Ai Ling Lee
Country Director
AiLing is the Country Director for both Malaysia and Indonesia businesses. She has had tremendous success as a trusted advisor to her clients, having built a healthcare practice from the ground up. Her recruitment experience and “recruiter’s eyes” for spotting extraordinary talent have resulted in many business successes for employers and job-seekers alike.
She is now leading BTI’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice with her numerous credentials, including a Master’s Degree in Economics from the National University of Malaysia – no small feat! With AiLing at the helm, there are sure to be exciting new opportunities ahead that will benefit all parties involved.
Aveenashpal Ganapathy
Director
Healthcare & Technology
Aveenash is a true powerhouse in the healthcare and life sciences sector, with an impressive resume that speaks volumes about his expertise and credentials. He has demonstrated exceptional talent in helping his clients succeed, and his keen business acumen has driven BTI’s practice growth.
Complementing his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University, Aveenash brings added depth and valuable insights. His experience and knowledge are a true asset, elevating BTI to heights. This professional is a force to be reckoned with in the industry, and his expertise will continue to make a significant impact.
Matthew Chang
Director
Corporate & Professional Services
An experienced and well-versed professional, Matthew has achieved remarkable success in placing accounting, finance, human resources, and sales & marketing professionals across all levels. As a Chartered Accountant with a Big 4 accounting firm combined with a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons.) in Accounting & Finance, he has also successfully partnered with clients on pioneering projects such as setting up and scaling Global Business Service Centres in Malaysia. Matthew takes pride in advising and providing solutions to clients for successful placements that bring lasting value – making him an invaluable asset for any business!
Matthew is a Chartered Accountant, and a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA)
Edison Phua
Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Edison is an admired figure in the recruitment and operations industry, having successfully demonstrated his proficiency in Supply Chain within the span of 12 years. His speciality lies in facilitating ties between esteemed Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply Chain professionals from well-known enterprises to innovative start-ups throughout Indonesia and Malaysia.
As someone who profoundly understands the interrelatedness within these areas, Edison is skilful in establishing bridges for invaluable connections. He is highly regarded for his adept ability to connect relevant stakeholders across different organisations.
Jegan A/l Ramasegar
Associate Director
Corporate & Professional Services
Jegan has been in the recruitment world for 4 years. He started his journey in Accounting and Finance functions for the first 5 years of his career, and later ventured into recruitment for Accounting & Finance as well. His successes in the recruitment industry include building two cold desks from scratch, and turning them into active and profitable desks.
Having performed this successfully, he developed excellent relationships across the industry, which includes multi-national and global clients. Leveraging on his great experience in Accounting & Finance and recruitment, Jegan will focus on corporate services, moving forward.
Siu Kwan Wong
Associate Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Siu Kwan is a dedicated executive search consultant in industrial, engineering and manufacturing fields with a passion for connecting top talent with forward-thinking organisations. Her expertise lies in identifying and attracting the rare-find candidates by leveraging innovative sourcing strategies, deep industry specialisation and a profound network of professionals.
She has led many mission-critical executive search assignments for large multinational organisations and smaller enterprise/start-up companies and successfully placed candidates from mid to senior management within SEA, North Asia region and tasked on special projects in Europe and USA. Siu Kwan is poised to bring a solid foundation in recruiting to lead large, complex search operations and brings infinite values to her clients and candidates.
Alexis Chaing
Associate Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Alexis has more than 6 years of working experience in Manufacturing & Sales before she started her 10-year journey in the recruitment industry. She has built a strong market reputation and network in the industrial, manufacturing and logistics space through the successful placement across Asia Pacific.
She specializes in recruiting across mid to senior positions in Supply Chain, Chemicals, Building Materials, and Minerals Mining industries in Malaysia & SEA markets covering roles in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Technical R&D, Sustainability (QSHE), and Commercial and Market Development.
Iris Chong
Associate Director
Consumer Markets
Iris brings with her 15+ years of experience in executive search, focusing on the consumer and retail sectors. She has successfully led and delivered a significant number of search assignments for consumer sectors, including C-Suite level, commercial leadership, head of functions, and other critical roles. Over the years, Iris has established an exceptional track record in the placement of senior leadership talent across in-country as well as the key Southeast Asian markets.
Ai Ling Lee
Country Director
Aveenashpal Ganapathy
Director
Matthew Chang
Director
Edison Phua
Director
Jegan A/l Ramasegar
Associate Director
Siu Kwan Wong
Associate Director
Alexis Chaing
Associate Director
Iris Chong
Associate Director
Chris Keek
Country Director
Banking & Financial Services, Insurance
Chris is a veteran in the market with 16 years of industry experience. Her experience cut across commerce and banking sectors, focusing on contracting and permanent business in her earlier days and now executive search business. Presently, she partners well with her Tier 1 & Tier 2 banks in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia to actively recruit their front office key roles.
