Management
Simon Childs
DIRECTOR - JAPAN/NORTH EAST ASIA
Simon sold a leading executive search business in Japan that he co-founded to Recruit Holdings, Asia’s largest HR services group. This was Recruit's first domestic recruitment acquisition in their 50-year history and gave them the platform to further develop executive search in the domestic markets of Japan, as well as expand recruiting services into Asia. Simon was involved in developing strategic partnerships across Asia for Recruit Holdings’ International Recruitment Business division under the RGF brand.
Since leaving Recruit Holdings in 2020, Simon has worked closely with the senior management team of a UK publicly listed recruitment business, as well as the founders of a number of boutique recruitment firms in Asia.
Simon is originally from England. He has a BA in History from the University of East Anglia and further post-grad qualifications from Oxford University (Leadership), Imperial College London (M&A), and Cornell University/AESC (Executive Search). In his free time, Simon trains for endurance events. He has participated in numerous marathons, Ironman events, long distance treks, and climbs.
John Tucker
DIRECTOR - SINGAPORE/SOUTH EAST ASIA
John led the successful turnaround of a US publicly listed permanent recruitment firm in Tokyo before taking over as CEO of the executive search firm that Simon sold to Recruit. After growing that business from USD 7M to USD 40M over 8 years via organizational and operational change as well as business line expansion, he transferred to Singapore in 2018 to manage the post-merger rebranding and operational overhaul of RGF’s executive search offices across 6 countries in Southeast Asia.
A native of the United States, John earned a BA in Economics from Harvard University before winning a post-graduate scholarship from the Rotary Foundation to study Indian Philosophy for a year at the University of Madras in India. John has lived in Asia for nearly 30 years, including 25 years in Tokyo, and speaks Japanese as a second language. He is a fitness enthusiast and an avid scuba diver.