Andrew Kwong
Lead Consultant
Andrew has extensive experience in providing support to all management levels. He is also responsible for the delivery of career transition consulting and training programs, such as Change Management, Career Development, Role-to-Role Transition, etc. in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.
Coach's Overview:
In particular Andrew provides senior support to executives. He provides great empathy to individuals as they move through the stages of transition and is the project lead consultant for recent large restructuring projects. His coaching clients have been based in the Asia Pacific region, United States, United Kingdom, and Europe across all business disciplines, from companies in diverse industries including banking, insurance, IT&T, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, bio-technology, chemical industries, public sectors, professional firms, airlines, media, publishing, advertising, travel and entertainment.
Andrew works with senior executives whom he coaches through the career transition process to help them develop and manage their careers. He takes a consultative approach to clarify their ideal work preferences. This results in a better understanding of their career direction, working closely with them to identify what they have to do to realise their goals. Every case has a significant focus on how to manage change requiring a thorough understanding of the need to change in order to progress to the next stage of their career. Andrew also provides Transition Coaching for mid-level and senior level managers at times when they may need support to expand their leadership competence for client to achieve next stage of career success.
Andrew has over 15 years of Executive Search experience, assisting multinational clients in recruiting senior management executives in the region over a broad spectrum of industries. He has gained extensive exposure in Human Resources issues, including organizational development and succession planning, contract and service negotiation, and compensation and benefits.
Prior to joining LHH, Andrew was with A.T. Kearney Executive Search, as Vice President and Managing Director for Hong Kong with responsibility for Greater China. Before entering the executive search profession, he spent 10 years in the industrial and consumer products industries where he held various management positions. Andrew was educated in Hong Kong and the United States, with a BA degree in Business from California State University. He is also accredited in interview and assessment tools and attended specialized training programs, such as I-Speak-Your Language, Career Anchor, LHH ChangeMapTM, Apollo Assessment, etc.