digital learning and development firm, Capability Group since December 2020.
She served as an independent non-executive director and Chair of the Remuneration and Nominating Committee on the Board of Asia Pacific Digital, an Australian Stock Exchange-listed digital services firm from August 2015 until October, 2017.[3][4][5][6] Asia Pacific Digital was subsequently acquired by Trimantium GrowthOps in August 2018.[7] Ashton was the Singapore recipient of a full scholarship for the Australian Institute of Company Directors International Directors course. She successfully completed the diploma program in 2019.[8] She is a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors.
She was the Asia Pacific Director of Business Development, Marketing & Communications for Baker McKenzie, an international law firm, from 2016 to 2019.[9]
From 2014 until 2015, she was Asia Pacific Regional Marketing Leader at A.T. Kearney, a management consulting firm.[10]
From August 2011 until December 2013, she was Vice President, Head of Marketing for Philips Lighting's Growth Markets unit.[11] [12] [13] [14] She was formerly senior vice president for marketing in Asia-Pacific for Electrolux, as well as president of Electrolux India.[15] Prior to that, she worked in global and regional roles for Shell plc in the Netherlands, England and Singapore.[16]
In 2013, The Internationalist, a magazine for advertising and marketing personnel, named Ashton to its Asia 50 list of 50 "pioneering marketers working in one of the world's most diverse and fastest-growing regions who influence activities from Japan to India."[17]
In November, 2018 she was involved in coaching and training North Korean scientists in entrepreneurial skills in Pyongsong.[18]
She frequently speaks at public events, including the 2018 B2B Marketing Leaders Forum[19] in Singapore.[20][21] Other speaking events in recent years include the 2015 Campaign Asia & Content Marketing Institute conference "Content Marketing Singapore",[22] the 2013 iMedia Agency Summit[23] and ad:tech Singapore 2014.[24]
Ashton has been a judge for Haymarket/Campaign Asia’s “Asia Pacific Agency of the Year Award” including the 2018 edition,[25] and “Asian Brand Marketing Effectiveness Awards”.[26][27] Ashton is also a member of the Singapore chapter of McGill University's alumni association.[28][29][30]
References
- ^ "Carbon services sector in S'pore growing amid global green push". Business Insights. Singapore Economic Development Board. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "XUNAMA: law firm marketing agency How to market your firm online". Xunama. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Directors" (PDF). Asia Pacific Digital Limited. 5 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Laura Ashton and Mark Dalgleish join Asia Pacific Digital board". Campaign Asia-Pacific (Press release). 6 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Digital has renewed focus as a regional digital services business". Proactive Investors. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Resignation of Non-Executive Director" (PDF). Asia Pacific Digital Limited. 27 October 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Trimantium GrowthOps acquires APD". Campaign Asia. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ^ "International Scholarships Program 2018 – Round 2 Recipients". aicd.companydirectors.com.au. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Asia Pacific". Baker McKenzie. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Iyer, Byravee (17 February 2014). "A.T. Kearney hires former Philips marketer to lead regional marketing". Campaign Asia-Pacific. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ Ring, Rafe (16 December 2011). "Innovation Insider: Laura Ashton, VP of marketing at Philips". Campaign Asia. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
Laura Ashton is at the forefront of the battle to keep Philips...
- ^ "Philips plugs in for sustainable growth in Asia". Bangkok Post. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "#1 Decision Makers – Laura Ashton, Philips Lighting". Digital Market Asia. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ Rubio, Rhandell (16 August 2011). "Philips appoints Laura Ashton as head of marketing, emerging markets". Campaign Asia. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Govind, Ranjani (10 July 2010). "How open can your kitchen be?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Hargrave-Silk, Atifa (7 April 2006). "Electrolux signs on ex-Shell exec". BrandRepublic. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Asia 50" (PDF). The Internationalist (64): 17. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Smith, Nicola (26 November 2018). "Inside North Korea: can the North pull itself out of the past to reunify with the South?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Laura Ashton". 2018 B2B Marketing Leaders Forum. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Professional Women's Network : Bringing Innovation to Market | BritCham Myanmar". Glue Up. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Laura Ashton". register.paloaltonetworks.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Content Marketing 2015: Future of Content". 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015.
- ^ Kemp, Simon (5 September 2013). "iMedia Agency Summit: Day Three". We Are Social. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Laura Ashton". ad:tech Singapore. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Campaign's Agency of the Year - Southeast Asia Competition". Agency Of the Year Awards. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "ABME winners to be feted at gala Singapore event". Brand Republic. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Laura Ashton". Asia CEO Network. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Alumnotes – Spring/Summer 2012". McGill News. 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Laura Ashton - B2B Marketing Leaders Forum ASIA 2018 | Singapore". B2B Marketing Leaders Forum Asia Pacific. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Content Marketing 2015: Future of Content". Campaign Asia-Pacific. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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