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Cornerstone’s Asia region is comprised of 7 locally owned search firms that help clients fill key positions wherever the need for such leaders arises. Whether supporting clients in their own local market or calling on the bench strength of other Cornerstone members in the region or globally, Cornerstone Asia members provide their clients with the highest level of service. Quality is what matters most as we deliver tailor-made services, with an attention to detail you expect from a boutique search firm. For more than 30 years we have had a strong presence in the Executive Search industry, leading searches for companies across a variety of industries, functions, and locations.
Our members are well placed to help these firms realize qualified managers are critical to grow their businesses and meet challenges at home and abroad.
We know every search requires a dedicated team that understands the needs and goals of each client. Our success is proven by the many clients who repeatedly return to us for their recruiting requirements. Why? As a result, our members have gained industry recognitions including “China Recruitment Firm of the Year” award, the “Trustworthy HR Service Unit” award and others.
As part of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), we hold ourselves to the highest quality standards. We search both locally and around the globe to deliver leaders of the highest caliber to our clients.
In addition to providing top-notch talent to our clients, we also offer Leadership Development and Executive Coaching services. We believe organizations need outstanding resources to retain and develop great talent, and we make these resources available to our clients. These include Executive Coaching, Assessments and Board & CEO Advisory Consulting.
Sophie Fan is a seasoned Partner with over 20 years of Executive Search experience in the Greater China region. She specializes in the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences industries, focusing on senior roles in Drug Discovery, Business Development, Sales & Marketing, and Manufacturing, with a particular emphasis on engaging talent in Biological Science and Cell Immunology….
Lucy, a dedicated professional, joined Cornerstone in 2024 as a Consultant, immersing herself in the dynamic world of the semiconductor industry. For five years, Lucy excelled as a Senior Chip Recruitment Consultant at a prominent recruitment firm in China and has proven her prowess in assembling teams from the ground up for several leading semiconductor…
Bonnie is an expert in recruiting for high-level research and functional roles within the South China region. Before joining Cornerstone in 2023 as a Principal Consultant, Bonnie’s career was marked by steady progression and growth. Over a span of five years, she progress her expertise from a Research Assistant and eventually rising to the position…
Tina’s professional journey includes a significant two-year stint at a prominent headhunting company. During this time, she took on diverse roles spanning technical research and development, management, sales, and operations, showcasing her versatility and adaptability. Tina, with her independent headhunting thinking and a complete SOP process, is a skilled job searcher and deliverer. Her track…
Coffee has over a decade of professional experience in recruitment. After earning a degree, Coffee strategically transitioned to the headhunting platform company in 2016, a move that eventually led to serving as a director at a renowned local headhunting firm before joining Cornerstone in 2023 as a Principal Consultant. Throughout Coffee’s career, the focus has…
With 20 years of experience, Tara is Shenzhen-based and entered the executive search industry in 2008, Working with several internationally renowned and China-based search firms as General Manager and Senior Partner. In 2023, she joined CORNERSTONE as Senior Partner. As a specialist in the real estate sector, Tara has a proven track record of success,…
With a robust professional journey spanning 15 years, Julie has been with the executive search industry since 2013. Her tenure includes significant roles at two prominent China-based search firms, culminating in her current position as a Partner at CORNERSTONE since 2024. Julie’s expertise extends across the hard technology sector, encompassing a diverse range of industries….
