Kathryn Yap

Managing partner, CTPartners

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Company Info: CTPartners

Web site: www.ctnet.com

Address: 2 Shenton Way, #09-01 SGX Centre 1, Singapore 068804

Phone: 98206411

E-mail: kyap@ctnet.com

Advice: Take risks. Be original.

Qualities sought in emerging leaders: Six signposts of leadership DNA: radiate vision, management improvisation, carpe diem, flexibility, heart, learning obsessed

Sector specialization: Technology, telecommunications, media, biotech/health care, industrial

Job function specialization: CEO, board members, CFOs, regional presidents

Geographical Focus: Greater China, India, Singapore

Companies I often recruit for: Orange Business Services; Mediacorp ; Hewlett-Packard; F5 Networks; Logitech

Favorite historical figure: Lee Kuan Yew

Education: Oregon State Univ., MSc, Microbiology; Univ. of Oregon, BA, French and Biology

Languages: English, Mandarin, French, Thai, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese

Employment history: CTPartners, Managing Partner, 2007 to present; Russell Reynolds, Managing Director, 1999-2007; Templar International Consultants, Managing Director, 1994-98; Cuno Filtration Asia Pacific, Head of Sales, Asia-Pacific

Other interests: Music, art

Professional/Membership Affiliations: Who's Who of Asia Pacific Rim

Experience in executive search consulting: 12+ years

High Profile Placement: Most recently, the Group CFO for Mediacorp to help with their regional expansion

Other paths I might have pursued: Medicine, as I am trained in immunology

The global business trend that will most influence corporate performance in the future: Currently, the hot topic is global warming! Even in Asia, more and more corporations are sensitive to this trend and have made changes to address this problem. This had led to changes within their corporations from the supply chain to logistics to products and marketing. I have never seen or observed a global trend that has such a huge impact on corporate performance.