Jim's  involvement in Mystery Shopping started in 2005 and joined MSPA in 2007.  Jim was invited to the MSPA-AP board in 2009 and has been actively involved in promoting Mystery Shopping and best practice in the Southeast Asia countries.  He is also an active member of ESOMAR, a founding member of Marketing Research Society of Malaysia, and an Industry Advisor for the Faculty of Science in Statistical Computing and Operation Research - University Tunku Abdul Rahman in Malaysia.

Jim began his career in market research with a regional market research agency in Malaysia.  Prior to establishing Cardas Research in 2001, Jim was working with an international manufacturing and retail company in charge of market research, corporate planning, and retail planning and development for the Malaysia and Singapore market.

Bruce started his career in Mystery Shopping Company since 2009. After years of involvement, he has developed extensive experience of project management, solving complex problems, establishing team structure.

His personal philosophy has always been to nip problems in the bud, this is because I fully understand the way small, localized issues can quickly manifest into global, board-level issues. He is highly enthusiastic and ambitious as working for MSPA-AP that shares the same idea of making mystery shopping more standardized and sustain in the long run

He advises senior management on corporate strategy and planning, investment feasibility studies, regional economic development, market assessment, organizational reviews, project planning and implementation and assists at board level with facilitation, pricing and negotiation.

A leading consultant of Bangladesh, Mr Haq has undertaken a large number of research and studies on business, social and development issues on diverse fields during last about 35 years for various international organizations, including UN organizations, World Bank group, Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Union (EU), USAID, DFID and many international NGOs and multi-national business enterprises in Bangladesh and other countries of the World.

Mr Haq is the founder and President/CEO of SRG Bangladesh Limited (SRGB), a leading multi-sector and full-service research and management consulting firm based in Dhaka providing services in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, etc.  

A Fellow (FIMC) of the Institute of Management Consultants Bangladesh (IMCB), Mr Haq also is a Fellow (FCIM) of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) of UK, the top marketing professionals’ organization of the world. He graduated (MBA) from the Institute of Business Administration of Dhaka University in 1982.

Mr Haq is actively involved with many professional, business and socio-cultural organizations and societies of Bangladesh and abroad. He is the immediate past Chairman of the Global Advisory Council of Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) and past President of MSPA Asia-Pacific. He is also a Trustee of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) and Founder and past President of the Institute of Management Consultants Bangladesh (IMCB). Mr Haq also is a Founding Council Member of WAPOR Asia.

Mr Haq also is the Founder & Chairman of Solmaid Community School Foundation, a charitable organization providing support to the street children for primary education and skill development. He is also the Founder/Secretary General of Nurjahan-Salam Foundation, a charitable organization providing support to the rural Poor for self-sustaining and income generating activities.

Aftab has more than 15 years of Mystery Shopping experience in the Asian Region, his contribution to the industry is well recognized. 

He is also a member of the MSPA Global Advisory Board and the only Member who has served on European, Asia Pacific and Global Boards of MSPA. Presently he is the Director of Professional Development of MSPA-AP.

Aftab has successfully conducted a number of workshops in China, Malaysia, India and Australia in the recent past.

His passion towards coaching front liners and assisting Business owners in finding out insights about their employees’ performance has driven him to establish his own Customer Experience Consultancy firm in 2010. His experience from both sides has given him a great overview of Customer Care as a whole, allowing him to benefit his clients with unbiased and actionable data others could have difficulty providing.

He is a huge advocate of businesses providing the ultimate customer experience and first class staff performance. His enthusiasm and expertise assisting organizations to reach their goals has been very much appreciated by many in the Middle East. Being from the area and residing in Dubai has been an undeniable advantage in steering companies towards their aims. Mazen understands and easily conveys the culture to all expatriate clients that look to improve their customer experience in the region.

Results driven with progressive experience in coordinating operational programs in support of organizational strategic objectives; proficient in managing overall functional areas. Persuasive communicator and relationship builder, leads by example and establishes a professional work environment based on respect and handled a wide range of functions using a combination of creative, organizational, and writing skills. Strong believer of Work Life Balance and Time Management to accomplish assigned tasks in stipulated time

Mr Tan holds a MBA (Finance) from University of HULL, UK and was a member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK

During his 35 years of working experience, Mr Tan was involved in various industries including Finance, Semiconductors, Trading and Manufacturing.  He presently holds a senior management position with a multi-national corporation.

Mr Tan is also an active member of Friends-In-Charity, a charity group formed by like-minded individuals to help out those needy/elderly folks in society.