James Lawrence-Brown
Partner | Hong Kong | Singapore

Splitting his time between Hong Kong and Singapore, James is responsible for the strategy, growth, and performance of the Asia practice. With twenty-five years in Asia, he has worked with a range of corporate, financial services and professional services clients and is central to several of the firm’s key client relationships across the region.
James is the global practice lead for Leathwaite’s strategy and transformation practice working with professional services organisations, growth equity funds and multinational corporations, focusing on performance improvement, value creation, innovation, consulting, change and transformation. He is also the global sector lead for professional services, responsible for Leathwaite’s work with professional services clients across regions, including with consulting, strategy and advisory firms, technology & IT consultancies and private practice.
James joined Leathwaite in 2016 from Spencer Stuart, where he spent seven years in the financial services and financial officer practices. James brings to his search work broad international experience, through his time in Asia and in previous executive search roles in London and Frankfurt.









