Chalre Associates is a management consulting firm based in Manila, Philippines. We assist companies interested in
entering or expanding their service-oriented or product sales
business in Philippines. We provide a spectrum of business consulting and market entry services for companies doing business in Philippines. We
act as your Sales Agent, Manufacturers Representative and Local Partner.
The principals of Chalre Associates are international people with many years of working experience in North America and
South-East Asia.
Now based in Philippines, we have 10 years of hands-on business experience in the country.
We are well known in the market and have extensive personal relationships
(see profiles below). We feel we understand the
particular business opportunities and challenges that exist in Philippines.
We act as Sales Agent, Manufacturers Representative and Local
Partner for
international companies in a range of
industries. If we are not suited for your project, we will direct
you to others who are.
Our Services:
Establishment Corporate Presence:
We cater to the needs of European, US and Canadian companies seeking to set up a company, branch or representative office in Philippines. We help in developing business plans, advice on market entry, government regulations and permits.
Business Information Collection:
We provide detailed and specific intelligence about enterprises operating in your areas of interest be they prospective customers and partners, or competitors. We can provide background on key decision makers whose support may be required to move your business in Philippines ahead.
Sales:
Within our fields of expertise, we provide recommendations for sales,
market entry and expansion strategies in Philippines and implement those plans.
Asia CEO Forum
Organized
by Chalre Associates, The Asia CEO Forum is the largest regular
networking event for the international business community in
Philippines. The forum serves as a hub for industry networking and
deal-making by executive managers from across the Asia Pacific
region.
The Asia CEO Forum functions as an activist to promote the interests
of international organizations and functions as a venue for those
seeking to enter or expand in Philippines.
Our Principals:
Richard Mills
Chairman
(Advisor)
Richard is a
featured presenter for Asia region conferences and provided Keynote
Addresses for the following international expositions: HR Shared
Services & BPO (Singapore), Successful Shared Services (Singapore),
Executive Compensation & Benefits EXPO (Singapore).
He is a columnist
and thought leader for a host of international publications. Some
of these include: ComputerWorld, AsiaTimes, TelecomAsia, YahooNews,
AsiaMiner and IndiaDaily. He is an Expert Panelist for CIO magazine
(US) and the Offshore Offsourcing Best Practices association in New
York. He is co-founder and current chairman of the
International ICT Awards, one of the largest gala events in the
Asia Pacific region.
Richard's extensive
career in Executive Search & Management Consulting includes 6 years
working throughout Asia and 9 years in Toronto. His clients are
multinational corporations for senior management positions. Of the
many international recruitment projects he worked on in the Asia
Pacific region, one was particularly noteworthy as it was reported
on national Korean television as the largest technical recruiting
venture in Korean history. The project was also a cover story for
ComputerWorld magazine throughout North America.
Richard has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Waterloo, Canada’s most prominent technical
post-secondary institution. He possesses the designation of
Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute with its world
head-quarters in Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Richard is a founder and past Prize Committee Chairperson of a
large charitable Dream Home Lottery corporation. During his
involvement, it was the largest fund raising event of its kind in
the country. Mr. Mills is also a former president of the largest
district of Crohn's Foundation of Canada.
Rebecca
Bustamante
President
Rebecca Bustamante is the founder of
Chalre
Associates and responsible for operations of the
company. She is considered one of the most accomplished female
entrepreneurs currently working in
Philippines.
Rebecca
Bustamante's business achievements have been the subject of articles in the
Philippine Enquirer, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin (Panorama), MOD magazine,
Woman’s magazine, Baby magazine, Philippine Mirror, He & She
magazine and TV4. She is a former Vice President of the Canadian
Club of the Philippines and has played a key role on the organizing
committee of the "Canadian Snow Ball," one of the largest annual
social events in Philippines.
Rebecca began her 20-year career in
Canada. Her most recent position was
Senior Sales Director for a large
international cosmetics organization. Some of the many awards she
received from the company over a period of years included: Top
Rookie Sales Director for
North America, Top 10 Unit Sales Award Canada (for each year of service), Top
10 Personal Sales Award Canada (for each year of service). Because of her success, Rebecca was regularly asked
to provide training presentations for up to 500 people at
national company functions.
Click below for recent feature articles
quoting Rebecca:
BusinessMirror -
Working Abroad:
Are You Crazy?
BusinessWorld
- Reign of
the Filipino Manager
Financial Times -
The Sun Sets On a
Golden Era
GMA News - Pinoys
Move Up
Canadian Chamber Magazine (Chimo) -
Working Abroad
Taliba Canada -
Returning to Philippines: Is Now
the Right Time?
Taliba Canada -
Overseas Filpinos in Demand:
Philippines Booming Again
Mod Magazine -
Rebecca Bustamante Feature
Story
Manila Monitor - Go
Back, Help Rev Up Philippines
Asia CEO Forum
Chalre Associates
is the organizer of this regional
business event
bringing together some
of Asia's most
accomplished leaders.
SPECIAL DOWNLOADS:
Learn The
Executive Basics of HR Outsourcing
The Chairman of
Chalré
Associates, Richard Mills, was the Keynote Speaker of the most
recent Regional HR Shared Services & BPO Conference.
Held in Singapore, the event is the largest in Asia for the booming
sector. To learn about the state of offshore outsourcing in
Asia, view Richard's detailed presentation by clicking below.
RECRUITING
SENIOR MANAGERS IN SE ASIA
The Chairman of Chalre
Associates, Richard Mills, presented recently for the American
Chamber of Commerce on the challenges of acquiring and developing
senior managers in South-East Asia. The presentation covers global
trends to more specific information relevant to fast growing sectors
like Business Process Outsourcing. Richard's personal comments have been
added on most slides.
To review
Richard's in-depth
presentation,
click the icon below.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
EXPO
The Chairman of
Chalre
Associates, Richard Mills, was the Keynote Speaker of the most
recent Executive Compensation & Benefits EXPO. Held at
the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore, the 2-day annual event is of interest to
regional business leaders. Other
featured presenters included Asia Pacific leaders
from companies including Mercer, Gallup and HayGroup.
Richard provided his
views on the near term economic outlook for the SE Asia region and
its impact on career progress for senior managers. Download Richard's detailed presentation by clicking
the above icon. (The event brochure is
also available here.)
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