Biography
Rupert Purser
Managing Director, Brand Finance Hong Kong
Rupert serves as Chairman for BrandFinance plc's offices across Greater China. He has over twenty years of professional experience in the management of companies, restructuring, valuation, acquisition, fund raising and listing mainly in the telecommunications, media, technology and retail sectors.
He was a founding partner of Baker Tilly's Hong Kong office and its Managing Director of Corporate Finance (Hong Kong and Beijing). Rupert now manages a private fund, Terramillem Capital, dedicated to the re-launch and commercialization of brands across territories as well as new media ventures.
His recent assignments include; entering into ventures with regional telecommunications companies for the deployment of EU sourced technologies and VAS services; the acquisition, re-launch and expansion of a dormant historic Swiss watch brand to over 20 territories; the MBO of a growing portfolio of Italian fashion watch brands that were recently profiled in Basle, Switzerland, European, Taiwanese and Hong Kong media.
He is a contributor to the China State Economic and Trade Commission's review of restructuring mechanisms for domestic enterprises, corporate governance and brand valuation. He is an occasional lecturer at the Hong Kong University, the author of several published articles and a frequent forum speaker and panelist on these and related subjects.
Rupert is a Qualified Engineer (London University), Chartered Accountant and seasoned executive based in Hong Kong and mainland China. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors, a former Committee Member of The Association of International Accountants and the Academy of Experts. He is a tribunal member for the Banking Deposit Protection Scheme.
Rupert has recently been appointed as a Member of the Public Affairs Forum of the Hong Kong Government Secretariat and as Head of the Hong Kong Chapter of the Asian Transformation Association.
Telephone: +852 2975 8386
Email: r.purser@brandfinance.com
