Hospitality, Food and Beverage, Lifestyle, Consulting, High Impact Boards and Market Entry, Asia
Alan is currently Managing Partner of ABA Asia, which designs, builds and facilitates high performance boards for both fiduciary and non-fiduciary, private and public companies.
He is also CEO of The Hepburn Group, which provides consultancy services to developers on leisure and hospitality projects and can assist with market entry for hospitality, food and beverage and lifestyle operators. The Hepburn Group also acts as an agent for premium food and drink products.
From 2008 and 2010, Alan was Chief Executive Officer of KidZania, a children's edutainment company which had the operating rights for the award-winning KidZania concept for Greater China, Philippines and Thailand. In 2001, Hepburn was the Managing Director of the renowned Three On The Bund company in China where he led the creation and development of the Three on the Bund destination concept in Shanghai. This opened for commercial operation in 2004, under his management, as a unique, integrated, lifestyle experience, building the first luxury brand from China. In 2007, the company won Asia’s Best Employer by Asia Wall Street Journal and Hewitt Associates.
Alan has a distinguished track record in the hospitality industry. He enjoyed success with some of the world’s most prestigious hotel companies where he directed numerous transformation programs and new concept openings and has enjoyed success with a wide range of award-winning initiatives.
Prior to life in Asia, Alan spent a total of seven years at three of London’s best hotels. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality (F.I.H.) and a graduate of the Westminster Hotel School.
Alan is also an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), currently serving as a Global Board member, Chair of the International Networks Committee, member of the Global Compensation and HR Committee and Forum Officer (Gold) for the YPO Singapore Integrated Chapter. Alan regularly runs leadership training for YPO CEOs worldwide.
He currently sits on the Advisory Board of The Mandala Club in Singapore and chairs the advisory board for Mypetgo - a pet wellness company. Alan has served as past Chair of South East Asia YPO, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Dulwich College, Shanghai and Vice Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce, China. He sits on the Advisory Board of Saluber, an Italian MedTech company.
In 2018, Alan was inducted into the Global Scot Hall of Fame by the Scottish First Minister.