Technology, 

E-commerce, Internet

& Start-Ups

Head Fragment from a

Plaque

India, 5th century

Focus areas

We work with both leading and emerging brands in the following areas:

VC-funded Start-Ups

Blockchain Tech

Specialist and Business Development Roles

Recent track record

We are proud to announce the following placements:

Our consultants

Mathew Welch

Partner, Managing Director
Singapore
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Mathew Welch has some 25 years of senior executive experience in financial markets in Asia, having built businesses and led teams, executed transactions and managed projects in most major Asian countries. Mathew is also an experienced Independent Board Director in Banking and the Financial Sector.

He brings to Global Sage strong domain knowledge across Wholesale and Investment Banking, Insurance, Asset Management, Corporate Governance and FinTech. Mathew has worked for McKinsey, Merrill Lynch, Temasek, Standard Chartered Bank, ING, and Daiwa, including roles at Managing Director level, through an outstanding career across Asia.  He was, for example, an MD at Temasek Holdings investing in Financial Institutions, and prior to that he was at Standard Chartered as Head of the Financial Institutions Group in Asia, overseeing all their business with banks and insurance companies.

Educated in the United States and the UK, Mathew has an MBA degree with high distinction from the Harvard Business School (1993) and holds an MA Degree in Oriental Studies (Chinese) from the University of Oxford.

Specialization
Global Investment Banking, Private Equity, Asset Management

Joyce Ng

Partner, Managing Director
Hong Kong
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Joyce Ng is a Partner, Managing Director based in the Hong Kong office of Global Sage. Joyce brings over 23 years of experience to the firm. She joined Global Sage in 2015 and focuses on CFO, Legal, Risk and Compliance assignments. Over the past decade, she has been a prominent executive recruiter for the Finance and Legal functions, with a particular focus on Private Equity and Financial Services, as well as Hong Kong Conglomerates. Prior to joining Global Sage, Joyce was a Director of the Talent Acquisition team at UBS. She also spent more than 15 years at Bo Le Associates. Joyce holds a BA degree from University of Toronto and speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Specialization
Private Equity, Investment Banking, Fintech, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Start-Ups

Arthur Lui

Director
Shenzhen
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Arthur Lui is a Director based in the newly opened Shenzhen office of Global Sage. Under his leadership, Global Sage is expected to expand the firm’s presence in China, allowing it to work more strategically with its clients in the Greater Bay Area. Arthur joined from The Page Group and was instrumental in building its onshore PE and VC Practice. He also works closely with Portfolio Companies across the Blockchain & Crypto, AI and Data Centre industries.

Nancy Yick

Partner, Managing Director
Hong Kong
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Nancy Yick is a Partner, Managing Director and Head of Consumer Markets based in the Hong Kong office of Global Sage. She has over 22 years of executive search experience covering the Consumer, Properties and Pharmaceutical sectors across the region. Nancy’s core competencies are in handling senior-level hires for both multinational and local organizations across different functions and industries. Previously, she was a Managing Director at Bo Le Associates and had also worked at Russell Reynolds.

Specialization
Luxury, Retail & Consumer Goods, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Fintech, Start-Ups

Ati Simatupang

Partner, Managing Director
Jakarta
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Ati Simatupang is a Partner, Managing Director based in the Jakarta office of Global Sage. She brings over 22 years of experience in executive search. Prior to joining Global Sage, Ati was one of the founding members of Bo Le Associates, with her last position as Chief Client Officer of Southeast Asia. In this role, she was involved in the opening of each office within Southeast Asia for the firm. She has developed a solid knowledge of the Southeast Asian market with its dynamic, culturally diverse talent pool, and complex organization changes unique to emerging markets. She has travelled frequently to visit and develop client relations in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, Vietnam and Myanmar. She specializes in recruiting senior executives including: Regional Heads, CEOs, CFOs, Country Managers, Presidents and Managing Directors for a wide range of industries, mainly across Financial Services such as Consumer Banking, Consumer Finance, Commercial Banking, Investment Banking, Private Equity and other industries such as FMCG, Retail and Industrial. As a search consultant, Ati is known for her expertise in handling complicated HR and recruitment issues that face companies expanding their operations at a rapid rate, as well as business start-ups in a challenging environment in an emerging market. Ati holds a BA in Business Studies and Marketing from William Business College in Sydney.

Specialization
Luxury, Retail & Consumer Goods, Real Estate, Insurance, Fintech, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Start-Ups