About FZ Solution
Built to sit between the global platform and the local specialist.
Corporates need research that keeps pace with how fast China and ASEAN actually move — without losing the local judgment that makes it trustworthy. FZ Solution exists because no single provider yet combines genuine China and ASEAN nuance with global-grade analytical rigor, across the industries where that gap costs the most. We use AI to cover more ground, faster; the judgment that turns a signal into a decision still comes from people who are actually there.
How we’re different
The gap between broad and deep.
Most providers make you choose. We don’t think you should have to.
Global platforms
Broad coverage, built for scale — but shallow on the regulatory shifts, ownership structures, and cultural context that actually drive decisions in China and ASEAN.
Local specialists
Real on-the-ground knowledge, but ad hoc — inconsistent methodology, little comparability across markets, and hard to scale into something you can act on repeatedly.
FZ Solution
Global-grade analytical rigor, delivered by people on the ground — every signal reviewed by a human analyst before it reaches you, refreshed continuously rather than researched once.
How we work
Team structure
The team’s time goes to primary research and the judgment that turns findings into a decision you can act on — not to transcription, translation, or first-pass drafting. AI carries that volume work in the background, so the people on your engagement spend their time on judgment, not typing.
Leadership
Managing Director
18 years of experience across Greater China and Southeast Asia, now owning client relationships and guiding the overall strategic direction of the firm. Advises companies entering APAC directly, bringing deep expertise in market research and go‑to‑market strategy.
Head of Research, China / ASEAN
Close to two decades of experience in China market research, now leads the regional research function across China and ASEAN. Oversees strategic data partnerships and sets the benchmark for analytical rigor, ensuring insights are actionable, trusted, and aligned with diverse market needs.
Team
| Role | Reports to | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sector Lead Analyst | Head of Research | Owns the interpretation and narrative for a client engagement — turns research findings into a defensible go/no-go recommendation and presents directly to senior client stakeholders. |
| Insight QA / Editor | Head of Research | Final human checkpoint on every deliverable before it reaches a client; enforces one consistent standard of rigor and format regardless of how much AI assistance went into the draft. |
| AI Research Ops Lead | Head of Product & AI | Builds and runs the shared AI pipeline — transcription, translation, secondary research, monitoring, first-draft synthesis — that supports every engagement. |
| Head of Product & AI | Managing Director | Owns the platform roadmap and the AI research pipeline as a whole. |
| Field Research Associate | Sector Lead Analysts | On-the-ground presence for interviews, store checks, channel checks, and partner vetting. |
| Enterprise Sales Lead | Managing Director | Owns relationships with corporate, banking, and consultancy clients and equips their internal champions to sell engagements upward. |
See it in action
Proof, not just positioning.
A sample of how the modules above get applied to real decisions.
Tracking 13.4 GW of disclosed pipeline across six ASEAN markets, updated continuously.
Read the case study →Quarterly tracking of China’s RMB 6.2Bn chemicals market for a producer’s capacity and regulatory planning.
Read the case study →A go/no-go market entry decision for an unapproved treatment category in China.
Read the case study →Market sizing across three product segments guided a manufacturer’s China entry decision.
Read the case study →Want the full picture?
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