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.

  1. 1

    Senior Partner Engagement

    A senior partner leads every mandate person­ally, from first brief­ing to comple­tion.

  2. 2

    Business, Market & Role Diagnosis

    Understand the busi­ness, the entry or growth plan, the real role and what success requires.

  3. 3

    Market & Talent Mapping

    A struc­tured view of relev­ant leaders, compet­itor organ­isa­tions, talent avail­ab­il­ity and compens­a­tion — by market, company and func­tion.

  4. 4

    Research & Talent Analytics

    Proprietary research and AI-assisted talent analyt­ics, bring­ing depth and speed to the long list.

  5. 5

    Direct Executive Approach

    Senior-to-senior approaches, made with discre­tion and cred­ib­il­ity.

  6. 6

    Assessment & Calibration

    Structured assess­ment and refer­en­cing, calib­rated against the market — not the short­l­ist alone.

  7. 7

    Client & Candidate Management

    Close manage­ment of both sides through inter­views, delib­er­a­tion and offer.

  8. 8

    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.

C-Suite & Regional Leadership

Chief exec­ut­ives, managing direct­ors, country heads, regional leaders and crit­ical func­tional appoint­ments.

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.

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IHCDC Council Members with guests
IHCDC Council Members with guests
William Holt addressing the IHCDC Advisory Board
William Holt addressing the IHCDC Advisory Board
Greater Bay Area forum panel
IHCDC Greater Bay Area forum on enterprise talent and technology
Danny Chan interviewed by Ifeng News
Danny Chan interviewed by Ifeng News

Leadership

Partner-led, by design.

Alexander Hunt is led by its Chairman and Managing Director. Every mandate is direc­ted person­ally by the firm's senior lead­er­ship.

William Holt

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.

Education M.B.A. and B.S., Seton Hall University, United States

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Danny Chan

Danny Chan

Managing Director

Professional practices Executive Search · Asia Market Entry · AI & Technology, Financial Services & Digital Assets

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.

Education Management Studies, Management School, Lancaster University, United Kingdom

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Dr. Steve Chen

Dr. Steve Chen

Chief Advisor · Enterprise, Technology & Education

Dr. Steve Chen is Vice President of Culturecom Holdings Limited and has held senior exec­ut­ive posi­tions in listed compan­ies and cham­bers of commerce across Hong Kong and Taiwan, includ­ing senior roles with the Hong Kong Taiwan Business Association. He is a board director of INT Tech, Taiwan's first dedic­ated OLED-microd­isplay R&D company, and of its mass-produc­tion arm KT&T, whose displays serve optical sights, golf rangefind­ers and sports AR glasses.

Education Ph.D. in Laws, University of London; LL.B., National Taiwan University

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Dr. Kelvin Leung

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.

Education Ph.D. (Renewable Energy, BIPV) and B.Sc. (First Class Honours), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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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.

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