Chris has been helping to build and set up new desks all these years. In RGF, she helped to build the entire BFSI vertical from scratch. By strategically focusing on the private banking and wealth management markets, Chris opened up several key regional PSLs with some of the leading global banks while also being one of the top individual billers for RGF Singapore in 2018.
Jonathan Guilfoile
Managing Director & Regional Head, Executive Search Business
Jonathan is the Managing Director & Business Head – Executive Search Business in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Hong Kong SAR, China and Australia. He has experience managing key accounts in the US and leading the Consumer Goods & Retail practice in Tokyo for 5 years.
He was promoted to Managing Director at RGF Singapore for his expertise in executive search, recruitment, and expanding business for multinational and Japanese companies in local and regional markets.
Jonathan heads Consumer Markets & Digital Media Services in Asia Pacific. His expertise has developed the Executive Search Business in the region, establishing a strong industry presence.
Jack Lim
Associate Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Jack has close to 10 years of recruitment experience across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong & China, with track records of placing technical and niche skillsets roles with MNCs and established firms.
Over the years, he was broadly exposed to various engineering industries, including the aerospace, building and construction, semiconductors, electronics & manufacturing, and chemicals, oil and gas sectors.
Kayama Shuhei
Associate Director
Banking & Financial Services, Insurance
As a recruitment specialist with more than 17 years of experience across Southeast Asia, Kayama is well-respected in the industry. His 15 years in Singapore have seen him successfully fill multiple roles within the Japanese banking and financial service sectors.
His contacts throughout the region are highly sought after, especially within the Japanese market, due to his unrivalled strength in this line of work. Given his efforts throughout his career, Kayama has become an established leader in recruitment services in Asia.
Adriell Ong
Associate Director
Corporate Services
Adriell is an Associate Director and Practice Lead for the Accounting, Finance and Human Resources functions. With over 10 years’ recruiting experience, Adriell specializes in mid to senior level hires across the Asia Pacific region.
Clients and candidates warm up quickly to Adriell’s affable style, strong functional knowledge and good insights of the roles he worked on. In his spare time, Adriell enjoys spending time with his family, travelling and is also an avid football fan. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from RMIT University.
Kaili Loh
Associate Director
Corporate Services
9 years of permanent HR & Corporate Function recruitment, Kaili has placed more than 400 placements across all industries in MNCs, SGX-Listed Co, SMEs and Start-ups across Singapore and SEA covering mid to senior level searches across all industries through bespoke contingency and retained search.
Having a strong understanding of Human Resource space, Kaili is a numerous receiver of accolades from clients and candidates alike and has built strong track record and established long-term trusted consultative relationships.
Constantly on the ground about market movements, she is the go-to for market intel and latest Human Resources trends.
Kaili has executed successful searches in various HR & Corporate functions including Talent Acquisition, Rewards, Business Partnering, HRIS, HR Director and CHRO levels.
Charlotte Chen
Associate Director
Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
Charlotte has accumulated 11 years of private banking experience with 2 renowned Swiss banks, providing her with the strong network and business acumen to build a solid foundation of client and candidate clientele. Charlotte strongly believes that the private banking world is all about building long-lasting relationships and trust, which enables her to grow her base via word of mouth and referrals.
Sharon Kho
Associate Director
Consumer Markets
Sharon is an esteemed Executive Search professional with a decade of experience in the Consumer Market, mainly specialising within Retail & Luxury and Digital spaces across Asia Pacific. She has naturally developed into a leading provider of quality talent solutions while partnering with top brands to successfully close mid-senior level search mandates and talent mapping projects over multiple countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia etc.
Her previous roles include assignments for accomplished individuals, ranging from Retail Manager/Director to Sales/Business Development Managers, plus Merchandising Marketing eCommerce Experts, all vested through her strong passion for this market sector.
Chris Keek
Country Director
Jonathan Guilfoile
Managing Director & Regional Head, Executive Search Business
Jack Lim
Associate Director
Kayama Shuhei
Associate Director
Adriell Ong
Associate Director
Kaili Loh
Associate Director
Charlotte Chen
Associate Director
Sharon Kho
Associate Director
Ai Ling Lee
Country Director
AiLing is the Country Director for both Malaysia and Indonesia businesses. She has had tremendous success as a trusted advisor to her clients, having built a healthcare practice from the ground up. Her recruitment experience and “recruiter’s eyes” for spotting extraordinary talent have resulted in many business successes for employers and job-seekers alike.
