I believe in the wisdom of long-term planning

My focus today is to invest private equity into hybrid technologies in agriculture, executive search services, tourism, banking and finance training services, construction and real estate development within Myanmar.

Sterling SL Agritech Co., Ltd.

One of my significant private equity investments in Myanmar is in hybrid seed technology.  In partnership and collaboration with SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC), we pioneered and successfully transferred hybrid seed technology in Myanmar.  In 2016, we produced some 135,000 kilos of parental SL-8H hybrid seeds in the delta region of Myanmar effectively making Sterling SL Agritech Co., Ltd. the biggest hybrid seed production company in the country.  The company embarked on a successful promotional program for the SL-8H hybrid seed variety by setting up some 60-model farms in the paddy production townships of Myanmar.  Today, we are expanding our alliances and collaboration with some of the largest conglomerates in Myanmar to boost our production capacity of hybrid seeds and paddy.  We are investing in the future of the country because we believe that Myanmar is well on its way to recovering its past glory as the “FOOD BASKET OF ASIA.”

Waterstone Company Ltd.

Waterstone is a trading company that is wholly owned by the family of my Burmese spouse. It is managed and operated by Myanmar and Filipino professionals. In collaboration with Sterling SLAC, it successfully exported rice hybrid seeds to the Philippines. Waterstone will start marketing and selling its own branded milled rice produced in Myanmar, to both domestic and export markets by 2019. Also, Waterstone is exploring other agriculture products to trade and export from Yangon, such as but not limited to, coffee, sugar, beans, and fruits.

Wynn Ward Howell

Wynn Ward Howell (WWH-Myanmar) is a member of the ZMG-Ward Howell Group of companies from the Philippines. ZMG-Ward Howell is the top executive search company in the Philippines with operations in China, Indonesia, and Korea. Its executive search services are focused on industries such as Banking & Finance, Food & Beverage, Telecommunications, and Pharmaceutical industries. WWH-Myanmar, in collaboration with ZMG-Ward Howell, will focus on developing customized training programs focused on human resource development for Myanmar. The country has been closed to the world for several decades resulting in a substantial need for retooling the massive workforce needed to bring the country back to the level of its ASEAN peers.