Pedersen & Partners has announced the opening of its ninth office in Asia Pacific. Vietnam joins the established offices in Bangkok, Delhi, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Singapore. This opening enhances the firm’s global coverage in a key emerging market and supports its broader growth strategy.
The new office for Pedersen & Partners in Ho Chi Minh City will be headed by Jonathan Whitehead with additional executive search consultants based in Ho Chi Minh City who will be joining him in April. Mr. Whitehead has over 16 years of experience in the search industry, including 2 years with Pedersen & Partners covering ASEAN markets. Mr. Whitehead has lived and worked in Vietnam for approximately 7 years and has extensive experience working with both local and multinational clients in addressing their leadership needs.
“As an executive search and leadership consulting leader in many of the world’s emerging markets with steady growth across more mature markets,” said Gary Williams, chief executive officer at Pedersen & Partners. “Over the past decade Pedersen & Partners has developed a well-established footprint in the Asia Pacific markets which enables the firm to drive value to our local, regional, and multinational clients as we support their growth ambitions in the region. Vietnam is a major hub in Asia Pacific and is becoming increasingly more so due to the complexities of the global supply chain situation. Opening an office in Ho Chi Minh City is therefore the logical next step for the firm in Asia Pacific as Vietnam is becoming increasingly relevant to our clients across the globe. Jonathan is the perfect fit to start our office in Vietnam due to his extensive market experience over the course of the past 7 years. Due to his international experience, as well as on the ground experience in Vietnam, we are very confident that Jon will be able to seamlessly integrate our Vietnam office into our global platform,”
“As Pedersen & Partners steps into its 21st year of operations, I am excited to lead our expansion into Vietnam,” added Jonathan Whitehead. “As our clients continue their global expansion, Vietnam has become increasingly critical to those plans. I look forward to building out our capabilities in Vietnam and working closely with our clients as they realise their ambitions in Vietnam.”
