Our Consultants are experienced and highly specialized in their core disciplines. They are subject matter experts in their respective fields with abilities to provide valuable, constructive advice and solutions to our clients in a consultative approach.
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James Yu
Registration No: R22110120
James is a Managing Consultant in the Internet / ICT practice driving junior to senior level recruitment, specializing in the Cloud / Gaming / Data Center Industry.
James has prior recruitment / talent acquisition experience during his days in the shipping industry,with business development experience stemming from his technology sales role in the cloud services industry, he has pivoted back to recruitment as he is passionate about aligning both experiences to helping both organizations and job-seekers alike to find a fit.
He has developed a strong understanding of what clients are looking for and finding near-perfect fit for them through fostering strong relationships with candidates and clients alike with a track record of placements including positions in various functions, from Commercial to Technical, in Pricing, Customer Success, Facilities Management and Software Engineering.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
James holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Deakin University
Shirley Zhou
Registration No: R22110556
Shirley is a Consultant specialising in mid-senior to senior level positions within the Industrial, Hi-Tech, Healthcare & Supply Chain industries. Her unrelenting pursuit of excellence in recruitment has led her to unparalleled success in advising many global MNCs in their hiring strategies for Singapore and across Asia.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Shirley holds a Master’s Degree in Economics, Nanyang Technological University
Dez Lee
Registration No: R22107906
Dez in a Senior Consultant in the Healthcare, Hi-Tech and Industrial segment specializing in mid to senior level recruitment.
With 10 years of experience within the Hospitality, real estate and F&B industry, coupled with 6 years of customer experience, Dez wins the hearts of those around her with her friendly and approachable disposition. She takes pride in her ability to identify and match clients’ requirements with candidates’ career aspirations. Her well-honed communication skills makes her a good advisor to both clients and candidates trying to find a best-fit role. Since she has made a career switch, Dez is eager to take the industry by storm and challenges herself to create value for several senior candidates.
Shaily Sharma
Gateway Search India (Gurgaon)
Shaily is a creative thinker with strong people skills and 1+ years of experience within the HR industry. She is passionate in the full recruitment cycle experience across a range of job functions and industries. She takes pride in finding the best-fit role for both clients and candidates alike. Previously, she has experience working for Nagarro, Accenture, YUJ Design etc. and provided support for them on varies technical and non-technical position requirements.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Master in Business Administration (MBA), from AKT University, Specialization in (HR & Finance), Uttar Pradesh
Karishma Bajaj
Gateway Search India (Gurgaon)
Karishma is a recruitment specialist, having 3+ years of working experience for IT & NON-IT departments. Karishma has successfully placed numerous candidates of all ranges in top companies like E&Y, PWC, GS Pann technology, Aditya Birla Group etc.
Karishma thrives on challenges and constantly sets goals for herself. She always looks for opportunities to do better and achieve greatness. As a recruiter she takes pride in ensuring that placements are a strong match for all parties and her goal is to build strong, long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with candidates and clients alike.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Karishma holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Jaipur National University, Specialising in HR & Finance.
Samuel Tse
Registration No: R1223789
Samuel is a Managing Consultant in Gateway Search. He is a dedicated professional with 10 years recruitment experience of which last 5 years was dedicated to honing his skillset and understanding of the Technology industry.
Samuel enjoys matching high caliber candidates to leading hiring organisations and takes particular care of the interests of all parties in order to achieve a win-win situation for both companies and job-seekers. Ultimately, Samuel believes in fulfilling both company requirements and the career aspirations of job-seekers, sparing no effort to satisfy both parties.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Samuel has a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore.
Taniya
Gateway Search India (Gurgaon)
Taniya is a Managing Consultant in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Practice, specialising in mid to senior level recruitment.
Taniya has over 4 years of experience in recruitment and has worked for multiple sectors including FinTech, Edu-Tech, Blockchain, eCommerce and Internet sector. She is particularly familiar with Canadian, UK & Indian Recruitments.
At Gateway Search, Taniya has worked with numerous start-ups especially in the IT sector to meet their Technology requirements (IT & Non-IT). She has successfully placed candidates for mid and senior level positions across various industries and her passion in Technology & ICT has spurred her interest to become a specialist recruiter and has gained quick success in assisting many MNC Tech companies & start-ups.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Taniya holds a Masters in International Business Management from Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada
Archana Thakur
Gateway Search India (Gurgaon)
Archana is a Senior Consultant with 5+ years’ of recruitment experience working with companies like iBilt Technologies, SPI Offshore, MSSI, focusing on technical recruitment. Some of clients she has supported in the past include Accenture, DUPONT, EY, Reliance JIO, Trangile, Aptara, PWC, Bluecast technologies, GSLabs, Quesscorp, Quinnox etc.
