Summary Resume

Personal Details

Name......................Ken Frost
Year of Birth............1962
Qualifications...........MA, FCA, FIPFM
Nationality...............British
Location..................London



Academic Background

School.....................Dulwich College (1973-1980)
University.................Edinburgh University (1980-1984)
Degree.....................Economics and Accounting MA (Hons) Upper Second

Career Details

Sinji JVC (Pyongyang DPRK)
Director (2008-)

I am a director of Sinji JVC.

Sinji JVC is a 50/50 joint venture between Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd and the Korea Committee for the Promotion of External Economic Cooperation (CPEEC). Sinji's main areas of operations are; retail (consumer electronics, household necessities etc), software and artificial flower manufacturing for export.

Hana Electronics JVC (Pyongyang DPRK)
Director (2005-)

I am a director of Hana Electronics JVC.

Hana manufactures and sells DVD and VCD players, it also manufactures and sells DVD's and VCD's.

Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd (International)
Director (2004-)

I am a director of Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd.

Phoenix's mission is to marry investors with investment opportunities in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK); in order to take advantage of the the economic reforms, which are taking place there, which have made foreign investment easier.

KenFrost.com (London)
Owner (2001- )

De Beers (London)
Audit Manager Centenary Internal Audit (2000-2001)

Royal Philips Electronics (Sweden)
International Forensic Audit Co-ordinator (1999-2000)

Philips Electronics AB (Sweden)
Head of Internal Audit Nordic (1996-2000)

Philips Electronics UK (London)
Audit Manager UK/International (1989-1996)

KPMG (London)
External Auditor (1984-1989)

Key Skills/Career Highlights

• Over twenty years international experience (Western/Eastern Europe, USA, South East Asia and Africa), including four years living in Stockholm

• Management and leadership skills, eg the successful establishment and development of; the Philips International Forensic team, the Philips Nordic Audit Department and the De Beers Centenary Audit Department

• In depth experience of working on Audit Committees; including experience of setting up country Audit Committees in the Nordic/Baltic region when working in Philips, and in the UK when working in De Beers

• I am a member of Gerson Lehrman Group Scholars Program

• Hands on experience of performing and managing professional independent reviews that identify risks/control gaps; providing recommendations for both the mitigation of these risks/control gaps, and general improvement of the business

• High level risk mapping on an international and company wide basis

• In depth experience of working with a variety of IT packages from pre to post implementation stages including; SAP, Triton, MFG Pro, Scala and Sage

• In depth international exposure to a variety of manufacturing, commercial, marketing, treasury and administrative/back office organisations

• Constant exposure (through monitoring, mentoring and advising) to organisational change eg; restructuring, cost cutting, centralisation of back office functions, introduction of the Euro, IT changes, centralisation of warehousing, direct deliveries and corporate delisting

• High level interpersonal skills, coupled with the ability to interact with people at all functional levels from a variety of cultural backgrounds

• Experience, and detailed knowledge, of best practice with respect to corporate codes of conduct via:
  • Membership of the Philips General Business Principles Committee

  • Developing the Philips General Business Principles casebook, subsequently distributed to the top international management

  • Custodianship and maintenance of the Philips General Business Principles Database

  • Aiding and advising on the development of the De Beers Code of Conduct

• Forensic experience arising from:
  • Personal involvement in fraud investigations

  • Establishing and developing the role of the Philips Forensic Audit Co-ordinator

  • Custodianship and maintenance of the Philips Fraud Database

• Practical experience in the design, building and running of a website

If you would like to learn a little bit more about me, you can do so by visiting my self introduction.

I am happy to discuss and explore any business opportunties/proposals (both national and international); which make use of my experience and skill sets.

Important Legal Notice The information contained in the link above to the "Legal Bit" is important, and shall govern your use of this web site. You should not proceed to other parts of this site without first reading it.

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