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Deloitte Asia-Pacific: Geographic Expansion
Deloitte analysts highlight Asia-Pacific as expected to drive global retail sales over next five years despite Middle East conflict headwinds affecting consumer confidence
The leadership read
Market entry is a leadership problem before it is a logistics one. Deloitte Asia-Pacific moving into new ground in Professional Services deepens demand for in-region leaders who can localise the model without diluting it. Across EMEA, watch whether senior in-market leadership is appointed early; expansions run remotely rarely hold.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 105.8 (Hot) (down 2.3 month-on-month), EMEA is at easing (-2.8pts) on signal share.
Deloitte Asia-Pacific: 1 signal in the last 90 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
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More signals across Professional Services
Geographic Expansion · Americas
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) →PwC is relocating its Los Angeles office from Downtown L.A. to Century City, signing a 15-year lease for 150,000 sq ft (36,000 sq ft expansion from current 114,000 sq ft) valued at ~$200M. Move occurs in 2028 and positions firm for growth and improved client/employee accessibility.
Partnership · Americas
Andersen Consulting →Andersen Consulting signed Collaboration Agreement with Nuvolar, a Spanish technology consultancy specializing in cloud-based software development and Salesforce implementations
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
Ofgem →UK electricity regulator Ofgem is implementing a Datacenter Commitment Fee (£237,500–£712,500 per megawatt) to reduce speculative grid connection applications. Datacenter connection requests have surged from 41 GW to 125 GW in under a year, with datacenters accounting for at least 80 GW of new demand. This regulatory move signals massive infrastructure build-out pressure in the UK for AI and data infrastructure.
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
University of Birmingham →University of Birmingham advancing branch campus plans in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Nigeria, as part of UK higher education sector's TNE (Transnational Education) expansion strategy.
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
Greggs →Greggs announced plans to expand from 2,773 to at least 3,500 UK store locations, with 62% of new H1 2026 openings in areas with no existing Greggs within a mile. CEO Roisin Currie stated the chain is targeting underrepresented channels: retail parks, train stations, airports, roadsides, and selective relocations in towns/cities.
Geographic Expansion · EMEA
Kaizen Gaming →Kaizen Gaming has secured full regulatory approval in Spain (general betting, fixed-odds sports betting, advertising licenses via DGOJ) and is actively recruiting a Managing Director, Spain to lead the operational launch of its Betano sportsbook. Spain becomes Kaizen's 11th active European market across 20 regulated global jurisdictions.
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