John Gordon Holme

Professional Focus

• Over 15 years’ experience in executive search across Southeast Asia, particularly C-level, director- and country manager-level roles in Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Indonesia
• Additional 15 years’ experience in management consulting in Asia Pacific, including extensive multi-country assignments as a project leader; scope included business and digital transformation, organizational redesign, process reengineering, and supply chain management for many of the world largest multinationals
• Broad industry expertise spanning high tech manufacturing, e-commerce, consumer products, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, logistics, automotive, insurance, IT, telecoms, energy, paper and packaging, consumer goods, construction, and engineering
• Specialized human capital expertise in diversity & inclusion, talent development and management, career coaching, strategic corporate hiring, and corporate training, mainly soft skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and communications
• Highly skilled in team leadership, operations management, program strategy and execution, mentoring, thought leadership, entrepreneurship, and networking
• Deep experience and understanding of Asian cultures

Business Expertise

• Managing Director at an international executive search firm; led firm’s growth across Southeast Asia, developing relationships with multinational and Thai corporations in oil & gas, logistics and 3PL, automotive, high-tech manufacturing, e-commerce, fintech and other industries
• Directed consulting program assignments across all major markets in Asia Pacific, including China, Korea, India, Australia and Southeast Asian countries, managing multicultural teams
• Partner at one of the world’s largest global recruitment firms
• General Manager, Southeast Asia at an executive search firm serving a range of sectors in Southeast Asia
• Associate Principal at KPMG Thailand
• Director (contract) at Accenture, based in Thailand; managed strategic procurement project for a global oil & gas corporation, leading a 20-person international team
• Asia Pacific Director of Integration and Transformation at Agility Logistics; based in Shenzhen, China
• Regional Recruitment Consultant at an international executive search firm; based in Bangkok, focused on C-level roles within multinational corporations
• Project Manager & Program Manager at The Hackett Group, a global business and technology consulting firm; managed projects in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney

Sector Expertise

• High-Tech Manufacturing
• E-Commerce
• Consumer Products - FMCG
• Pharmaceuticals
• Logistics and 3PL
• Automotive
• Insurance
• Technology - IT
• Telecoms
• Energy
• Paper and Packaging
• Construction
• Engineering

Education & Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Hons) from Sussex University, UK

Affiliations & Awards

• Member, Institute of Recruitment Professionals (UK)
• Diversity, Equality & Diversity (DEI) Committee Member, British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT)