Sector
Global Markets
Our Global Markets Practice is led by Loretta Chan. We work with a select group of clients across the full scope of businesses within Fixed Income Currency & Commodities, Debt Capital Markets, Equities and Financing. With a proven track record in placing top-notch professionals across Asia ex Japan, we have successfully conducted searches for investment banks, commercial banks, boutique firms, and new business ventures.
We tailor our approach to our clients’ hiring needs. We foster cross-pollination and provide access to an extensive pool of exceptional talent through our collaborative team framework. We address our clients’ needs at all levels from Managing Directors to Associates.
FICC/DCM Coverage:
- Fixed Income Sales & Research: Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, Credit and Derivatives
- Structurers: Credit, Interest Rate, Foreign Exchange and Hybrid Structurers
- Fixed Income Trading: Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange and Credit
- Debt Capital Markets: Sovereign, High Yield, FIG and Credit Rating Advisory
- Corporate Derivatives: Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, Credit, Commodities and Equity-linked
- Private Financing / Structured Lending: Originators, Structurers and Traders
- Securitization: Originators, Executors and Financial Modelers
- Structured & Project Finance: Origination, Structuring and Execution
- Acquisition & Event-driven Financing: Origination and Syndication
Equity and Equity Derivatives:
- Regional/Country Heads of Product: Equities, Convertibles, Derivatives
- Equity Sales and Sales Trading: Research Sales, High-touch, Low-touch
Meet Our Team
Christian Brun is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wellesley. He is based in Singapore but also splits his time between London and Hong Kong. Christian was a founding Partner of Wellesley Partners, and has worked on numerous senior level executive search appointments across every jurisdiction in Asia-Pacific and Europe across both the Financial Services and Technology sectors; he also leads the Corporate & Investment Banking Practice.
Christian relocated to Hong Kong from London to launch our Asia business in 2005. Prior to founding Wellesley in 2004, he was a Principal at Heidrick & Struggles, the global executive search firm, based in London, where he focused on Investment Banking. He started his search career at Whitehead Mann in 1997, before joining The Consulting Group, a London-based boutique search firm, which was subsequently acquired by TMP. Christian has an MA in History and an M.Phil. in International Relations from Cambridge University, where he was awarded a College History Scholarship.
Loretta Chan is the Managing Partner of Wellesley Group, piloting banking & fintech businesses in Asia Pacific. She comes with 15+ years of industry experience and specializes in placing senior-level candidates including C-suite executives across Global Markets, DCM, Private Financing and Corporate Banking. She has a strong track record of completing front office searches across sales, trading, quant, structuring, research, origination business development and relationship managers. In addition to front office search, she also leads specialist recruitment for corporate governance functions (risk, legal, compliance) with proven ability to provide front-to-back talent searches across all-levels.
During the beginning of her search career, she was with Pelham International specializing in Fixed Income/Equity Derivatives. She then joined Robertson Smart as a consultant covering Legal and Fixed Income. Prior to joining Wellesley in 2007, she ran the Hong Kong office of Webbe International, heading the Financial Markets business for Asia. Loretta holds an LLB (Hons) and began her career with Sullivan & Cromwell. She is native in English and Cantonese, and is conversant in Mandarin.
Bethany Leung is a Director and specialises in Fixed Income, Debt Capital Markets, Private Financing and Credit Ratings executive positions in Asia, with a focus on North Asia.
She has had experience filling mandates across sales, trading, structuring, research and advisory. She joined Wellesley Partners in 2009. Prior to executive search, she gained market experience in Greater China working for the Vienna Representative Office (China). Bethany graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a BA (Hons) degree in Comparative Literature and Chinese Literature. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and is conversant in Japanese.
Christian Brun is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wellesley. He is based in Singapore but also splits his time between London and Hong Kong. Christian was a founding Partner of Wellesley Partners, and has worked on numerous senior level executive search appointments across every jurisdiction in Asia-Pacific and Europe across both the Financial Services and Technology sectors; he also leads the Corporate & Investment Banking Practice.
Christian relocated to Hong Kong from London to launch our Asia business in 2005. Prior to founding Wellesley in 2004, he was a Principal at Heidrick & Struggles, the global executive search firm, based in London, where he focused on Investment Banking. He started his search career at Whitehead Mann in 1997, before joining The Consulting Group, a London-based boutique search firm, which was subsequently acquired by TMP. Christian has an MA in History and an M.Phil. in International Relations from Cambridge University, where he was awarded a College History Scholarship.
Christian Brun is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wellesley. He is based in Singapore but also splits his time between London and Hong Kong. Christian was a founding Partner of Wellesley Partners, and has worked on numerous senior level executive search appointments across every jurisdiction in Asia-Pacific and Europe across both the Financial Services and Technology sectors; he also leads the Corporate & Investment Banking Practice.
Christian relocated to Hong Kong from London to launch our Asia business in 2005. Prior to founding Wellesley in 2004, he was a Principal at Heidrick & Struggles, the global executive search firm, based in London, where he focused on Investment Banking. He started his search career at Whitehead Mann in 1997, before joining The Consulting Group, a London-based boutique search firm, which was subsequently acquired by TMP. Christian has an MA in History and an M.Phil. in International Relations from Cambridge University, where he was awarded a College History Scholarship.
