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Keppel: Geographic Expansion
Keppel is advancing its real estate presence in Hanoi, Vietnam with the official opening of Hanoi Centre (a 41,000 sqm premium retail development) and groundbreaking of Estiva Charm residential project in partnership with Phu Long. This marks a new phase of integrated investment strategy in the capital city after decades of success in Ho Chi Minh City.
Source: discovered:vir.com.vn
The leadership read
Market entry is a leadership problem before it is a logistics one. Keppel moving into new ground in the sector deepens demand for in-region leaders who can localise the model without diluting it. Across Asia, watch whether senior in-market leadership is appointed early; expansions run remotely rarely hold.
Market context: Backdrop: a 102.6 (Warm) Talent Market Index (down 1.7 on the month) with Asia activity steady (-0.7pts).
Keppel: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 3 tracked across 118 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)
MitchelLake in this thematic
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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Geographic Expansion · Asia
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