FORTÉ has announced that Matthew Deayton has rejoined VEGA | a FORTÉ Company as the company’s Head of Southeast Asia, effective 9 November 2026, reporting to Steve Medeiros, FORTÉ Chief Executive Officer for APAC and Middle East.
Based in Singapore, Deayton will lead the company’s Southeast Asia Regional Business Unit, with responsibility across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
In the role, he will work closely with the company’s country leadership teams to strengthen execution across the region, accelerate growth and deepen customer relationships. His focus will be on bringing greater alignment across the Southeast Asia businesses, identifying opportunities to collaborate across countries and ensuring consistent delivery for customers.
“Southeast Asia is an important growth market for us, and Matthew’s appointment reinforces our commitment to providing strong regional leadership while maintaining empowered local teams,” said Medeiros. “We are delighted to welcome Matthew back. I’m confident he will make a strong contribution to our business and to the next stage of our growth across Southeast Asia.”
Deayton brings more than 25 years of executive management experience across the professional services, corporate real estate and technology sectors. His career spans leadership roles in project management, corporate real estate delivery, information technology, sales, business development and regional business management for multinational organizations throughout Asia Pacific.
Having lived and worked across Asia Pacific throughout his professional life, he brings extensive regional knowledge and a deep understanding of the cultural, commercial and operational dynamics that shape business in the region.
“I’m delighted to be back running six markets, six strong teams. FORTÉ’s recent APAC expansion grows the global footprint to where the clients already operate. I’m back to join those two things up, so clients running a global program get that single-vendor experience across the region, delivering consistency and quality,” said Deayton.
