Guest · Episode 04

Karl Godderis

CEO, EUROCHAM Malaysia · Spy Novelist

"Intelligence and business strategy"

Karl Godderis has spent 30 years navigating Southeast Asia's business corridors, first in intelligence-adjacent environments and then as one of the region's most respected European chamber executives. He is also a published spy novelist — a dual identity he uses to draw unexpected parallels between trade negotiation and intelligence tradecraft.

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CEO, EUROCHAM Malaysia

Led the European Chamber of Commerce Malaysia, representing European business interests across one of ASEAN's most strategically significant bilateral trade relationships.

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Intelligence-Adjacent Career Background

Career history that crossed through intelligence-related environments before transitioning into business leadership — a background he draws on explicitly in his advisory and creative work.

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Published Spy Novelist

Author of thriller fiction that draws on direct experience of high-stakes negotiation, deception psychology, and Southeast Asian geopolitics.

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