Overview Abby Bai is the Brand Manager of Cornerstone International Group and she is Shanghai, China based. With a Master’s in Advertising from the University of Queensland, Australia. She possesses extensive expertise in social media strategy formulation, content creation, data analysis, and event planning. Abby is bilingual, proficient in English and Chinese, and recognized for…
Cornerstone International Group’s strategic decision to establish an office in Shenzhen, China, in 2023 is a testament to our forward-thinking approach and our unwavering commitment to meeting diverse client needs in the Greater Bay Area of Southern China. Shenzhen, a global technology and innovation hub, is home to several pillar industries: Cornerstone International Group, with…
Jayant is a seasoned HR professional based at our Pune office with over 16 years of cross-cultural experience. He brings a wealth of expertise in pursuing senior-level roles in talent acquisition for growth-driven organizations. Jayant’s proficiency lies in manpower planning, talent acquisition, and evaluating and optimizing processes to enhance organizational effectiveness and employee potential. Jayant…
Dr. Amjad Khan is a seasoned management professional based at our Pune office. His primary aim is to build a strong Industrial, manufacturing, Automotive, and board search practice. He comes with over 25 years of cross-cultural experience in corporates covering human resource and the management consulting domain. Throughout his distinguished career, he has consistently demonstrated…
Managing Partner Deepak is our Managing partner based at the Mumbai office. Deepak’s principal focus is to scale up Cornerstone’s business in India in Executive Search, Leadership Consulting, and new solutions and consulting offerings. Deepak also serves as a consultant to senior management in many industries. His consulting work includes Strategy Planning & Implementation, Organisation…
Shiv is Board Advisor at Cornerstone based at Gurgaon/ NCR office. He is leading Electric Mobility, Battery Storage, and green energy practice. He is an experienced C-suite leader with more than 30 years of experience in Technology business & operations in areas of Energy Storage, Semiconductors, Solar PV, Data storage devices, FT display, and Optical…
Rachel Carville, based at our Gurugram office is a trusted and seasoned client-advisor on leadership hiring since 1998. At Cornerstone her focus is on setting up new practice groups and building a varied portfolio of clients across verticals Her experience spans multi-national companies, Indian family businesses and private equity backed portfolio companies, across the spectrum…
Lakshmi Moola is Vice President, Cornerstone International Group based at Bengaluru office. Lakshmi’s principal focus is to scale up Cornerstone’s business in India & overseas in Executive Search, Leadership Consulting, and she also leads the IT Practice. Lakshmi is adept in Leadership Searches which includes Board & Senior Management in Technology & Communications, Industrial &…
Peter Pick is the Partner Director at Cornerstone Australia, focusing on career management, outplacement & transition services sectors across Australia. Before joining Cornerstone, Peter led two national firms, including, most recently, Nine Lives Consulting. Since then, Peter has built an experienced team of career management/transition consultants across Australia. He has personally coached over 2000 participants…
Leon is the Partner Consultant at the Cornerstone Melbourne office, focusing on executive search/talent acquisition services across Melbourne and Adelaide. Before joining Cornerstone, Leon worked at large corporate institutions in the forest, media, defense, higher education, and healthcare sectors in Australia and South Africa. Leon’s expertise encompasses high-level stakeholder engagement and human capital management, strategic…
Jacob is an Organizational Inheritance Builder who has worked with corporate leaders to embed core values and shape a potential-maximization culture in their team. Passion and pragmatism define his design and execution of organizational development (OD) solutions. His career experience spans the world of Public Relations, Direct Marketing, Healthcare-Hygiene, Executive Search and Telecommunications. Jacob has…
Coaching Approach I create an environment where my profound presence enables clients who work with me to get insights which they can apply to overcome their challenge. I take a holistic approach, understand the context of the client, who they are, what are their strengths, help them identify potential blocks and challenges that may be…
Coaching Approach Using a neuroscience /brain based coaching approach, my focus is on enabling my clients to gain deep insights into the dilemmas they are facing, exploring old habits and to create new wiring /habits in order to change the outcomes they achieve. My clients often speak about how this approach enables them to reinvent…
Coaching Approach Using a highly flexible approach, I focus on the key issues and real-life situations that my clients are facing. I provide direct, honest, and constructive feedback plus challenging questions to help clients gain insights to the impact of their behaviors. Partnering with clients to create pragmatic development solutions and provide opportunities to practice…
