Rich Meiklejohn

Rich works closely with executive teams to strengthen leadership capability, improve alignment, and ensure organizations are equipped to execute strategy and sustain long-term performance. His work often focuses on helping executive teams improve decision-making, navigate leadership transitions, and build stronger leadership pipelines in complex and rapidly evolving markets.

A distinctive aspect of Rich’s work is his focus on translating leadership and team effectiveness into real business results. With experience both advising and leading businesses, he helps CEOs ensure that talent and leadership are fully aligned with business strategy to drive performance.

He has extensive experience advising senior leaders across banking and financial services, industrials, energy, technology, consumer goods, and hospitality sectors throughout Southeast Asia and the broader Asia Pacific region.

Before joining Korn Ferry, Rich held senior leadership roles across Asia Pacific in global digital and professional services organizations. These include serving as VP/GM Asia Pacific at Hootsuite and holding regional leadership positions with IBM/Cognos and eGain. Earlier in his career, he was a Partner with Heidrick & Struggles and a Senior Consultant with PwC. This combination of advisory and operating experience enables him to bring practical insights into leadership performance, organizational culture, and the realities of leading complex regional businesses.

Originally from Vancouver, Canada, Rich began his career in Bangkok and has lived and worked across the region, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Sydney, and Dubai. He brings deep regional perspective and cross-cultural experience to his work with leadership teams across the Asia Pacific.