Francis Yong is the Regional President-Southest Asia
of Ken Clark International in Singapore. He is part of the Asia
Pacific team that manages all executive search projects for Ken
Clark International’s corporate clients in this fast growing
region.
Francis comes with more than 30 years of corporate Human Resources
experience at senior management levels. He has worked with major
local and multi-national companies in the Life Sciences, Chemicals,
FMCG and Retail industries. Some of them include DuPont, Rhodia,
BASF, GlaxoWellcome, Asia Pacific Breweries and Inchcape Berhad.
In addition, all his roles cover responsibilities for the Asia
Pacific region, stretching from Greater China, Japan, Korea, ASEAN,
South Asia and Australia/New Zealand.
Francis brings with him an in-depth knowledge of Human Resources “Best
Practices” and a strong multi-cultural understanding of the
diverse Asia Pacific region. This is highly valued by our clients
who retain Ken Clark International for multi-country executive
search assignments of senior management positions.
Francis is Singaporean and possesses a Bachelor’s Degree
in Economics and Sociology from the University of Singapore. He
also has postgraduate Diplomas in Personnel Management and in Business
Administration. He is well known in the Singapore Human Resources
fraternity, and was conferred a Fellow Membership by the Singapore
Human Resources Institute for outstanding contributions to the
profession.