Our team

Albert Wong is a co-founder and partner of JH Partners with over 15 years of experience in executive recruitment and business management. He specializes in placing C-suite, front, middle, and back-office roles in renowned corporate and financial institutions. With a successful track record of over 300 global executive placements, Albert has played a pivotal role in new business expansion and achievement for over 100 financial institutions and corporates. His strategic talent solutions and market insights give clients a competitive edge in attracting exceptional talent. Albert holds a degree in Business Management from the University of Nottingham and is known for his commitment to delivering results and driving success.

Co-founder

Albert Wong

Kobe Yang is the Partner and China Office Head of JH Partners, focusing on executive search over financial services and technology sectors including traditional finance, fintech, blockchain, web2 and web3, and artificial intelligence. Over the past 11 years, Kobe has helped build JH Partners' China onshore executive search business from the ground up across private equity and venture capital, investment banking, brokerage, and asset management (directional and quant investment).

With over 174 successful placements totaling over ¥36 million in fees, Kobe has established himself as one of the top China-focused search consultants. He achieved quarterly fees of over millions for eight times and has spoken at high-profile events such as the Credit Suisse China Investment Conference.

Kobe takes pride in assisting leading financial institutions and technology companies establish and scale their businesses across key markets in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK, and US. Through his expertise in identifying and recruiting C-suite executives and middle managers, Kobe has helped many organizations expand internationally with local leadership teams.

Partner, Head of China Office

Kobe Yang

- Partner of JH Partners and Head of HR, EMEA

- Graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with master degrees in law and Japanese Studies

- Previous role as Head of Staffing and Strategic Management in a major Chinese investment bank for over a decade before moving on to the Head of HR role in a Chinese State-owned fund management firm

- Specializing in overseas recruitment projects, including setup new operations and takeover across China, United Kingdom and Singapore

Partner, United Kingdom

Billy Fan

- Director of JH Partners and Partner of Japan division
- An award-winning consultant with over 10 years of experience as a top consultant and manager in Hong Kong and Japan
- Specializing offers exclusive job proposals for a wide range of industries including Japanese companies and Native Japanese, Fluent Japanese speaker for MNCs and local companies

Partner, Japan Division

Mitsuhiro Sugimoto

Christy leads the RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) and High-Volume Recruitment Service team for JH Partners, specializing in supporting the growth and expansion of Retail and Services sector clients within APAC markets. She possesses particular expertise in recruiting motivated and dedicated frontline staff.

Drawing on over 15 years of Talent Acquisition experience with globally recognized brands such as Apple and Dr. Martens, Christy excels at developing high-volume hiring strategies for new market expansion and store opening projects.

Her expertise extends to building robust assessment frameworks, designing efficient hiring processes, and diversifying the workforce by expanding sourcing channels, engaging with communities, and improving candidate conversion rates.

Notably, Christy has consistently achieved high retention rates among her hires, even within the challenging retail industry, and has successfully supported their progression into leadership roles.