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Executive Assessment

It takes intense inner work to unlock your full potential as a leader, and a thorough and deep assessment can be the first step on this personal growth journey.

Our Executive Assessment is deeply future-oriented and goes beyond who the executive is today. We want to understand who this person can be in the future and how to get there. We focus heavily on the executive’s long-term journey by providing a holistic approach that considers lived experiences, as well as long-term goals and aspirations.

With our industry experience and leadership development experience, we provide specific and effective next steps in a forthright, caring and respectful way.

We foster empathy, transparency and understanding to grow trust. We enable leaders to share both their aspirations and challenges with us in confidence.


Executive Assessment Consultants

Neil Waters

Neil Waters

Hong Kong Office Leader

Neil Waters leads the Hong Kong office and serves as the Joint Head of Egon Zehnder in China. He also leads the firm’s board and CEO succession… Read more

Benno Jaeggi

Benno Jaeggi

Hong Kong

Benno Jaeggi, based in Hong Kong, is a core member of Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services practice with a particular focus on Banking, Markets and… Read more

Alex Lee

Alex Lee

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Alex leads Egon Zehnder’s Services practice in Asia Pacific, and jointly runs the firm’s Marketing and Sales practice in the same region. Read more

Fiona Cai

Fiona Cai

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Fiona co-leads Egon Zehnder’s Financial Service Practice in Greater China. Based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Fiona is active in Egon Zehnder’s family… Read more

Jenny Mok

Jenny Mok

Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, Jenny Mok is active in Egon Zehnder’s Consumer practice, with a focus on retail, apparel and luxury sectors. Read more

Lydia Tang

Lydia Tang

Hong Kong

Lydia Tang, based in Hong Kong, is active in Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services practice focusing on Insurance, Asset and Wealth Management… Read more

Arthur Leung

Arthur Leung

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Arthur Leung co-leads Egon Zehnder’s Private Capital and Asset Management Practices for Asia Pacific, and is also an active member of the firm’s… Read more

Sandy Zhang

Sandy Zhang

Shanghai

Sandy Zhang, based in Shanghai, is a core member in Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice. She has deep expertise in board search and consultancy… Read more

Xuemei Bennink-Bai

Xuemei Bennink-Bai

Shanghai

Xuemei Bennink-Bai is a Partner and trusted advisor to global and Chinese clients. She specializes in top executive succession, leadership… Read more

Jason Jia

Jason Jia

Shanghai

Jason Jia, based in Shanghai, is a Partner of Egon Zehnder and currently leads Egon Zehnder’s Consumer Practice in Greater China. Read more

Lynn Shao

Lynn Shao

Shanghai

Lynn Shao, based in Shanghai, leads Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice in China… Read more

Yu CHEN

Yu CHEN

Shanghai

Yu Chen, based in Shanghai, is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Consumer and Technology & Communications practices in Greater China. Read more

Tiffany Qiang

Tiffany Qiang

Shanghai

Based in Shanghai, Tiffany Qiang works for clients in Greater China as an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Consumer and Technology practices. Read more

Elaine Yew

Elaine Yew

Singapore

Elaine Yew is a Senior Partner in Egon Zehnder and the Global Co-Head for our Family Business and Family Office Practice. Read more

Tanay Misra

Tanay Misra

Singapore

Tanay Misra leads Egon Zehnder’s Consumer & Sustainability Practice for Asia-Pacific and is based out of Singapore. He advises clients on CEO… Read more

Peak Hong Tan

Peak Hong Tan

Singapore

Based in Singapore, Peak Tan works with industrial clients on their Asia Pacific leadership transformation. Read more


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