Correlate Search stands as the most impressive recruitment firm for financial services across Asia, according to Asiamoney’s latest Headhunters Poll.
The company retains its position as the best headhunting firm in Asia ex-Japan for the second year running, and additionally has been voted the top recruitment business in Japan, according to client responses.
Lionrock International and Executive Access, which were also highly ranked in last year’s best contingent headhunting firms category, are voted Asia ex-Japan’s second and third best headhunting firms, respectively. Due to popular demand we merged the retained and contingent categories into a single ranking in this year’s poll.
This year’s poll results are based upon 764 valid questionnaires from senior executives within Asia-Pacific’s financial services industry, all of who were responsible for hiring decisions and directly interacted with headhunters.
CLIENT POLL - BEST HEADHUNTING FIRMS
| 2013 |
(ASIA EX-JAPAN) |
| 1 |
Correlate Search |
| 2 |
Lionrock International |
| 3 |
Executive Access |
In the individual category Russell Kopp of Correlate Search is voted the best headhunting executive for Asia ex-Japan. Alice Liu of Lionrock International follows in second place and Wellesley Partners’ Christian Brun is third for the second year running. Liu’s impressive performance extends to Japan, where she tops the individual executive ranking. Correlate Search’s Kopp and Daswani are respectively voted the country’s second- and third-best executives.
CLIENT POLL - BEST OVERALL HEADHUNTING EXECUTIVES
| 2013 |
ASIA EX-JAPAN |
| 1 |
Russell Kopp (Correlate Search) |
| 2 |
Alice Liu (Lionrock International) |
| 3 |
Christian Brun (Wellesley Partners) |
| 2013 |
JAPAN |
| 1 |
Alice Liu (Lionrock International) |
| 2 |
Russell Kopp (Correlate Search) |
| 3 |
Darvesh Daswani (Correlate Search) |
For the second year the survey also included a peer poll, in which headhunting firms voted for each other. Global Sage takes the honours in this unique poll, improving from third last year. Heidrick & Struggles slips from first in 2012 to second this year, and Wellesley Partners takes third. PEER POLL - BEST OVERALL HEADHUNTING FIRMS (ASIA EX-JAPAN)
| 2013 |
FIRM |
| 1 |
Global Sage |
| 2 |
Heidrick & Struggles |
| 3 |
Wellesley Partners |
More detailed results about sector rankings will be published in Asiamoney’s March edition and made available online at www.asiamoney.com. To obtain a copy of the results and the magazine, please contact Gareth Fox, regional sales manager, on (852) 3416 6615 or gareth.fox@euromoneyasia.com. For further information regarding the poll, please contact Anthony Chan, head of research, on (852) 2912 8037 or at anthony.chan@asiamoney.com