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Executive Search

We know the importance of appointing the right leader. Often, the right candidate may not be the obvious one. Our focus is on understanding your industry, your company, your team, and your specific situation, and each search engagement is customized to your objectives and needs.

We help you benchmark and develop potential internal candidates and we can connect you with the best external candidates in circumstances that often require a new perspective, such as the creation of a new position, the replacement of an incumbent or large-scale transformational changes.

No matter the challenges you face and or the opportunities that lie ahead for your business, we leverage our market insights from thousands of evaluations and assignments to bring you the talent you need.


Executive Search Consultants

Neil Waters

Neil Waters

Hong Kong Office Leader

Neil Waters leads the Hong Kong office and serves as the Joint Head of Egon Zehnder in China. He also leads the firm’s board and CEO succession… Read more

Rohit Harjani

Rohit Harjani

Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, Rohit Harjani is active in Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services and Technology practices with special focuses on FinTech, blockchain… Read more

Richard Lin

Richard Lin

Hong Kong

Richard Lin serves as Global Semiconductor Practice Group leader and is also a core member of the firm’s Technology and Communication Practice in… Read more

Fiona Cai

Fiona Cai

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Fiona co-leads Egon Zehnder’s Financial Service Practice in Greater China. Based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Fiona is active in Egon Zehnder’s family… Read more

Alex Lee

Alex Lee

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Alex leads Egon Zehnder’s Services practice in Asia Pacific, and jointly runs the firm’s Marketing and Sales practice in the same region. Read more

Benno Jaeggi

Benno Jaeggi

Hong Kong

Benno Jaeggi, based in Hong Kong, is a core member of Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services practice with a particular focus on Banking, Markets and… Read more

Jenny Mok

Jenny Mok

Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, Jenny Mok is active in Egon Zehnder’s Consumer practice, with a focus on retail, apparel and luxury sectors. Read more

Arthur Leung

Arthur Leung

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Arthur Leung co-leads Egon Zehnder’s Private Capital and Asset Management Practices for Asia Pacific, and is also an active member of the firm’s… Read more

Lydia Tang

Lydia Tang

Hong Kong

Lydia Tang, based in Hong Kong, is active in Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services practice focusing on Insurance, Asset and Wealth Management… Read more

Sweta Chand

Sweta Chand

Hong Kong

Sweta Chand, based in Hong Kong, is a Consultant focused on leadership consulting as well as executive and non-executive search in Asia. A true… Read more

Xin Wang

Xin Wang

Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, Xin Wang is active in Egon Zehnder’s Technology & Communications and Consumer practices. She draws on many years of experience in… Read more

Victor Chan

Victor Chan

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Victor Chan, based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, is active in Egon Zehnder’s Industrial and Public Services practices. He co-leads the Chemicals and… Read more

Ran Wu

Ran Wu

Shanghai Office Leader, Beijing Office Leader

Ran Wu is Managing Partner of Egon Zehnder’s mainland China offices and serves as the Joint Head of Egon Zehnder in China. Read more

Xuemei Bennink-Bai

Xuemei Bennink-Bai

Shanghai

Xuemei Bennink-Bai is a Partner and trusted advisor to global and Chinese clients. She specializes in top executive succession, leadership… Read more

Kevin Wu

Kevin Wu

Shanghai

Kevin Wu is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Technology Practice. Based in Shanghai, Kevin serves clients in executive search and leadership… Read more

Sandy Zhang

Sandy Zhang

Shanghai

Sandy Zhang, based in Shanghai, is a core member in Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice. She has deep expertise in board search and consultancy… Read more


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