C-Suite & Regional Leadership
Chief executives, managing directors, country heads, regional leaders and critical functional appointments.
Executive Search · Asia Market Entry & Leadership Advisory · Hong Kong · Asia-Pacific
The right leaders are rarely looking.
Alexander Hunt International helps boards, investors and growth companies enter, build and scale across Hong Kong, Greater China and Asia-Pacific. We combine partner-led executive search with senior market-entry advisory — helping clients understand the leadership landscape, access relevant business networks and appoint the executives who can turn an expansion plan into an operating business.
The Firm
Two decades of executive search. Built for cross-border growth.
Alexander Hunt International is a Hong Kong-based, partner-led executive search and Asia market-entry advisory firm, focused on senior leadership appointments across Greater China, Asia-Pacific and international markets.
For more than two decades, the firm's consultants have recruited chief executives, country heads and senior functional leaders for multinational corporations, Chinese enterprises and investor-backed companies. Today, that experience also informs how we advise companies entering or expanding in Asia — where the right leaders sit, what the market will pay, how teams should be structured and which local relationships matter.
Today the firm operates under a deliberately lean, partner-led model. Every assignment is led by a senior partner who remains personally accountable from briefing to completion, supported by proprietary research, market intelligence and AI-assisted talent analytics — senior judgement in front, modern technology behind. We are selective by design: a limited number of retained mandates and strategic advisory engagements at any one time, handled with the confidentiality, speed and senior attention that leadership decisions demand.
20+
years of senior executive search across Asia-Pacific
500+
executive placements
30+
countries in which leaders have been sourced and appointed
Fortune 500 & FTSE 100
among the organisations served
Asia Entry & Growth
Enter Asia with the right strategy, relationships and leaders.
For companies entering Hong Kong, Greater China or the wider Asia-Pacific region, the first leadership decisions often shape the entire outcome. Alexander Hunt advises on the people side of market entry — leadership structure, talent availability, compensation, market mapping and selected ecosystem introductions — then executes the senior search when the time is right.
Asia market-entry strategy
Leadership structure, hiring sequence, talent availability and compensation insight before major hiring commitments are made.
Business ecosystem access
Where appropriate, introductions to relevant business, professional and institutional networks in Hong Kong and the region.
Build the leadership team
Retained search for country heads, regional leaders and critical functional executives who can establish and scale the business.
Capital raising, listing & the next stage of growth
Strengthening the leadership team that investors, boards and the market will scrutinise as the business moves to its next milestone.
What We Do
Senior work, done by senior people.
Alexander Hunt acts for boards, chief executives, investors and senior HR leaders on high-stakes leadership appointments — and on the people and leadership questions that shape entry into, or expansion across, Asia.
Executive Search
Retained, partner-led search for senior leadership appointments — managed end-to-end, from first briefing to completed placement.
C-Suite & Senior Leadership Search
Discreet mandates at chief executive, C-suite, regional and country-leadership level, where confidentiality, judgement and access matter most.
Asia Market Entry & Leadership Advisory
For companies entering Hong Kong, Greater China or Asia-Pacific: advice on leadership structure, talent availability, compensation, hiring sequence and relevant local business ecosystems — often followed by retained executive search.
Market Mapping & Talent Intelligence
Structured intelligence on leadership talent, competitor organisations, talent availability and compensation across target markets — ahead of a search, or independent of one.
Leadership & Succession Advisory
Independent counsel on succession and leadership planning, benchmarking internal candidates against the external market.
Cross-Border Senior Talent Search
Leaders who operate effectively across Hong Kong, mainland China and international markets — for international companies entering Asia as well as Chinese enterprises expanding overseas.
Assignments are accepted selectively — and led personally, from start to finish, by a senior partner.
Where We Are Strong
We focus where senior judgement, specialist networks and cross-border execution matter most — with particular emphasis on AI, technology, digital assets, financial services and Asia growth.
Artificial Intelligence, Data & Technology
AI, data, software, enterprise technology and high-growth technology businesses.
