Thomas Teo (张少华)
Chief Financial Officer for Mobility
Abdul Latif Jameel
Thomas Teo (张少华)
Chief Financial Officer for Mobility
Abdul Latif Jameel
Thomas Teo is Chief Financial Officer for Mobility, Abdul Latif Jameel, a collective of independent international, family-owned and diversified businesses, founded in 1945 by the late Abdul Latif Jameel.
In his role Thomas oversees all financial functions of Jameel Motors and the mobility sector internationally (excluding Saudi Arabia).
Thomas brings more than 25 years of experience, having held senior financial roles in Singapore, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Central West African markets.
Before joining Jameel Motors, Thomas served as CFO at Del Monte Philippines Inc where he oversaw P&L management, implemented cost reduction strategies, and transformed the finance team culture. With 17 years of experience in senior financial roles, he was also Regional CFO for Australasia at Lipton Tea & Infusion and held various positions at Nestlé, culminating as CFO at Nestlé – Shanghai Totole Food Ltd. His extensive background highlights his strong expertise in financial leadership and business collaboration.
Thomas holds a BSc Accounting & Finance from University of London and is a CPA Australia member.
Thomas speaks English and Mandarin Chinese.
Jameel Motors is the global mobility sector brand of Abdul Latif Jameel, building on an automotive heritage that stretches back to 1955. Jameel Motors is a leading international independent automotive distributor, representing a number of prominent global automotive brands, and is one of the world’s leading independent Toyota distributors in key markets across Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe.
Present in 8 markets, Jameel Motors offers full OEM brand representation, including import, distribution and wholesale, retail, marketing and sales of vehicles and parts, servicing, repair and personalization solutions, and component manufacturing. Its passenger vehicle distribution portfolio includes Toyota, Lexus, Ford, MG Motor, GAC and BYD, together with HINO Trucks and Ford Trucks in Egypt. Retail only operations further include Peugeot, Renault, and Mitsubishi Motors brand partners.
Abdul Latif Jameel is a global investor and diversified, private family-owned network of businesses which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020. It is comprised of a number of distinct and independent entities across major industry sectors driving the future of the global economy including Mobility; Financial Services; Energy and Environmental Services, and Health, with a number of other diversified interests including land and real estate development: consumer products professional services and advertising and media. Strong trusted networks and long-established relationships make Abdul Latif Jameel a powerful business and investment collaborator across the world. It currently has a presence in more than 35 countries on six continents and employs more than 11,000 people of over 65 nationalities.
