As the Asia Pacific market becomes more competitive, banks and other financial institutions are changing their approach to meet the demands of an increasingly sophisticated clientele. Many are moving toward a sector-driven business model, to provide more in-depth product and market expertise.

At Korn/Ferry International, our Financial Markets practice mirrors our clients’ sector-driven structure in order to better understand their unique talent needs and works seamlessly across borders to provide the most efficient and effective services possible. We assemble the best advisors to support your local, regional and global strategic objectives and ensure that you maintain a competitive advantage in Asia well into the future.

Each of our partners possesses a strong industry background and/or strong search experience, as well as a comprehensive understanding of the Asia Pacific financial markets. In addition to their respective geographies, our team specializes in: Asset & Wealth Management, Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Markets, Insurance, Operations & Technology, Private Equity and Real Estate. With over 20 consultants, we are the largest financial markets team in the Asia Pacific region, and work closely with our colleagues in Futurestep and Leadership and Talent Consulting to provide the full spectrum of talent management solutions for our clients.

ASEAN David Webbe Mr. Webbe focuses on recruitment in the investment banking, capital markets (ECM/DCM/equity-linked/hybrids) and private equity sectors. He possesses a keen understanding of the banking industry, including the strengths a ...  More

Jen Shek Chuen Mr. Jen leverages almost three decades worth of experience recruiting boards of directors, CEOs, CFOs and other top-level executives for Asian family groups operating as conglomerates in the region and beyond. He also ha ...  More

Asia Pacific Rob Grandy Rob Grandy is based in Hong Kong as the Regional Market Leader of Korn/Ferry International's Global Financial Market in Asia Pacific. He also is responsible for the Firm's board consulting business in the region.  More

Australasia Ash Bhula Mr. Bhula leverages more than a decade's worth of experience recruiting executives in investment banking, securities, specialist financial markets and financial services roles at leading companies across the region combi ...  More

Graeme Bricknell Mr. Bricknell possesses more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry, which includes a number of distinguished posts at major banks in Australasia.  More

Michael Keevy Mr. Keevy has conducted numerous searches for a broad variety of senior executive roles including CEO, CFO, General Counsel and HR executives in the banking, investment banking, insurance, asset management, property, inf ...  More

Greater China CK Wan Ms. Wan has been highly successful in placing senior bankers and investment professionals into investment banks, private equity firms and specialist funds including real estate and infrastructure.  More

Margaret Lee Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, Ms. Lee served at another global executive recruitment firm where she held leadership roles, in addition to building a highly respected search practice over fifteen years. She led both the fi ...  More

Rebecca Lea Highly regarded in the capital markets sector, Ms. Lea has been consistently ranked by Asiamoney as one of the top search consultants in Asia, as well as one of the top search consultants in various capital markets categ ...  More

Rob Grandy Rob Grandy is based in Hong Kong as the Regional Market Leader of Korn/Ferry International's Global Financial Market in Asia Pacific. He also is responsible for the Firm's board consulting business in the region.  More

Serina Wong Specializing in global markets, asset management and private banking, Ms. Wong leverages a wealth of financial industry experience across all levels and departments to fill positions for both buy-side and sell-side clien ...  More

India Firoze Patel A chartered accountant, Mr. Patel possesses a wealth of experience in the financial services industry. He returned to Korn/Ferry in 2001 after leaving in 1997 to pursue a career overseas. He joined Specialized Overseas S ...  More

Korea Philippe Tirault Mr. Tirault is a pioneer in the executive search business in Korea. Prior to joining Korn/Ferry, he was based in Korea as managing partner for another international executive search firm, specializing in global searches ...  More

Singapore Maria Chow Ms. Chow joined the Firm in 2000 and is responsible for conducting senior-level search assignments across the region with a focus on the wealth management sector.  More