Coaching Approach I believe the coaching process is a very personal journey for an individual and my role as a transformative coach is to facilitate such a process through ‘being in the moment’ leading toward sustainable behavioral changes and improvements. In essence, my role is to help leaders think more effectively and make better, more…
Coaching Approach My approach to coaching begins with an “alignment session” with various stakeholders involved to figure out the goals to be achieved by the end of the coaching engagement period. The first coaching session is called the “chemistry session”, post which we do a mid-session engagement check and the final engagement check at the…
Coaching Approach I love to support leaders in reaching their goals and tend to follow the GROW model while exploring some of the many options that might be available to them. I tend to have a very direct communication style but like to assure leaders that my frank style is coming from a place of…
Typical Clients Executives in transition, who are looking to change roles, geographies, or their current career path. Especially helpful in situations that involve international responsibilities and working with teams across departments, cultures and countries. Have assisted executives accelerate their career development by helping make them become more self aware and strategic thinking to achieve their…
Coaching Approach My style of coaching is rigorously driven around identifying growth areas and expansiveness- that which creates enhanced leadership abilities, results focus and fulfillment at work. “Well being” is an important component of the way executives and their teams are able to pursue success and attain accomplishments. I bring into every coaching engagement ‘respectful…
Coaching Approach I use a proprietary model called the “5 A” Model that breaks down the Coaching journey – Awareness, Ask for feedback, Aim, Action, Accountability. This break down the various levels of change that the coachee might experience starting with a deeper sense of Self-awareness coupled with feedback from Stakeholders as “Leadership…
Coaching Approach It’s a uniquely positioned result orientated approach that I had developed over a period of time. That is why I use the acronym of my approach as “RESULT”. The Result approach is based on ICF competencies and is a collaborative structured process to ensure that the desired results are achieved through the coaching…
Teresa Wang brings over 20 years of experience in recruitment, having previously held various Human Resources roles across multiple companies. She specializes in executive searches within the Manufacturing, Energy, and Finance sectors, successfully placing senior managers, technical leaders, and sales professionals in both multinational and prominent local organizations. Teresa has cultivated long-term relationships with clients and candidates, consistently…
Coaching Approach In my practice I use a systematic and structured approach. I combine high level support and ability to challenge a client. I create an opportunity for the coachee to find internal resources and discover their own potential. Typical Clients My main clients are directors, entrepreneurs and senior executives who aim to become more…
Typical Clients My clients are senior executives and mid-level professionals who aspire to create a thriving organization to improve wellbeing at workplace and achieve organizational goals. They are committed, experienced, analytical, and determined to be great leaders in meeting stakeholders’ and their personal expectations. Results Achieved One of my clients approached me to provide coaching…
CB Venugopal, popularly called Venu has over twenty five years experience in Sales, Training and Development, Executive Search, Executive Coaching and Consulting areas. He is now part of the leadership team at Cornerstone India based at Bangalore with a mandate to grow the business across services, adding depth and breadth to the global services offerings. …
May Han brings nearly a decade of specialized experience in recruitment within the biopharmaceutical industry. Since joining Cornerstone in 2024 as a Principal Consultant, she has consistently demonstrated her exceptional ability to identify and recruit top-tier senior talent in drug discovery and clinical development, drawing on her deep industry expertise and sharp insights. Throughout her…
Cornerstone specializes in hiring Asia Pacific heads across Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. These three key cities are all strategic gateways to growth, and each has compelling reasons for global companies seeking to expand their presence in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region. Cornerstone Singapore is a branch office of Cornerstone Hong Kong. With 15 offices in Asia and…
Cornerstone India is a leading player in CXO Search, Board Search for Independent Directors and Leadership Advisory services. The Indian operation spans four locations: Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, and Bangalore. We work closely with our clients towards Talent Acquisition, Transition, Development and Deployment. We provide solutions that would help HR Leaders & CXOs in terms of Talent Hiring…
Anthony, a senior consultant at the Cornerstone office in Hong Kong since 2012, has over 25 years of experience in recruitment and the Consumer Goods industry. He started his career in the retail business and FMCG and now serves as a senior consultant and career coach. Anthony’s credentials include being a Certified NLP Coach and…
