Cheng Shing Chow

Shing is Senior Director & General Manager at SearchAsia and Recruit Legal, both part of the Asia-focused Recruit Express Group. A former practicing lawyer, Shing is resident in our Hong Kong offices, and also spends time in our Shanghai and Beijing offices.

Shing graduated from the National University of Singapore where he earned his law degree and where he was Editor of the Singapore Law Review. He practiced law at the Singapore law firm Rajah & Tann and the global firm Jones Day before founding the Recruit Legal Group, primarily focused on legal recruiting in Singapore, Hong Kong and China.

Since 2005, he has been based in North Asia (Hong Kong and China) overseeing all SearchAsia and Recruit Legal offices in that region which he created and continues to play the key business lead role in all business units and operations there.

He has special expertise in searches for the legal industry (General Counsels and International Practice positions) and the human resources industry (Generalist, Recruiting, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Engagement, Organizational Growth, Psychometrics Testing), and maintains an active & keen interest in all things related to law, search consulting, industrial and organizational psychology and talent assessment.

In his spare moments away from the great learning that comes with interaction with clients and candidates, Shing engages in long distance running and thinks about people and the future of the legal and human resources profession.

You can reach Shing at shing@searchasia.com.hk or +852 2169 0882.

Magdalene Ho

Magdalene is a Division Manager & Principal Consultant with SearchAsia China and Recruit Legal China and a qualified lawyer formerly from the Singapore law firm of Drew & Napier. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and is resident in our Hong Kong offices, commuting to our Shanghai and Beijing business operations.

Consistently earning high accolades from Fortune 500 clients, Magdalene plays the lead role in all of Recruit Legal's Hong Kong and China placements. Having worked with the biggest names in the international private practice and in-house arena in Hong Kong and China, Magdalene has an unsurpassed track record in Asia legal recruitment.

Outside of the legal industry, Magdalene has also made successful placements within the banking & finance (risk management, sales & trading, compliance functions), human resources (general, Compensation & Benefits, recruiting functions) as well as the hospitality (hotel and property) industries.

Magdalene is manager-in-charge of the overall operations, growth and development of the SearchAsia China and Recruit Legal China teams. In her free time, she remains active in sports centered around swimming, trekking, distance running and combat arts and has a keen interest in good food, travelling and the movies.

You can reach Magdalene at magdalene@searchasia.com.cn or magdalene@recruit-legal.com or +852 2169 0669.

Jacky Yiu

Jacky is the Team Leader and Senior Consultant at SearchAsia HK - Banking & Finance Division. A graduate of The University of Hong Kong, Jacky joined SearchAsia Hong Kong at its inception in 2006 . Jacky has special expertise in searches in the finance, accounting, audit & compliance related sectors.

Jacky oversees the operations and development of the Accounting & Finance team which specializes in middle to senior level placements serving clients in both financial and commercial sectors.

Her team's strong experience over the past years has enabled them to service investment banks, private banks, asset management firms and insurers as well as commercial clients (MNCs, HK and overseas private/listed company etc) in a wide variety of placements ranging from CFO, Financial Controller, Head of Fund Accounting/Operations to Group Auditor positions. Her team also has a strong track record in Company Secretary, Compliance and Investor Relations placements.

You can reach Jacky at jacky@searchasia.com.hk or +852 2169 0878.

Dick Lau

Dick is the Senior Consultant and Team Leader of the Corporate, Investment Banking and Insurance Team. A graduate of the University of Hong Kong, Dick's career began first in life insurance before he joined SearchAsia Hong Kong with an especial focus in insurance and investment banking placements.

Dick is currently overseeing the operations and development of the Corporate, Investment Bank & Insurance team and managing consultants specializing in middle to executive level placements serving clients in both investment banking and insurance industries.

His strong experience in recruitment over the past years has established a large network for him and his team to service international leading insurers and reinsurers over life and general insurance in a wide variety of placements ranging from Actuary, Underwriting & Claims, Finance & Accounting and IT. Meanwhile, his team is working on leading investment banks over various front office placements in Corporate Finance Division and Capital Markets (Equity and Debt). His team also has a strong track record in Private Equity and In-house Corporate Finance placements

You can reach Dick Lau at dicklau@searchasia.com.hk or +852 2169 0878.