Archana focuses on technical recruitment and has strong abilities in interpersonal skills and situational analysis. Her strength in being an innovative and creative thinker help both clients and candidates achieve a win-win scenario and successful placement outcomes. She has goals to become a trendsetter in the field of HR.
In her free time, she enjoys playing Badminton recreationally.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Archana holds a Degree in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from Delhi University and an MBA from Symbiosis.
Melody Guo Yuwenxi
Registration No: R1982385
Melody is the Associate Director for Gateway Search’s Industrial team specializing in senior to top management executive search and cross-border recruitment. She has more than 5 years of headhunting experience with successful placements in high-tech, logistic & eCommerce, (renewable) energy, Marketing & Ad-Tech, and FinTech industries. She has helped MNCs with their initial hires and expanded their footprints in SEA, Europe (UK and Germany), and China with strong success. She has proven exemplary client relationship with both start-ups and MNCs and is a tireless recruiter that works round the clock to serve her global clients and candidates.
Her successful placements –
- Global Vice President of Supply Chain and Procurement from MNC energy company
- Global Marketing Director, Senior Global Organizational Development Manager, Senior Accounting Manager, Legal Counsel, Trader from MNC Fintech companies
- Country Manager, Sales Manager, Data Strategist from MNC Marketing & Ad-Tech company
- Country Managers, Senior BD Manager from MNC e-Logistic and eCommerce company
- HR Manager, Sourcing Lead, SAP Consultant, Compliance, and Network Engineer from MNC semiconductor & automation companies
Prior to joining Gateway Search, Melody had 2.5 years of marketing, product management, seller acquisition, and business development working experience in a Singapore e-commerce start-up.
Apart from work, Melody is a talented singer who has won first place in “The Voice of You” campus Singer Competition organized by SMU, NUS and NTU in Singapore. She was awarded First prize in “Overseas Students Talent Contest” organized by the China Embassy and Xinhuanet (Original Music Video “Singapore, I miss you”) in Singapore; 2nd Place in Campus Singer Competition in Jiangsu Province, China respectively.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Melody holds a Master Degree in Chemistry from National University of Singapore.
Swati Singh
Gateway Search India (Gurgaon)
Swati is an Associate Director with 12+ years in the Internet/Hi-Tech/Ecommerce Practice and in delivering diverse hiring needs across levels for various positions in Internet/Hi-Tech industry across the region. She specialises in working with start-ups.
Having chosen recruitment by choice, Swati is a Research Oriented Head-hunter and Search Consultant with extensive experience in leadership hiring, spanning various sectors and functions, mostly CXO level search assignments.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Master in Business Administration (MBA), from Asia Pacific Institute of Technology, Specialization in (HR & Marketing), New Delhi
Yantono
Registration No: R1547510
Yan is a Manager of the Industrial Engineering Practice specialising from mid to senior level recruitment. He is a dedicated specialist headhunting professional with over 5 years of experience in executive search with successful placements in Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing sectors.
His passion in Industrial Engineering has led him to quick success in assisting many global MNC for their recruitment in critical functions and SME or start-ups in Singapore and across SEA.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Yan holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Minor in Business and Entrepreneurship, Nanyang Technological University
Florence Leow
Registration No: R1105978
Florence is a Co-Founder of Gateway Search and Vice President overseeing the Banking & Financial Services, Corporate, ICT, Internet & Hi-Tech practices for the SEA, China, Hong Kong ANZ & India regions.
Florence has been in the recruitment industry for more than 11 years. Over the years, she has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor to many clients and candidates. Her market knowledge, network and her consultative and collaborative approach to recruitment has won her numerous successful placements from mid to senior levels and long term client partnerships across Banking & Financial Services and ICT industries over the years.
As the Co-founder and Vice President of Gateway Search for the Banking & Financial Services, ICT, Internet & Hi-Tech practices, Florence oversees both the Singapore and India offices with the key mandate to drive business growth as well as expanding Gateway Search’s footprints into new markets.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Florence holds a Bachelor of Arts, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
Don Manalo
Registration No: R1114636
Don is a dynamic & experienced recruiter with extensive skills in sourcing, strategic resource planning & operations; with proven diverse industry experience in a highly demanding environment.
Armed with over 15 years in ICT & Technology recruitment experience in delivering diverse hiring needs in all levels for various positions in Information Technology industry across the region, Don has successfully placed many talents across the years following the evolution of Technology. He is a well-respected and a trusted advisor to many candidates and clients.
EDUCATION/AFFILIATIONS
Don holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Technology, Manila Central University, Philippines