Establishing and managing ASEAN office

Hawa is a leading Swiss manufacturer of premium sliding hardware systems for doors and furniture, with a legacy of innovation and precision engineering. The company serves architects, designers, and manufacturers globally, delivering elegant and functional sliding solutions for residential and commercial spaces.

Silberstein + Partners supported Hawa’s expansion into Southeast Asia through the incorporation of their Singapore entity, recruitment of local talents, and the establishment of both back-office operations and a physical office.

We also facilitated their regional growth beyond Singapore and continue to manage their corporate back-office functions in the region.

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Silberstein + Partners have been a critical success factor in establishing our Asia subsidiary. Their broad knowledge, experience and competence made our expansion a great success. Silberstein + Partners continue to provide effective and professional support in our daily Asian business.

Ezequiel Di Claudio, CEO, Hawa Sliding Solutions

OUR APPROACH

Balancing the need for agility and control

Our management service focuses on four fundamental principles: vision, integration, speed, and advancement. We give clients the benefit of a team that is fully integrated with HQ, but with a localised presence and expertise in Southeast Asia.

We think proactively about the bigger picture while also executing on tasks both rapidly and, if appropriate, autonomously, carefully balancing our clients’ need for both control and agility.

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Vision

We go beyond rapidly executing on client needs. Treating our client’s business as our own, we are constantly looking ahead to ensure opportunities are seized, problems are avoided, and our clients stay several steps ahead of the market.

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Integration

Acting as a fully integrated management team, we are able to join the dots between corporate functions, and local and HQ needs, helping to strike an efficient balance between centralised and autonomous decision-making.

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Speed

A bias for action only helps the client if we truly understand their business. With a proactive mindset, deep integration with the client’s business, and an eye on the bigger picture, we can make the right decisions and execute on them rapidly.

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Advancement

We continuously look for opportunities to optimise our client’s operations and keep them at the top of their game. This approach is supported by our deep understanding of and integration with the client’s business.