Hong Kong
AI Partners

Meet the Team

Two technology leaders with hands-on experience executing forward-looking strategy. A combined 20 years based in Hong Kong and a shared passion for solving business problems.

Nigel Candy

Nigel Candy

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Co-founder / Hong Kong AI Partners

A New Zealander based in Hong Kong, Nigel brings 12 years of senior technology leadership at billion-dollar multinationals, with ownership of quote-to-cash platforms and client-facing products. He now works with businesses across APAC as a strategic partner, combining AI strategy advisory with hands-on implementation.

Explore Nigel’s background
  1. International leadership

    12 years in senior technology leadership at billion-dollar multinationals.

  2. Quote-to-cash platform ownership

    Ownership of technology platforms spanning quote to cash, alongside client-facing products.

  3. AI strategy and hands-on delivery

    A strategic partner to businesses across APAC, from executive-level advice to practical implementation.

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Gautam Khattak

Gautam Khattak

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Co-founder, Technologist

An American based in Hong Kong, Gautam has led teams and transformations across product development, operations and information technology. As a CIO, he understands how to lead lasting change by solving business problems with technology and a business-first mindset.

Explore Gautam’s background
  1. Hands-on product development, operations and business experience

    For more than 25 years, Gautam has worked across product development, operations and technology in private-equity-backed and public companies, embedded with business teams to solve problems together.

  2. Executive technology leadership and transformation

    Passionate about continuous improvement and productivity, Gautam moved from product development to information technology because it created the opportunity to drive step change improvements across every department. Most recently, he led the AI, Data and Digital strategy for Advanced Energy (AEIS).

  3. Leading through the AI disruption

    Coaching leaders and teams to develop and execute roadmaps and strategy. Gautam also applies that experience in AI think tanks and as a guest lecturer at HKUST Business School, Asian Institute of Technology (AITS) and other forums.

We’ve operated at scale.
We stay close to the work.

Across senior global technology roles, the systems we designed and managed supported production, supply chains and customer delivery. That experience shapes the questions we ask, and the way we help you act.

100,000+Hours Saved

Time given back to the business.

Saved through automation and AI across 20+ manufacturing facilities and 50+ offices.

USD 2.3BAnnual Revenue

Technology behind the output.

We have led technology solutions across the entire business, delivering billions in annual revenue to customers across the world.

US$60m+Annual Technology Budgets Managed

Accountability for the investment.

Budgets and technology spend managed across systems, suppliers, data and operational priorities.

20+Manufacturing Facilities

Deep inside the operation.

We designed and managed the technology serving manufacturing facilities around the world, working closely with operations leaders.

500+People Led Across the Globe

Leadership across borders.

Global teams led and developed around the world. Experience bringing people, disciplines and cultures together to deliver change.

Full Supply ChainOwnership from Quote to Cash

The whole business, connected.

Ownership of the technology connecting CRM, sales, planning, procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, delivery, installation, invoicing and payment.

Hong Kong is our home, we’re here to help.

We’re foreigners who fell in love with Hong Kong and stayed. After years running global technology teams from here, we’re invested in this city’s future, and we want Hong Kong businesses to compete with the same confidence the world’s best operate with.

We left corporate life because we knew how many businesses could use the experience we’d gained. We work alongside you, from deciding what is worth doing to making it work day to day, and we tell you when an idea isn’t worth the money.

What would you like
to work better?

Bring any challenge, process, or question. We’re ready to help.

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Your next chapter

What’s on your mind?

Tell us what you’re working on. Nigel and Gautam will receive your enquiry together.

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