Principals

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Mr Nakrin Narula

Nakrin’s professional experience to date has been focused on acquisitions and growth strategies in SE Asia.  At Claris Consulting, Nakrin’s focus was on the planning and execution of geographic and new-product growth strategies for small to medium sized businesses. In his time with the Abraaj Group, Nakrin obtained deal and investment experience, particularly in the Logistics and Oil and Gas sectors.

Nakrin holds a MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BSc from USC’s Marshall School of Business where he graduated magna cum laude.
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Mr. Kok Tjun Chan
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Prior to Springtide, Kok Tjun’s experience centered around developing strategies and execution plans. At BCG, he developed and executed distribution and marketing plans for large insurance and consumer goods companies. Outside of BCG, he has worked significantly with SMEs, having developed operational plans for an e-commerce warehouse and project-managed an extension to a Malaysian palm oil mill.

Kok Tjun holds a MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BSc in Government and Economics from the LSE where he was awarded the Crawford, CS MacTaggart and Head of Department’s prizes.

Founding Investors

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Mr Kirin Narula

Mr. Narula has significant real-estate experience as the managing director of Quality Inn, a Thai hospitality development company with flagship properties such as the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, and the Amari Boulevard Bangkok.  In addition to real-estate experience, Mr. Narula also has retail experience as founding owner of Dunkin Donuts and Au Bon Pain cafe’s in Thailand.
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Mr Chan Chee Keong

As Managing Director of Foong Lee Sawiminyak and Peng Yong Properties, Mr. Chan has acquired over 30 years of experience in the Palm Oil and Property sectors in Perak, Malaysia. Mr. Chan began his career at PriceWaterhouse in Dublin, Ireland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Individual Investors

Other members of our investor group have requested to remain anonymous. 

We currently have openings for additional individual investors.

If you would be interested in investing with Springtide, please contact us for a copy of our investment memo.