Forridel


Forridel means ‘the one who rides ahead’ in old English - a messenger or emissary. We are a strategic and sustainability advisory firm that provides analysis, advice and advocacy support in the international environment, focusing on the Asia Pacific.


Forridel
as a company

About Our Company

The Forridel team draws on extensive knowledge and connections across the Indo-Pacific region to help clients fully understand the risks and opportunities in the jurisdictions where they operate. We support companies and international organisations to develop practical strategies to manage local complexity, always ensuring that our advice and analysis is specific, and informed by the client’s objectives. We know that, across the region, successful stakeholder engagement means building a genuine sense of partnership at the national and local community level. This engagement involves understanding stakeholder aspirations and finding common ground. Sustainability is fundamental to communities, and underlies everything we do.

  • Ian Kemish and the team bring together expertise across many different countries of the region. They have a record of successful engagement across South-East Asia and the Pacific, including recent work in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste and Vietnam. Ian’s diplomatic and business experience in Europe and the Americas - and the rich networks he has built in these regions - provide Forridel with additional global reach.Bower Group Asia

    Our clients include several major listed companies, development agencies and the World Bank’s Global Partnership for Education. We also work in association with Bower Group Asia and the Ambassador Partnership LLP.


The First Knoll
Project

About Our Philanthropy

The company’s First Knoll philanthropic work is based firmly on practical experience and ensuring successful outcomes. We work with reputable organisations and maintain a strong focus on effectiveness. Under our First Knoll program, we direct a third of our profit to projects which help people gain access to opportunities that might otherwise be beyond their reach.


Forridel
in the media