Headquarters:

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Year founded:

1997

Number of employees:

Over 1,500 in Asia

Phone:

+603 2778 9000

Email:

press@seekasia.com

Website:

seekasia.com

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/showcase/seek-asia

“Having four insurance designations, and the wealth of knowledge that comes with it, enables me to better counsel customers regarding the importance of having the appropriate insurance coverage”

Saray Uribe, CharSan Insurance & Consulting

Peter Bithos

Chief Executive Officer, Asia

Lewis Ng

Chief Operating Officer, Asia

Jane Walker

Chief Marketing Officer, Asia

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Peter Bithos is responsible for leading and driving SEEK's growth and operations in Asia, while building on the company's success and presence throughout the region. He brings over 20 years of experience in the tech, media and telco sector, including a decade of building and growing P&Ls across Asia. His career includes various CEO and senior management positions encompassing both developed and developing markets and covering a spectrum of companies from start-ups to large enterprises.

Chief Executive Officer, Asia

Peter Bithos

Lewis Ng is currently the chief operating officer, Asia at SEEK, where he is transforming the region’s most successful job marketplace to become the best career platform in Asia. His experience spans over two decades in Asia and in the tech industry, managing operations and P&Ls driving hyper growth. He has held leadership positions in highly regarded tech brands globally and in Asia, including Apple and TripAdvisor, and in two of South East Asia’s unicorns, Carousell and PropertyGuru.

Chief Operating Officer, Asia

Lewis Ng

Jane Walker is responsible for building and evolving the Jobstreet and Jobsdb brands for both the talent and employer sides of the marketplace across SEEK’s six markets in Asia. She has had extensive APAC exposure in various senior management roles in the region. She brings over 20 years of experience in the tech, media and telco sector in both start-up and large-scale organisations within Singtel and the PLDT Group, where she held key leadership roles across marketing, communications, commercial business units, business development and country operations across the region.

Chief Marketing Officer, Asia

Jane Walker

“Having four insurance designations, and the wealth of knowledge that comes with it, enables me to better counsel customers regarding the importance of having the appropriate insurance coverage”

Saray Uribe, CharSan Insurance & Consulting

Leadership

“A true leader can see potential in different employees, regardless of their position. Listening and recognizing the value of each individual not only inspires them but also makes them grow professionally”

Saray Uribe, CharSan Insurance & Consulting

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Chiam Hsing Ren

Chief Growth Officer, Marketplace - Employers, Asia

Chiam Hsing Ren is the chief growth officer for the employer side of SEEK’s marketplace in Asia, where he is responsible for driving the end-to-end strategy, offering, commercial partnerships and value proposition to employers under the Jobstreet and Jobsdb brands. Having held multiple roles at SEEK, he most recently spearheaded the growth of the talent franchise in six Asian markets: Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Prior to that, he served as commercial director, overseeing the commercial operations, opportunities and strategy across the Asia business. His journey with SEEK began in 2016 as director of strategy, where he played a pivotal role in devising and implementing the company’s regional strategy, solidifying his expertise in online human capital marketplaces in South East Asia and globally.

Chief Growth Officer, Marketplace - Employers, Asia

Chiam Hsing Ren

Chook Yuh Yng

Chief Growth Officer, Marketplace - Talent, Asia

Chook Yuh Yng is the chief growth officer for the talent side of SEEK’s marketplace in Asia, where she is responsible for driving growth and engagement of the talent base on the Jobstreet and Jobsdb platforms. She also spearheads the development and roll out of the seekMAX careers and connect platform in Asia, which aims to grow new digital communities for SEEK’s next phase of platform growth – a responsibility she has assumed since 2021. Yuh Yng has held various roles throughout her 16 years with SEEK and Jobstreet. Prior to her current role, she was responsible for driving regional business transformation as head of transformation, and before that, she served as country manager for Jobstreet Malaysia and Singapore, where she led the business growth and operations in these countries. She first joined Jobstreet Malaysia as head of sales in 2007.

Chief Growth Officer, Marketplace - Talent, Asia

Chook Yuh Yng

SEEK is a diverse group of companies comprising a strong portfolio of online employment, educational, commercial, and volunteer businesses. It is listed as a top 100 company on the Australian Securities Exchange. In Asia, SEEK operates under the Jobstreet and Jobsdb brands, which are the region’s leading employment platforms and the preferred destinations for candidates and hirers. Annually, Jobstreet and Jobsdb attract over 500 million visits across six markets: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. SEEK takes pride in offering a workplace culture that transcends typical employment experiences. As a global leader in employment marketplaces, its unique position provides employees with unparalleled opportunities to create impactful work on a global scale. SEEK is committed to its purpose of helping people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and helping organisations succeed.

Michele Manigart

Chief Strategy Officer, Asia

Paul Thomas

Chief People & Culture Officer, Asia

Shen Tham

Chief Technology Officer - Growth and Incubation, Asia

Simon Williams

Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955

Michele Manigart is responsible for defining and driving locally responsive and group-aligned strategic priorities at SEEK, while building and leading a team of world-class strategists. She brings over 20 years of experience, including various leadership positions in management consulting, which provided her with deep experience in strategic and analytical thinking, core business operations and people management. Prior to joining SEEK, Manigart was director of operations for global knowledge and Asia Telecoms, media and tech (TMT) practice at McKinsey & Company’s Kuala Lumpur office. She served the prestigious organisation for close to 14 years, rising through the ranks, starting as a consultant before leading McKinsey’s internal operations for the TMT practice. Prior to McKinsey, she started her career in a Belgium-based food ingredient group, where she served as regional manager and helped set up the company’s first regional office in KL.

Chief Strategy Officer, Asia

Michele Manigart

Paul Thomas is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy at SEEK, in support of the overall Asia business plan and strategic direction. He is an experienced HR practitioner, bringing more than 35 years of broad regional experience in sales, sales training, manufacturing, human resources and general management across multiple industries. He was previously the head of human capital for Astro Malaysia Holdings and was responsible for overseeing human capital strategy and operations. Prior to joining Astro, he was the regional human resource head for global growth and organisation, ASEAN at General Electric, where he covered the HR operations for the entire ASEAN region, with 12 direct reports and overall responsibility for a team of 50 HR employees. He was also previously the regional human resource director, Asia-Pacific at Pfizer.

Chief People & Culture Officer, Asia

Paul Thomas

Shen Tham is a seasoned technology leader, serving as the chief technology officer - growth and incubation at SEEK, with a focus on strategic growth initiatives and new incubations. He is responsible for driving technology innovation, delivery and operations around the company’s growth initiatives across APAC. Shen brings over 25 years of experience in various technical and leadership positions across a large diverse domain in financial, banking, insurance, media and digital. With a background in research and computer science, Shen is curious and obsessed with leveraging technology as an enabler to solve problems and drive innovation. Previously, Shen held the position of CTO for REA Group operations in the international and Asia markets. Shen headed the Group’s IT strategy, operations, and product delivery and was involved in expansion work across Asia, Europe, India, and North America. Shen is passionate about technology and innovation, as well as building high-performance teams to deliver values and connecting technology to the rest of the business.

Chief Technology Officer - Growth and Incubation, Asia

Shen Tham

Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.

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Chief Operating Officer, Underwriting Division

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President, Underwriting Division

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