Founder & Principal Consultant
Technology isn't just what Hitan does — it's how he thinks. From his early career in the UK through 15 years building and running a regional managed services business across Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and China, the constant has been a belief that the right technology, applied with clarity, solves real problems. That orientation — practical, operational, outcome-focused — is what he brings to every engagement. His understanding of this region goes beyond the professional. After a decade working across IT infrastructure and networking projects in the UK and internationally, he spent 2009-10 travelling extensively across Asia — not on a business trip itinerary, but immersed in the geography and the people. He never left. His wife is Malaysian, his family is rooted here, and 15 years of building a business across multiple Southeast and East Asian markets has given him a layered understanding of how organisations actually operate in these cultures — the decision-making dynamics, the partner ecosystems, and the local realities that don't appear in market reports. That breadth — a UK-trained technology career, field experience across Europe, the US, and Asia, and genuine personal roots in the region — shapes how he works as a fractional CTO and strategic advisor. He brings technical depth alongside real cultural fluency, and a network of industry partners and connections built across years of advising organisations from small businesses through to larger enterprise clients.
ScaleASEAN exists to make that expertise accessible to growing businesses who need a seasoned technology leader without the overhead of a full-time hire. Hitan isn't here on a tour — he's here for the long run.
- CEO Asia — Regional Tech Provider across Asia & CN (15 years)
- Executive Council Member — GTIA ASEAN (Global Technology Industry Association)
- Technology Committee — BritCham Singapore (British Chamber of Commerce)