Executive Search

Overview

We provide retained executive search services to companies starting-up, planning for management succession, restructuring, and implementing growth strategies in Asia. We mainly place executives into the following job roles:

Restructuring your Operations in Japan or Asia?

For clients that would like to change and replace their existing management in Japan or Asia for any reason, we provide a full suite of dedicated services to the planning and hands-on execution of executive management termination and redundancy, as well as interim management solutions. By being involved with all facets of the management transitioning process, we can deliver the best assessment of internal and external managerial candidates.

2020 Search Projects

Business Expansion
19%
Replacement (Poor Performing Mgmt)
34%
Vacancy after Restructuring
13%
Succession Planning
18%
Replacement (Voluntary Departures)
16%

1. When a client engages our retained search services, we establish a proprietary online network, which allows the client to view the search progress in real time, without having to make any direct contact with us. This significantly saves time, especially when the client is located in New York City and the time difference is severe.

 

2. Using our dedicated cloud computing technology, our clients can access their consultant’s daily activity. The client can view which type of candidates the consultant is contacting, which companies he or she is scouting from, the results of first-time contacts with potential candidates, the reasons candidates are rejecting the job opportunity and why they are interested in the opportunity.

 

3. The client can view up-to-date search statistics and metrics, which indicate how many on-target candidates have been met, interviewed, and their position in the interview pipeline. The client can request to have specific emails alerts, for example when a new candidate CV/resume has been submitted.

 

4. Our clients often have several of their managers around the world reviewing and interviewing potential candidates. With our online project management system, each interviewer can add his or her notes after each resume submission or interview and can view other interviewer comments and can add or respond to those comments in a blog-like fashion. This provides a single point-of-reference to review each interviewer’s perspective on candidates and streamlines the entire search process. HR executives at our clients highly value this feature.

 

5. Because we are a boutique executive search firm, we have a small client base and we have a limited number of conflicts, compared to larger firms. This also creates a more collaborative environment for our executive search consultants, compared to larger firms. Larger firms often have internal company political problems, which underscore their inconsistent results and overall low quality.

 

6. We are actively scouting the best talent in our respective industries and verticals and have a solid blue-print of the key industry players. Our consultants are consistently identifying and meeting the best and most hidden passive job seekers and by leveraging our consulting services, we can provide value added services to our clients from the initial stages, during, and after the placements are executed.

 

7. Through leveraging our own personal business experience at operating companies, we provide additional services such as start-up support, rules of employment drafting and revision, compensation and benefits planning, outplacement, training, executive-level assessment programs, and business development (international relationship-based M&A services, deal sourcing, sales-channel development, and JV/alliance creation).

 

8. We are privately-held and our equity partners are actively managing the firm. By not having to announce our quarterly results to shareholders or investors not actively involved in the day-to-day management our of firm, we can put our clients’ interest before our personal profits. We value long-term relationships with both our clients and candidates.

 

9. If the placement doesn’t stick for whatever reason, we offer a replacement search at no extra charge. If we don’t get it right the first time, we thoroughly review the circumstances, fix what is broken, and get the job done.

Canadian Headquartered Housing Materials Company
Japan Country Manager, Retained, 2021

 

UK Headquartered Financial Services Firm
Multiple Placements in 2020: Entire Start-up Team for the Firm’s Japan IT AI R&D Centre: General Manager, 3 Machine Learning / AI Engineers, 1 Data Scientist, and DevOps Head, all retained

 

US Headquartered Consumer Goods Company
Multiple Placements in 2020: Japan Representative Director & President, 2020, Retained Search, 3 Regional Heads of Business Development, 1 Head of Localization, and CFO

 

Major Foreign Embassy in Japan, Trade Arm
Head of Business Development, Food & Beverage, 2020, Contingency Search

 

Major Global IOT Home Appliance Manufacturer
Japan Country Manager, 2020, Retained

 

US Healthcare Company, Privately Held w/ 500mUSD in Revenue
Japan Marketing Director (Highest Japanese Commercial Position in Japan, reporting to Expat), 2020, Retained

 

US Healthcare Company, Privately Held w/ 500mUSD in Revenue
Japan Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Manager, 2020, Retained

 

UK Law Firm
Japanese Lawyer, Counsel, Real Estate, 2020, Contingency

 

UK Law Firm
Japanese Tax Lawyer, Associate, 2019, Contingency

 

UK Law Firm
Japanese Bengoshi placed in Hong Kong, Associate, Financial Regulatory, 2019, Contingency

 

UK Law Firm
Japanese Bengoshi placed in Tokyo, Associate, Financial Regulatory, 2019, Contingency

 

UK Law Firm
4 Legal Secretaries and 1 Paralegal for Foreign and Japanese Partners 2019, Contingency

 

Tier-1 Japanese Strategic Management Consulting Firm
Partner, 2019, Retained Search

 

