Growth and strategy advisory for businesses ready to accelerate and scale.

Trusted by Founders, Boards, C-Suites and investors to turn complex strategy into measurable value - operating behind the scenes when execution and alignment matter.

Targeted specialisations, one purpose.

Every engagement is built around one outcome: unlocking growth and embedding the discipline to sustain it. At the centre of every mandate is the strategic orchestration of senior stakeholders - Boards, executives and investors - whose alignment determines whether strategy lands.

— 01

Portfolio value creation

Growing margins through strategic overhead reductions, pricing resets and executive team redesign.

— 02

Growth strategy

Developing and executing go-to-market plays, pre-planning for short-to-medium term investment or M&A activity, new product launches and digital initiatives that accelerate revenue.

— 03

Transformation leadership

Acting as an interim executive to stabilise operations, drive change and embed execution discipline.

— 04

Board & CEO advisory

Shaping strategy days, pre-mortems and operating model reviews to sharpen focus and unlock growth.

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Fractional Chief of Staff

Embedding alongside EGMs and CEOs as a trusted advisor - Board cadence, executive rhythm, governance and implementing solutions to reduce friction before it creates impact.

Strategy that moves.

XA Advisory partners with investors, Boards and executives to create value, drawing on expertise across strategy-to-execution, M&A, Chief of Staff experience, TechOps and transformation in Retail, Logistics and Digital businesses.

Founded by Anny Ma, an ex-M&A lawyer, management consultant and experienced Chief of Staff.

Most recently embedded in Chief of Staff line roles and Head of Creative Technologies within a major Australian enterprise, advising at executive and Board level on enterprise strategy and governance, leading transformation programs, owning innovation-to-execution functions, and redesigning leadership and critical functions.

17+
Years across strategy, M&A, transformation and Chief of Staff to EGMs.
Board-grade.
Governance design, executive decision making and cross-enterprise program execution.
Global reach.
5 sectors · 12 jurisdictions · Singapore to the USA to Côte d'Ivoire.
Retail, Technology, Logistics, Digital, Financial Services.

Let's talk.

If you're scaling, transforming, or stewarding capital and want a partner who has been in the room, get in touch.

Anny Ma · Founder
Melbourne, Australia
hello@xaadvisory.com
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