MitchelLake · Into Asia & ASEAN
Asia & ASEAN Expansion Executive Search
The Asian markets reward local presence and punish the fly-in-fly-out approach. Whether it is a first CTO in Tokyo, delivery leadership across the Philippines and Malaysia, or a country lead in Singapore, the entry hire has to combine the company's standards with a real understanding of the market. MitchelLake has made those appointments across South East and North Asia.
Which roles do companies hire first when entering this market?
Across 7 delivered Asia & ASEAN mandates, the leadership brief concentrates in general management, revenue & sales and technology. Of those, 3 were the company's first appointment in that market.
- 3 General management
- 2 Revenue & sales
- 2 Technology
At what stage of expansion do these mandates land?
- 3 at first entry into the market
- 3 at building the team out
- 1 at scaling across the region
The leadership we have placed
- EndavaUK → SEAVP Business Development, South East Asiafirst in market
- MarexUK → SEAHead of Energy, APAC
- CapgeminiSG → ASEANHead of Delivery (VP), Malaysia
- CapgeminiSG → ASEANCapability Director, Salesforce CoE, Philippines
- Rainmaking Innovation → SGVenture CEO
- iMoney → ASEANCountry MD Indonesia; Country MD Philippinesfirst in marketearlier engagement
- Employment HeroAU → SEAMD SEAfirst in marketearlier engagement