She is now leading BTI’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice with her numerous credentials, including a Master’s Degree in Economics from the National University of Malaysia – no small feat! With AiLing at the helm, there are sure to be exciting new opportunities ahead that will benefit all parties involved.
Achi K.
Associate Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Achi has been a pillar of the headhunting industry for 5 years, with impressive experience engaging enterprise clients across Asia-Pacific. He constantly challenges himself to win big deals and develop new business opportunities; moreover, his Indonesian base allows him to scout Japanese companies and multinationals in the region.
His journey began shortly after graduation when he joined Reeracoen Group’s Sales Executive team – then quickly moved up ranks until managing their entire Headhunting division! This a true testament that leaving your comfort zone pays off handsomely!
Fauzia Andikani (Lulu)
Associate Director
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Lulu brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, offering invaluable insight into various project types. With her background in Big-4 companies and Life Science practice executive search, Lulu stands out as an accomplished figure in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device industries.
Her impressive credentials include a Master’s Degree from PPM Management Indonesia, making her the perfect candidate whenever clients need advice on Human Resources related topics. In summary, Lulu is one of the top performers in her field and is highly respected for her tremendous knowledge base.
Jeremy Gemarista
Associate Director
Consumer, Logistics & Financial Services
Jeremy has 12 years of combined experience in the financial services sector. He has 8 years of banking and fintech industry experience in business roles. Before joining the recruitment industry for 4 years.
The sectors that he handles are bank, digital bank, fintech, insurance, multifinance, securities, etc. Functions range from tech, data, commercial, risk, policy, etc.
With the combination of business and recruitment experiences, Jeremy possesses a broad understanding of financial services’ operational and strategic aspects. Additionally, his exposure to the recruitment industry further bolsters his profile, providing valuable insights into talent acquisition and management.
Ai Ling Lee
Country Director
Achi K.
Associate Director
Fauzia Andikani (Lulu)
Associate Director
Jeremy Gemarista
Associate Director
Suntaree Limmanont
Country Director
Having begun her career as an engineer in the manufacturing sector, Suntaree has built a wealth of experience across 10 years with a telecom company and 16 years in professional recruitment. This extensive knowledge led to her appointment as Country Director-Thailand for our group. She was responsible for running operations whilst setting up the Engineering & Supply Chain practice from its launch in 2013.
With degrees from King’s Mongkut University and Chulalongkorn University under her belt – including a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, respectively – Suntaree is definitely qualified to provide successful leadership at the country level.
Apiradee Kaewrattanakul
Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Apiradee has over 10 years of experience in executive recruitment companies and 3 years in team management roles. Leading Engineering & Manufacturing & Supply Chain discipline across all industries for the Thailand Market.
Her experience in Technical Operation roles with industrial & market knowledge has helped countless clients and clients to achieve more.
Apiradee graduated with a Master’s and Bachelor of Arts with 1st class honours from Mahidol University.
Boonanant Tiyapisanupaisarn
Director
Technology & Digital, & Banking, Financial Services & Insurance
Boonanant boasts an impressive 18+ years of work experience in the areas of Corporate Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Agencies and Information Technology. His educational credentials include a Master’s degree earned at Strayer University (USA) and a Bachelor’s from Mahidol University International College. Most recently, he held the position of VP – of Talent Acquisitions for Regional Bank Thailand, managing head office and digital retail vacancies.
Before that role, Boonanat had ten successful years working with renowned recruitment firms focused on the IT sector. Currently serving as BTI Executive Search Director, leading their Thailand banking financial services & insurance team.
Bussaraporn Srivichian
Associate Director
Corporate & Professional Services
With over a decade of experience in senior business roles, Bussaraporn excels at identifying the perfect fit for legal finance and accounting positions. She recently proved invaluable as she demonstrated her expertise by successfully placing executives into top-level openings across industries – particularly those within manufacturing and trading businesses with local and international firms.
In 2018 alone, Bussaraporn was among the highest billers for Finance team placements, further solidifying her success in connecting employers to exceptional talent on all levels.
Suntaree Limmanont
Country Director
Apiradee Kaewrattanakul
Director
Boonanant Tiyapisanupaisarn
Director
Bussaraporn Srivichian
Associate Director
James Agrawal
Managing Director
With 24 years of experience, James is an established thought leader and the go-to person for professional services that span Executive Search & Selection, Career Transition Services, HR Advisory or Coaching.
