Advisory Board
Karl Godderis
Karl is originally from Belgium but based in Kuala Lumpur.
He runs the Asian market for Pragma Finance, a UK based provider of private credit solutions to
large scale ESG projects across North America, Africa and Asia.
Prior to Pragma, Karl has been active for over 29 years across Asian markets, especially in SE Asia
and Australia. Covering management consulting and strategy roles, post-merger integration and
transformation roles and in more recent times cross border M&A advisory.
His management consulting career involved working for global firms like PWC and Kearney as
well as running his own boutique advisory business in Jakarta and Singapore.
Karl holds a double degree in Applied Economics and International Relations from the Catholic
University of Louvain, Belgium.
Outside work he is also a prolific writer and published his first two spy novels during the 2020-
2021 Covid lockdown.
Linkedin Profile
www.linkedin.com/in/karlgodderis
Vittorio Furlan
Vittorio is an international leader in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation with a 25-year career marked by supporting clients across various industries in embracing AI and starting digital businesses. As the Founder and Managing Director of Foray Advisory, a boutique consultancy, he specializes in guiding businesses through digital transformation, data, and generative AI.
In addition to his consultancy work, Vittorio is an active angel investor and advisor to innovative startups in fields like autonomous retail, generative AI, fashion, and entertainment. His previous roles include positions at Axiata, EY, and Accenture, where he honed his skills in AI and digital strategy. Vittorio holds an Executive MBA in Strategic Management from UNSW, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, and a Diploma in Business & Accounting. He is also formally qualified as a board director with Malaysian ICDM.
An Italian Australian, Vittorio has lived in Malaysia for more than seven years and has extensive experience working in the Southeast Asia region
Ikhram Merican
Ikhram Merican is the Regional Director of Hexamatics
Servcomm, a certified content marketer, public speaker, and
author of The Ultimate Guide to Buying Property.
Notable for his diverse expertise in business development,
content creation and people management, Ikhram Merican has
experience across various fields including telecommunications,
hospitality, property and human resource outsourcing.
Ikhram passionately believes that leadership should be focused
on developing people.
Key highlights of his achievements include:
- Building high performance teams that deliver results in multiple industries. He has trained over 1000 people in sales, productivity, entrepreneurship, and time- management.
- Establishing processes to deliver a “world-class employee experience”
- Winning multiple awards for sales in the property industry
- Building organization-wide competency in full-turnkey telecommunications rollout and securing such projects. He built and project managed teams that delivered mission- critical and complex services like greenfield radio sites for operators
- Creating one of the most successful short-term accommodation business in Malaysia. In 2017, the Asian Property Review recognized him as “one of the most successful and experienced AirBnB operators in Malaysia”
When he isn’t overseeing the execution of strategy and the development of people and services at Hexa Business, Ikhram enjoys movies, cycling, hiking and food.
