The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) Announces its 2022 Asia Pacific and Middle East Council

The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), representing the leading executive search firms worldwide, today announces new 2022 officers and representatives to the AESC Council of Asia Pacific and the Middle East. The Council consists of elected officers and representatives from AESC Member executive search and leadership advisory firms from across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. 

Louisa Wong, Executive Chair at Global Sage and based in Hong Kong, will serve as Council Chair. Grace Cheng, Country Manager - Greater China at Russell Reynolds Associates and based in Beijing, will serve as Council Vice Chair. Anissa Low, Managing Director, Asia at WittKieffer and based in Singapore, will serve as Council Secretary and Treasurer. 

In addition, AESC would like to welcome the following new members to its Council of Asia Pacific and the Middle East: Shailja Dutt, Founder & Chair at Stellar Search and based in Delhi; Sean Garvey, Partner - Head of Technology Industry Sector & CIO Practice at Odgers Berndtson and based in Sydney; Jiyeon Kim, Managing Partner at Signium and based in Seoul; Priya Chetty Rajagopal, Founder & Managing Partner at Multiversal Advisory and based in Bengaluru; and Wai-Leong Chan, Partner at Eric Salmon & Partners and based in Singapore. 

Louisa Wong, AESC Asia Pacific and the Middle East Council Chair, commented: “The AESC Council of Asia Pacific and the Middle East ensures AESC’s ongoing commitment to the highest quality standards in the executive search and leadership consulting profession across the region. I am pleased to collaborate with my fellow Council members and AESC members at large to deliver innovative solutions for our clients in a rapidly changing world.”  

Karen Greenbaum, AESC President and CEO, commented: “AESC Councils play an important role in adding regional expertise and insight with global innovation on behalf of our association, ensuring clients—no matter where in the world—receive the highest level of service when working with an AESC Member.” 

The complete 2022 AESC Council of Asia Pacific and the Middle East includes: 

• Louisa Wong, Global Sage, Chair – Hong Kong 

• Grace Cheng, Russell Reynolds Associates, Vice Chair – Beijing 

• Anissa Low, WittKieffer, Secretary and Treasurer – Singapore 

• Karen Greenbaum, AESC, Ex-officio – New York 

• Sonal Agrawal, AltoPartners / Accord India – Mumbai 

• Aparna Ahuja, Athena Executive Search and Consulting – Delhi 

• Catherine Andersen, Omera Partners, Chair, Membership & Development – Sydney 

• Nairouz Bader, The Envision Partnership – Dubai 

• Wai-Leong Chan, Eric Salmon & Partners – Singapore 

• Uday Chawla, TRANSEARCH, Co-Chair, India – New Delhi 

• Priya Chetty Rajagopal, Multiversal Advisory – Bengaluru 

• Rosalind De Sailly, De Sailly Consulting – Sydney 

• Malcolm Duncan, The Insight Group, Chair, Australia – Sydney 

• Shailja Dutt, Stellar Search, Chair, Insight & Education – Delhi 

• Sean Garvey, Odgers Berndtson – Sydney 

• Cecile Hofer, Amrop Hofer Tan – Singapore 

• Liz Jones, Fisher Leadership – Melbourne 

• Wassim Karkabi, Stanton Chase, Chair, Middle East – Dubai 

• Jiyeon Kim, Signium – Seoul 

• James Lawrence-Brown, Leathwaite – Hong Kong 

• Stephen Leavy, Hobson Leavy Executive Search / Panorama – Auckland 

• Stephen McAlinden, Heidrick & Struggles, Chair, Hong Kong – Hong Kong 

• Neil Morrison, Boyden – Hong Kong & Singapore 

• Yen Pin Ng, Sheffield Haworth – Shanghai & Singapore 

• Phillip Osborne, Kincannon & Reed, Chair, Nomination & Governance – Sydney 

• Samantha Robinson, InterSearch Middle East – Dubai 

• Warren Rushbrook, Quinton Anthony – Sydney 

• K Sudarshan, EMA Partners International – Mumbai 

• Atul Vohra, TRANSEARCH, Co-Chair, India – New Delhi 

• Katherine Wang, Fitco-Consulting – Beijing 

• Jim Whittle, RSR Partners, Chair, Japan – Tokyo 

• David Wu, GMPTALENT International – Shanghai  

• Victoria Xiang, Spencer Stuart, Chair, China (excl. HK) – Shanghai 

• Edwin Yeo, Cornerstone International Group, Chair, ASEAN – Singapore 

About AESC 

Since 1959, AESC has set the quality standard for the executive search and leadership advisory profession. AESC Members represent 16,000+ trusted professionals in 1,200+ offices, spanning 70+ countries. AESC Members are recognized leaders of global executive search and leadership advisory solutions. They leverage their access and expertise to place more than 100,000 executives each year in board of directors and C-level positions for the world’s leading organizations of all types and sizes. Dedicated to strengthening leadership worldwide, AESC and its members share a deep commitment to the highest quality standards in executive search and leadership consulting—for the benefit of clients and the profession. We Shape. Connect. Educate. Learn more about us at aesc.org. For AESC’s career service for executive-level candidates, visit bluesteps.com.