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Legends Global: Leadership Change
Adam Lister, group general counsel of Legends Global (Asia Pacific) for almost 9 years, departed to establish his own boutique legal firm (Adam H Lister Law) specializing in sport, entertainment and infrastructure investment
Source: Pollstar
The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
“Harvey is never short on stories, and he is held in the highest regard around the world in the live entertainment industry.”
“We really are in the 'goosebumps' industry”
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 105.8 (Hot), down 2.4 month-on-month — shows Asia signal flow steady (+0.5pts).
Legends Global: 4 signals in the last 90 days; 0.3% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 4 tracked across 48 days.
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Leadership Change · Asia
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Leadership Change · Asia
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Leadership Change · Asia
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Leadership Change · Asia
Adyen →Adyen appointed Gary Yang as Asia-Pacific President, effective 1 August 2026, succeeding Warren Hayashi who retires end of 2026. Yang transitions from SVP Global Head of Account Management and Partnerships.
Leadership Change · Asia
Fractal →Group CFO Ashwath Bhat resigned on July 6, 2026, citing personal reasons. He will remain in role until July 24 while the company searches for a replacement.
Leadership Change · Asia
Google DeepMind →Cao Liangliang, a director at Google DeepMind who worked on Gemini, has departed after 20 years in the US to join Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
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