Tech advisory and investment firm GP Bullhound said it has appointed Shahril Hamdan as the firm’s new Head of Southeast Asia and Managing Director of the Kuala Lumpur office.

“I’m thrilled to join GP Bullhound and lead our efforts in Southeast Asia. As a specialized global tech investor with a European base, I believe we have much to offer this region. Similarly, Southeast Asia’s dynamic growth trajectory presents unique opportunities for those who can connect the dots and build bridges between ideas, capital, and opportunity,” Shahril said in the company’s Linkedin post.

According to GP Bullhound’s website, Shahril will be focusing on Southeast Asia, a growth region he believes holds increasing importance in the world.

Shahril has had a varied career across the public and private sectors. This includes a stint in the Malaysian government as Economic Director at the Prime Minister’s Office, at McKinsey and Company where he served multinational and private equity clients across Southeast Asia, five years managing a mid-sized energy services company, and latterly, running his own private markets advisory.

Alongside his work with GP Bullhound, Shahril co-hosts and co-owns a podcast company, where he enjoys bringing interesting conversations to a broader public. Shahril holds a BA in Economics from the University of Manchester and an MSc in Postcolonial Studies from the London School of Economics.

GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world’s best entrepreneurs and founders.

Founded in 1999 in London and Menlo Park, the firm today has 13 offices spanning Europe, US and Asia, its Linkedin page showed.

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