Digital Assets & Web3
Licensed platforms, infrastructure, institutional digital assets and blockchain-enabled businesses.
Financial Services & Private Capital
Banking, securities, asset management, private equity and investment groups.
Internet, Platforms & Digital Commerce
Internet platforms, digital services, marketplaces and technology-led commerce.
Digital Infrastructure & Communications
Connectivity, infrastructure, cloud ecosystems and communications technology.
Cross-Border Expansion & Asia Market Entry
Leadership teams for international companies entering Asia and Asian enterprises expanding across international markets.
Investor-Backed & High-Growth Companies
Portfolio-company, scale-up and pre-IPO leadership for private capital and growth investors.
Professional Services
Consulting, technology services and other expertise-led organisations.
How We Work
One partner. One process. No hand-offs.
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Senior Partner Engagement
A senior partner leads every mandate personally, from first briefing to completion.
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Business, Market & Role Diagnosis
Understand the business, the entry or growth plan, the real role and what success requires.
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Market & Talent Mapping
A structured view of relevant leaders, competitor organisations, talent availability and compensation — by market, company and function.
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Research & Talent Analytics
Proprietary research and AI-assisted talent analytics, bringing depth and speed to the long list.
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Direct Executive Approach
Senior-to-senior approaches, made with discretion and credibility.
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Assessment & Calibration
Structured assessment and referencing, calibrated against the market — not the shortlist alone.
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Client & Candidate Management
Close management of both sides through interviews, deliberation and offer.
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Closing & Integration Follow-Up
Support through resignation, transition and the early months in role.
Where technology fits — and where it does not
AI strengthens research, market mapping, project management and speed of execution. It does not replace judgement, senior relationships, confidentiality or the assessment of leaders. At Alexander Hunt, those remain the work of the partners.
Selected Experience
Senior mandates. Discreetly delivered.
Across more than two decades, Alexander Hunt and its consultants have advised multinational corporations, listed companies, financial institutions, investment organisations and high-growth technology businesses across Greater China and Asia-Pacific.
Global Corporate Environments
Experience serving Fortune 500, FTSE 100, listed and other complex multinational organisations.
Technology Heritage, Modern Focus
Deep roots in enterprise technology, internet and communications, with current focus extending to AI, data, digital assets and new technology-led business models.
Financial Services & Private Capital
Leadership work across banking, securities, asset management, investment groups and investor-backed businesses.
Cross-Border Asia
Senior appointments spanning Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
Growth, Transformation & Pre-IPO
Leadership build-outs for expansion, transformation, investor scrutiny and the next stage of corporate growth.
Representative mandates
Typical of the firm's work: senior, cross-border and often confidential. Each mandate can be discussed in more detail in person.
Technology & AI
Securing the Asia-Pacific succession of a NASDAQ-listed enterprise software company
Chief Executive Officer, Asia-Pacific
Regional leadership · Succession
Consolidating Greater China leadership for a US semiconductor and computing group
Country General Manager, Greater China
Market leadership · Greater China
Building an Asia AI and data capability from the ground up for a global enterprise software group
Head of AI and Data Platform, Asia
AI capability build-out
Establishing Greater China engineering leadership for a US cloud infrastructure company
Vice President, Engineering, Greater China
Engineering leadership · Greater China
Financial Services & Investment
Bringing the Asian operations of an international banking group under a single operating leader
Chief Operating Officer, Asia
Regional operating leadership
Building out the Hong Kong investment banking platform of a Chinese securities group
Head of Investment Banking, Hong Kong
Platform build-out
Appointing the North Asia wealth management head of a European private bank
Managing Director, Wealth Management, North Asia
Regional wealth leadership
Expanding the Hong Kong institutional platform of an asset management firm
Head of Institutional Sales, Asia
Platform expansion
Digital Assets & Fintech
Assembling the founding executive team of a licensed virtual asset platform
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and control functions
Executive team build-out
Building the control functions a regulated digital asset business needed for licensing
Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Risk
Licensing readiness
Placing the technology leadership of a licensed virtual asset platform
Chief Technology Officer
Technology leadership · Licensing
Establishing Asia-Pacific payments leadership for an international payments technology company
Head of Payments, Asia-Pacific
Regional payments leadership
Asia Market Entry
Establishing a first leadership team in Greater China for a European technology company
Country Head and founding team
Market entry · Leadership advisory
Standing up the Asia-Pacific headquarters of a US financial technology company in Hong Kong
Asia-Pacific headquarters leadership
Market entry · Regional headquarters
Making the first China leadership appointment of a European industrial technology group
General Manager, Greater China
Market entry · China
Establishing the Hong Kong regional headquarters of a sovereign-fund-backed technology company
Head of Regional Headquarters, Hong Kong
Regional headquarters build-out
Client names are withheld in line with our confidentiality obligations. The mandates above are drawn from the firm's completed assignments; further detail is available in discussion.