With a successful track record in India and Thailand regions revolving around enhancing business profitability and operational excellence – he is not only renowned amongst blue chip clients but seen as a champion of change concerning his diverse range of expertise across operations, digital/technology, corporate support; research & development & manufacturing roles.
Mary Paul
Senior Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Mary comes with a total of 25+ years of experience, which includes Executive Search, Resourcing, Operations, Key Account Management and Sales, with a good understanding of industry dynamics and human psychology. She has strong networking skills, which connect her to the Industry and candidates. Her key to success has been commitment, focus, integrity and a positive outlook towards Life with a ‘Never say Die’ attitude.
A recruiter across sectors, she has handled Leadership and CXO Searches and has been recommended by clients. She is participative & collaborative, able to motivate, mentor and inspire teams to higher performance levels.
Jacob George
Senior Director
Banking & Finance Services, Insurance
Jacob has more than 28 years of work experience with varied industries and has led client assignments, Greenfield businesses, new geographies and turnaround situations. His clients include BSE & NSE listed companies, bulge-bracket private equity funds and portfolio companies, and Indian subsidiaries of global multinational organisations across sectors.
With an in-depth understanding of the financial services sector, he has successfully executed search mandates for top management teams in Banking, Investment Banking, Insurance, Broking, Investment managers, Asset Reconstruction and Stock exchanges.
Karthik Anbu
Senior Director
Technology & Digital
Karthik has more than 17 years of work experience in Executive Search & Selection and HR Advisory Services. He is a Commerce Champion from MU and holds a diploma from NIIT.
He has worked with leading Indian MNCs/Global Companies in the Executive Search & HR Advisory Space and is currently responsible for Executive Search Services catering to the Technology & Outsourcing Sector.
Koona Srinivas
Senior Director
Search+/GCC
Koona is a talented and result-oriented Graduate Professional in Electronics and Communication Engineering with over 25 years of experience in IT, with the ability to quickly acquire new product knowledge and understand the relevant challenges. His expertise is in prospecting, New Account Development, Account Management, Market analysis and customer service. He is highly skilled at developing long-term client relationships, generating loyalty and increasing sales and profitability.
He specialises in searching for and appointing leadership-level executives for organisations in Information Technology, ITES and other Non-Technology Corporates for their Indian and Global Operations.
Anjali Mody
Director
Consumer Markets
Anjali has more than 16 years of work experience in Executive Search, Selection & Staffing. She has worked with leading global organisations across Consumer Markets, Professional Services & Fintech. She has expertise in mapping, headhunting & managing the entire mid to senior-level recruitment lifecycle.
She has led searches across various critical functions, including core & enabling roles. She is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University, holds a diploma in HR & has done an Executive Development Program from IIM Bangalore.
Jyoti More
Director
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Jyoti comes with 18+ years of experience as a search consultant in the Executive Search industry, covering science-based verticals like Pharmaceuticals, Life Science, Medical devices & diagnostics, Animal Health & Nutrition, Industrial & Specialty Chemicals and Diversified Groups.
She has a proven track record in managing end-to-end recruitment cycles across the functions at the Senior level. Her specialities have been business development, client engagement, research & mapping, candidate evaluation and competency-based assessment and managing talent life-cycle.
James Agrawal
Managing Director
Mary Paul
Senior Director
Jacob George
Senior Director
Karthik Anbu
Senior Director
Koona Srinivas
Senior Director
Anjali Mody
Director
Jyoti More
Director
Matthew Whitman
Head of Hong Kong
Matthew has 17 years of experience in recruitment and executive search. He started as a lawyer and has expertise in insurance and wealth management. He founded successful recruitment companies in Hong Kong and has strong regional connections.
He studied in Hong Kong from 1986 to 1997, earned a Bachelor’s in Accounting & Law from The University of Manchester, UK, and completed a Legal Practice Course from The College of Law, UK.
Matthew Whitman
Head of Hong Kong
Trevor Bradley
Country Director
Based in Sydney, Trevor has been a trusted advisor in the Executive Recruitment sector for over 23 years.
Having held numerous leadership positions in global and domestic staffing businesses, Trevor has remained active in developing and maintaining relationships with candidates and clients in global and domestic organisations. Trevor is privileged to lead an experienced, specialist recruitment team who executes senior search mandates across Australia and APAC.
Before working in the recruitment sector, Trevor spent 10 years working in Corporate Banking with International and Domestic Banks.
Poorvi Mehta
Associate Director
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Poorvi is an experienced recruitment leader specialising in managing senior-level positions across Sydney’s scientific and Life Science industries. Poorvi has worked on many niche and hard-to-fill roles within the scientific landscape.
