We are pleased to announce that Matt Hill has been appointed Group Director, taking the next step on his path towards Partnership at Mercuri Urval (MU).
Based in Singapore, Matt leads our teams in Singapore, Japan and India. He focuses personally on Executive Search and Leadership Advisory work with both Asia Pacific and global clients.
Matt joined Mercuri Urval in 2022 and has more than 28 years of experience building and leading businesses in Asia Pacific and the UK. He has also supported global organisations to identify, assess and appoint their most important leaders across Asia Pacific and Europe.
To mark the occasion, Matt shares what the appointment means to him, what continues to inspire his work at MU, and his perspective on the opportunities ahead in Asia Pacific.
Being appointed Group Director means a great deal to me, not so much as a title, but as recognition of what we have built together in Asia Pacific over the past four and a half years.
I have had the privilege of seeing more clients choose to work with MU across the region, and of welcoming new colleagues who have made our proposition their own. This role gives me the opportunity to contribute to that growth on a wider stage, alongside a committed and smart group of leaders across the organisation.
I am grateful to everyone in Asia Pacific and across the wider MU group who have supported me along the way.
When I started in the recruitment industry more than 28 years ago, success was measured by a simple question: Did we place someone?
It took joining MU to realise how incomplete that question is. What matters here is whether the person we appoint goes on to succeed in the role. That one shift changes everything about how we work.
It means understanding the behaviours a leader needs to navigate the specific situation they are stepping into, as well as asking whether the organisation has the capability required to deliver its strategy. This is what sits behind our industry-leading success rate, and it is why the clients and candidates we work with keep coming back, because they have felt the difference.
What keeps me here, though, is the culture behind that approach. MU is authentically kind and genuinely smart, and it thinks in decades rather than quarters, both in how it looks after its people and in how it partners with clients. Being built to last is something you feel in the care we take over the work we are asked to do and the investment we make in each other.
Since joining MU, I have watched our Asia Pacific business grow, and seen new colleagues arrive and become confident advisers who can clearly articulate the value we bring. The opportunities here really are without limits, whether your strength lies in executive search, leadership assessment or coaching. If you want to do work that still matters long after the placement is made, I can't think of a better place to do it.
Are you curious about a global career at MU? Read more at our a career at MU page and reach out to Robin Karlestedt, EVP Global Talent Acquisition and Partner.