Network
Access is built through real relationships.
For senior search and market entry alike, trusted relationships matter. Alexander Hunt's partners maintain active networks across business, investment, academic and professional communities in Greater China and the Greater Bay Area.
IHCDC · Advisory Board
IHCDC is Alexander Hunt International's advisory board on human capital and technology. It brings together business leaders, scholars and professionals from Greater China, the Greater Bay Area and beyond, and keeps the firm close to the region's leadership conversations — and to the people who shape them. William Holt serves as IHCDC's Chairman, and Danny Chan as its Convenor and Executive President.
Visit the IHCDC website →
Leadership
Partner-led, by design.
Every mandate is directed personally by a partner of the firm, from the first conversation through to the appointment. Alongside them sit advisers whose board-level and cross-border experience informs how the firm counsels its clients.
William Holt
Chairman
William Holt is Chairman of Alexander Hunt International. A global business leader with more than four decades of management experience with multinational corporations, he was formerly Managing Director, Asia Pacific of AT&T and serves on the boards of several international companies. His experience across complex corporate cultures and management systems informs how the firm advises clients on senior appointments and long-term leadership relationships. He also chairs IHCDC, the advisory board on human capital and technology convened by the firm.
Danny Chan
Managing Director
Danny Chan is the Managing Director of Alexander Hunt and leads its senior executive search practice. He has spent 23 years in executive search across Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region, focusing on C-suite and senior leadership appointments in technology, internet, financial services and Web3. His clients have included Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, private equity-backed businesses and high-growth ventures.
Danny's current work sits at the intersection of executive search and Asia market entry. He helps technology, financial and growth companies establish or expand in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area and wider Asia-Pacific — advising on leadership structure, market talent, compensation and relevant business ecosystems, then building the senior team required to execute the strategy. He also developed Alexander Hunt's proprietary research methodology, combining market intelligence with AI-assisted talent analytics to deliver deeper market mapping and faster execution while keeping every search confidential and consultant-led.
He is Convenor and Executive President of IHCDC, the advisory board on human capital and technology convened by the firm.
Dr. Kelvin Leung
Senior Partner · Biotechnology, Renewable Energy & Education
Dr. Kelvin Leung is a business leader with a strong track record in education management, formerly CEO, Greater China of Bahçeşehir Education Group. His strengths span strategic planning, business development, marketing strategy and research.
Advisor
Dr. Steve Chen
Honorary Advisor · Enterprise, Technology & Education
Dr. Steve Chen has held senior management positions with listed companies and chambers of commerce in Hong Kong and Taiwan, including Secretary-General, Executive Director and Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Taiwan Business Association. He is also a director of INT Tech, Taiwan’s first company dedicated to OLED microdisplay research and development, whose displays are used in optical sights, rangefinders and high-brightness, low-power AI AR glasses.
Contact
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OfficeMira Place Tower A, 132 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
EstablishedEstablished in Hong Kong, 2008
MarketsGreater China, Asia-Pacific and international markets
Enquiries are handled personally by the firm's leadership. Whether you are entering Asia, planning a senior appointment, mapping a market or preparing for the next stage of growth, tell us a little about the assignment and we will reply within two business days.