About Francis Lua

Experience shaped across businesses, functions and markets.

I founded DeepClarity after over two decades working with management teams across Asia Pacific at Microsoft, TE Connectivity and Johnson & Johnson. Those roles taught me that important business decisions rarely belong to one function. Their effects move through leadership, operations, technology, roles, relationships and the everyday choices people make at work.

Francis Lua — Founder, DeepClarity
Francis Lua Founder, DeepClarity

Why I look at decisions from more than one perspective

Throughout my corporate career, I worked alongside business leaders during periods of growth, organisational change and shifting commercial priorities. I saw how the same decision could look entirely different depending on where someone sat in the organisation.

A commercially attractive choice could create operational strain. A sound technology decision could leave ownership unclear. A carefully designed people initiative could have little effect if it was disconnected from how the business made decisions and allocated resources.

My contribution increasingly became one of helping leaders connect these perspectives. That involved understanding the commercial purpose, listening closely to the people affected, identifying the assumptions behind different views and helping management teams work through the implications.

I founded DeepClarity to bring that way of working to owners and senior leaders facing consequential decisions. I contribute an independent perspective, informed by experience inside large and complex organisations, while remaining attentive to the particular history and realities of each client.

My work combines business understanding, organisation development, systems thinking and an applied coaching practice. I hold a Master of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University.

"My role is to help leaders see the connections that are difficult to see from within one function, one role or one version of the problem."

Career

Where the experience comes from.

Present
DeepClarity Pte. Ltd. · Singapore

Founder

Advising business owners and senior leaders on decisions involving growth, succession, transformation, AI and organisational capability. The work brings commercial, operational, technological and people perspectives together and can extend from inquiry and decision support into design and implementation.

~8 years
Johnson & Johnson Vision · Asia Pacific

Senior HR Leadership

Led HR for the Asia Pacific Vision business, working across commercial, research and development, regulatory, medical affairs and regional leadership. The role required an understanding of how global priorities, market realities, professional expertise and workforce considerations shaped one another.

Prior
TE Connectivity · Asia Pacific

Senior HR Leadership, Automotive

Led HR for the Asia Pacific Automotive business and reported to the regional business president. Working across commercial, manufacturing, supply chain and functional leadership strengthened a business perspective grounded in the operating realities of a large regional enterprise.

Prior
Microsoft · Asia Pacific

Talent & HR Leadership

Held talent and broader HR leadership roles across Asia Pacific during a period of significant business change. The experience developed a strong understanding of talent systems, technology organisations and the challenge of translating regional and global priorities into local organisational practice.

What informs my work.

Business experience

Over two decades working with management teams in regional and global organisations has taught me to connect organisational questions to commercial and operating realities.

Systems thinking

Organisation development and systems thinking help me examine relationships, patterns and consequences across the business, rather than treating each issue in isolation.

Inquiry and judgement

My coaching and advisory practice combines careful listening with a willingness to offer a clear view. Both are needed when leaders are working through difficult choices.

Would a wider perspective help?

If you are considering a decision that affects several parts of the organisation, an initial conversation can help us understand the question and whether DeepClarity can contribute.

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