DHR Expands into Bangkok

February 22, 2010 – Executive search firm DHR International has expanded into Bangkok, Thailand. The firm also named Gary Williams as managing director of Southeast Asia and Dhanee Kieosangsong as senior vice president. Mr. Williams has 18 years of professional experience and most recently served as a partner with TRANSEARCH International where he focused on C-level, business unit leadership, functional direct reports, and strategic hire assignments throughout Asia Pacific; he was also the global leader of the firm’s industrial practice group. Mr. Williams has experience in building strategic senior management teams for clients in the industrial, consumer, media & entertainment, professional services, and technology industry sectors. Mr. Kieosangsong has been in executive recruitment for nearly a decade and previously served as a managing consultant with Korn/Ferry International in Bangkok. He focuses on placing senior level executives and building leadership teams for top multinationals and major public listed companies in Thailand and emerging markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mr. Kieosangsong works with a broad array of clients in the financial services, advanced technology, industrial, life science, and consumer-FMCG sectors. “The firm’s new office in Thailand adds to our Singapore presence and to our capability in the fast-growing Southeast Asia region,” said Christine Greybe, president. “We are also especially pleased that Gary Williams will provide regional leadership in light of his depth and breadth of experience.” Established in 1989, DHR International is headquartered in Chicago and has more than 50 offices worldwide.