She offers a consistent track record of successful placements, including Senior Regulator Affairs Manager (Pharmaceutical), Clinical Research Director (CROs), and Head of Quality (a biotechnology company).
Jasmine Kad
Director
Technology & Digital
Jasmine is a senior recruitment leader with over 18 years of experience across the Consulting, Technology, Banking & Financial Sectors, executing search and selection mandates across Australia & New Zealand.
Jasmine specialises in recruiting senior-level technology professionals in Digital Transformation, Data & Analytics, Service Delivery, Project Management, Sales, Business Consulting and Change Management.
Jasmine prides herself on being a trusted advisor, and with her advanced sourcing capabilities to draw referrals and applications, you can trust her to secure you the best of who is in the market and off.
Sarah Cornelius
Associate Director
Corporate Services
Sarah brings a wealth of expertise to BTI Executive Search, with over 10 years of recruitment experience across the Corporate Services sector. Sarah offers extensive experience managing senior mandates across various industries, notably Finance, Accounting, Transformation and Change Management.
Throughout her 7-year history managing teams, Sarah values delivering a holistic approach to ensure high-quality solutions when it comes to critical executive mandates – drawing on her direct experience of having worked in the Banking & Finance and Sales industries.
Trevor Bradley
Country Director
Poorvi Mehta
Associate Director
Jasmine Kad
Director
Sarah Cornelius
Associate Director
Echo Li
Senior Director, Head of China
With over a decade of experience in recruitment, Echo has developed an extraordinary ability to identify talent and make strategic decisions. Before joining BTI Executive Search, she was with Fairchild and Alstom, where her team achieved high-profit margins across industries including Automotive, Semi-Con., and Healthcare Consumer goods.
In addition to this success at RGF, she also built up teams from scratch in Suzhou, Guangzhou & Shanghai while working for Spring Adecco over the last 3 years; now, as part of BTI Executive Search, Echo is tasked with assisting their Regional MD to strengthen the network’s operations throughout China market all whilst utilising established resources.
Sharan Yuan
Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Sharan Yuan has 5 years of sales and project management experience in the high-tech industry, as well as 5 years of experience in the headhunting industry. He has deep business and resource accumulation in the manufacturing sector and rich experience in building teams from scratch. Additionally, he has unique insights not only on the delivery side but also on the business development side.
Believe that Sharan can lead the Suzhou team to take BTI’s industrial business to a new level.
Anson Ding
Associate Director
Industrial & Manufacturing
Anson has over 15+ years of industry experience, with a track record of working in the fields of Manufacturing, FMCG, Retail, Auto etc. Functions range from Sales, Marketing, E-Commerce and also Corporate roles.
At BTI Executive Search China, he will continuously help Regional MD develop business in Shanghai, focusing on industrial business, functionally specialised in Manufacturing, R&D, Operations, Product Management, HR and Finance support etc.
Figo Li
Associate Director
Healthcare & Life Sciences
With over a decade of experience in recruitment, Figo has extensive expertise across multiple industries – from pharmaceutical and medical devices to auto parts production. His main focus currently lies on pharma & MedTech, where he successfully assists both multinational and domestic companies with identifying suitable talent for mission-critical roles. Figo possesses strong customer acumen enabling him to effectively identify high-quality candidates that satisfy every organisation’s objectives while also maintaining long-term relationships with key stakeholders and potential employees alike.
Monica Gong
Associate Director
Consumer Markets
With over 13 years of expertise in the recruitment field, Monica is an invaluable asset to any organisation. She specialises in assisting businesses across Retail, Luxury and FMCG industries to source top talent for middle-to-senior level roles within both multinational corps and domestic companies – from helping set up new teams with Spring Professional; to placing candidates as Senior Manager/Director into mature MNCs through Michael Page Shanghai. Her impressive track record has seen her achieve remarkable results, including recording months for 2017 and some of 2018’s highest fees paid out!
Bobson Ren
Director
Technology & Digital
With an extensive 18-year history in executive headhunting for the China market, Bobson has specialised experience in TMT working models such as Key Account Model and PS model. He had also held various team management positions across four companies before his current role at BTI Executive Search.
In 2012 he joined Hays – a top international recruitment company -where he was tasked with building up a Northern China team specialising within the TMT industry before taking on another challenge 2 years later, transitioning into Networkers where he successfully established 7-person strong sales-focused group that achieved awards including Tencent’s Best Supplier under Sales Category and 4th Paradigm award winners respectively.
Echo Li
Senior Director, Head of China
Sharan Yuan
Director
Anson Ding
Associate Director
Figo Li
Associate Director
Monica Gong
Associate Director
Bobson Ren
Director
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