Typical Clients Through leadership coaching, systemic team coaching and action learning coaching, I work with professionals, emerging leaders, middle to senior executives and teams on areas around leadership, emotional intelligence, transition and change management, team engagement and alignment, personal and career development. Results Achieved I’ve had the privilege of being coached by Lyn and firmly…
With close to 30 years of extensive experience in all aspects of business operations and finally heading Global HR at NIIT, Shampi Venkatesh brings in a unique blend of Business and HR capabilities. She has successfully led the re-engineering of the performance management system at NIIT in 2012, from goal setting to the elimination of…
Typical Clients My clients are typically high-performing professionals with a potential to reach the next level of business and leadership roles in the organization. I work with senior leaders and heads of departments to help them deal with challenging business situations, get the best out of ‘difficult’ people, enable their teams to become more accountable…
Cornerstone Suzhou is one of five Cornerstone International Group offices in the Greater China region. With a population of around seven million people, Suzhou has been known in China for a thousand years as “the paradise on earth”. It is famed for its beautiful gardens and traditional waterside architecture. The Classical Gardens of Suzhou were…
KUANG Fu (KF) is a Director at Cornerstone China. Previous Experience Kuang Fu specialized in hiring CEO/GM and Senior HR and Finance. He achieved rapid success in the professional recruitment and leadership development areas and has been named Director of Cornerstone International Group in 2021 leading the search team in Shanghai, Suzhou and Beijing. With…
A very seasoned business Consultant and Executive Coach, Aloysius builds trust with his clients and focuses on their priorities in order to provide new and alternative approaches to finding the best talents to fit the client’s real needs. Previous Experience Aloysius has 20 plus years of corporate experience as General Manager of industrial groups of…
Cita Liang is a Consultant at the Cornerstone Guangzhou office Previous Experience Specializes in Banking & Financial Services and functional head searches of Internet Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Fund Management, Financial Leasing and Security. Cita has successfully completed search assignments at Cornerstone for China Chief Risk Officer, Head of Legal & Compliance, Head of Investment,…
Typical Clients Most of my clients are senior executives who are motivated to strive for excellence in leading their organizations to achieve better business results. They are diligent and have a desire to continuously develop themselves. They are open to address potential risks that may deter them from exercising their full leadership potential. Results Achieved…
Typical Clients Most of my clients are senior executives with Greater China leadership responsibility in a cross-cultural business environment. I also offer coaching experiences to senior leaders in State Owned Companies to help them understand how a coach can benefit the business and the organization. Results Achieved I coached an executive who recently joined a…
Alok has joined Cornerstone India’s Gurugram office as Partner. He comes with a purpose to develop and strengthen the Executive Search & Leadership Consulting Practice and manage senior level search mandates. Professional History Prior to Executive Search, Alok has been in the corporate world for 30 years where he has worked for 2 large multinational…
Director of Optimus Executive Search Solutions, Mary Rhemeses has more than 21 years’ experience in Talent Recruitment and Acquisition from both the Corporate and the Executive Consulting sides. With competencies in the Information Technology and Telecommunication industries, she has considerable experience in end-to-end recruitment and has an excellent track record in successfully hiring professionals in…
Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Optimus Executive Search Solutions, responsible for overall management & operations, corporate strategy, business development and success of the firm. Marmi has more than 17 years experience in Executive Search Consulting & Human Capital Management, and a proven track record in the FMCG, Energy, Telecommunications, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences industries….
Cornerstone International Group’s member office in the Philippines is Optimus Executive Search Solutions Inc., based in Manila. Optimus is one of the country’s top Executive Search and Recruitment companies. Our Core Competence: Our executive search firm is anchored to our corporate creed of Building Careers. Bridging Talent. Meeting Expectations. We are focused on realizing our…
Chairman and President of Optimus Executive Search Solutions, leads the firm in Overseeing total revenue and Cost elements of the company. Arvi has more than 27 years of corporate experience in General Management, Investment, Banking, Finance, and Aviation Management. Areas of Expertise: Banking & Finance, Board & Senior Management, CEOs / General Management, Business Strategy,…