Publicly Listed US based Finance & Accounting Consulting Firm
Head of Talent Acquisition & Management, Japan, 2019, Retained Search

 

Off-shore Jurisdiction Gaming Company
Start-up Recruitment of 10 Associates in Japan, 2019, Contingency Search

 

UK Law Firm
Real Estate Paralegal, Tokyo, 2019, Contingency Search

 

Publicly Listed US based Finance & Accounting Consulting Firm
Japan Country Manager, 2019, Retained Search

 

Major Foreign Embassy in Japan, Trade Arm
Business Development Manager, 2019, Contingency Search

 

UK Law Firm
IT Manager, Infrastructure, Tokyo, 2019, Contingency Search

 

Publicly Listed Japanese Financial Services Firm
Director, PE Coverage, M&A Division, 2018, Contingency Search

 

Tier-1 Japanese Strategic Management Consulting Firm
Partner, 2018, Retained Search

 

Tier-1 Japanese Strategic Management Consulting Firm
Director, 2018, Retained Search

 

Tier-1 Japanese Law Firm
Japanese Immigration Lawyer, 2018, Contingency

 

UK Law Firm
Japanese Lawyer, Partner, Finance, J-REIT, 2018, Contingency

 

Tier-1 Japanese Law Firm
Head of Translation, 2018, Contingency Search

 

US Biotech Manufacturer w 1bUSD in annual sales
Head of Korea Regulatory Affairs, Seoul, 2017, Retained Search

 

Publicly Listed European Ad technology/Affiliate Marketer, Start-up Japan Country Manager, Retained Search, Tokyo, 2017

 

US Agrochemical Agricultural Biotech Manufacturer, Tokyo, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Retained Search, 2017

 

US Clinical Research Services Company, Head of Clinical Services, Tokyo, 2017, Contingency Search

 

UK Law Firm, Partner, Tokyo, 2017, Contingency Search

 

European Consumer Electronics Company, Japan-APAC Head, Tokyo, 2017, Retained Search

 

Big 4 Accounting Firm, Head of Global M&A Advisory, Tokyo, 2016, Contingency Search

 

US Based Manufacturer with 8 bUSD in annual sales
Asia CIO, 2016, Hong Kong, Retained Search

 

US Biotech Manufacturer w 1bUSD in annual sales
Head of Japan Regulatory Affairs, Tokyo, 2016, Retained Search

 

Listed US Based Diagnostics Company w 500mUSD in annual sales
Head of Sales in Japan, 2016, Retained Search

 

Listed US Based Diagnostics Company w 500mUSD in annual sales
VP of Japan and Southeast Asia, 2016, Retained Search

 

US Based Manufacturer with 8 bUSD in annual sales
Korea CFO, 2016, Retained Search

 

US Biotech Manufacturer w 1bUSD in annual sales
Head of Int’l Regulatory Affairs, US based role, 2015, Retained Search
Chinese/American Expat returnee, placed in US, extensive international search project

 

US Biotech Manufacturer w 1bUSD in annual sales
Head China Regulatory Affairs, Beijing, 2015, Retained Search
Tier-1 Investment Management Firm w 700 bUSD in AUM
Head of Compliance & Legal, 2015, Contingency Search

 

VC Backed Online Binary Options Financial Services Firm
Head of Japan Compliance, 2015, Retained Search

 

US Based Manufacturer with 8 bUSD in annual sales
Korea Rep. Director & President, 2015, Retained Search

 

Major Int’l Korean Semiconductor Manufacturer
Head FAE, 2015, Contingency Search

 

US Based Manufacturer with 8 bUSD in annual sales
CFO, 2015, Retained Search

 

US Based Clinical Research Organization
Head of Sales, Senior Director, 2014, Retained Search

 

US Based Manufacturer with 8 bUSD in annual sales
China General Manager of US-Sino JV, 2014, Retained Search

 

US Based Manufacturer with 8 bUSD in annual sales
Japan President & Rep Director, 2014, Retained Search

 

US Based Pharmaceutical Industry Research Models & Services Provider
Head of Asia (India, China, Singapore, Korea, Japan), 2014, Retained Search

 

US Based Pre-Clinical CRO
Japan President, 2013, Retained Search

 

US Based Top-10 Law Firm
Japanese Bengoshi (qualified 2000), 2013, Search

 

US Based Pharmaceutical Industry Research Models & Services Provider
Head of Japan, 2013, Retained Search

 

European Telecommunications Company
Executive Management Assessment, 2013

 

US Automotive Parts Supplier
COO, Retained Search, 2013

 

UK Based Asset Manager
Head of Compliance, Asia, Retained Search, 2013

On-Target-Earnings of Candidates Placed in 2020

Under 20,000,000 JPY (200k USD)
34%
20,000,000 - 30,000,000 JPY (200k - 300k USD)
47%
Over 30,000,000 JPY (300k USD)
13%

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