Loretta Chan is the Managing Partner of Wellesley Group, piloting banking & fintech businesses in Asia Pacific. She comes with 15+ years of industry experience and specializes in placing senior-level candidates including C-suite executives across Global Markets, DCM, Private Financing and Corporate Banking. She has a strong track record of completing front office searches across sales, trading, quant, structuring, research, origination business development and relationship managers. In addition to front office search, she also leads specialist recruitment for corporate governance functions (risk, legal, compliance) with proven ability to provide front-to-back talent searches across all-levels.
During the beginning of her search career, she was with Pelham International specializing in Fixed Income/Equity Derivatives. She then joined Robertson Smart as a consultant covering Legal and Fixed Income. Prior to joining Wellesley in 2007, she ran the Hong Kong office of Webbe International, heading the Financial Markets business for Asia. Loretta holds an LLB (Hons) and began her career with Sullivan & Cromwell. She is native in English and Cantonese, and is conversant in Mandarin.
Sophie Meyers is a Managing Director with Wellesley based in the Singapore office. She specialises in both Investment Banking and Private Equity / Alternative Investments across Southeast Asia and Australia.
Having initially joined Wellesley Partners in our Sydney office focusing on the domestic ANZ Investment Banking Sector, she relocated to Singapore to help our expanding Southeast Asia team in 2013. Prior to joining Wellesley, she spent six years in the Australian market with a global recruitment firm where she managed a team specialising in senior level finance placements across Banking and Wealth Management. Sophie graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BA (Hons) degree in French and Hispanic Studies.
Sourabh Chattopadhyay is the Managing Partner and Head of Professional Services with Wellesley Partners and leads the firms India business. He is a generalist with broad success across alternative investments, investment banking, private equity portfolio companies, and professional services.
Prior to joining Wellesley Partners, Sourabh headed Options Group’s executive search and strategic consulting practice in India. Sourabh has also been an entrepreneur and worked in institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Ernst and Young, and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. Sourabh is an active angel investor and an LP in a few early-stage funds. He is also an advisor to several startups. Sourabh is on the board of Khela Ghar, an NGO based out of Calcutta, and a founding trustee of Daya Foundation. He holds a BBA in Economics from Pace University in New York.
Loretta Chan is the Managing Partner of Wellesley Group, piloting banking & fintech businesses in Asia Pacific. She comes with 15+ years of industry experience and specializes in placing senior-level candidates including C-suite executives across Global Markets, DCM, Private Financing and Corporate Banking. She has a strong track record of completing front office searches across sales, trading, quant, structuring, research, origination business development and relationship managers. In addition to front office search, she also leads specialist recruitment for corporate governance functions (risk, legal, compliance) with proven ability to provide front-to-back talent searches across all-levels.
During the beginning of her search career, she was with Pelham International specializing in Fixed Income/Equity Derivatives. She then joined Robertson Smart as a consultant covering Legal and Fixed Income. Prior to joining Wellesley in 2007, she ran the Hong Kong office of Webbe International, heading the Financial Markets business for Asia. Loretta holds an LLB (Hons) and began her career with Sullivan & Cromwell. She is native in English and Cantonese, and is conversant in Mandarin.
Christian Brun is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Wellesley. He is based in Singapore but also splits his time between London and Hong Kong. Christian was a founding Partner of Wellesley Partners, and has worked on numerous senior level executive search appointments across every jurisdiction in Asia-Pacific and Europe across both the Financial Services and Technology sectors; he also leads the Corporate & Investment Banking Practice.
Christian relocated to Hong Kong from London to launch our Asia business in 2005. Prior to founding Wellesley in 2004, he was a Principal at Heidrick & Struggles, the global executive search firm, based in London, where he focused on Investment Banking. He started his search career at Whitehead Mann in 1997, before joining The Consulting Group, a London-based boutique search firm, which was subsequently acquired by TMP. Christian has an MA in History and an M.Phil. in International Relations from Cambridge University, where he was awarded a College History Scholarship.
Loretta Chan is the Managing Partner of Wellesley Group, piloting banking & fintech businesses in Asia Pacific. She comes with 15+ years of industry experience and specializes in placing senior-level candidates including C-suite executives across Global Markets, DCM, Private Financing and Corporate Banking. She has a strong track record of completing front office searches across sales, trading, quant, structuring, research, origination business development and relationship managers. In addition to front office search, she also leads specialist recruitment for corporate governance functions (risk, legal, compliance) with proven ability to provide front-to-back talent searches across all-levels.
During the beginning of her search career, she was with Pelham International specializing in Fixed Income/Equity Derivatives. She then joined Robertson Smart as a consultant covering Legal and Fixed Income. Prior to joining Wellesley in 2007, she ran the Hong Kong office of Webbe International, heading the Financial Markets business for Asia. Loretta holds an LLB (Hons) and began her career with Sullivan & Cromwell. She is native in English and Cantonese, and is conversant in Mandarin.
Sophie Meyers is a Managing Director with Wellesley based in the Singapore office. She specialises in both Investment Banking and Private Equity / Alternative Investments across Southeast Asia and Australia.
Having initially joined Wellesley Partners in our Sydney office focusing on the domestic ANZ Investment Banking Sector, she relocated to Singapore to help our expanding Southeast Asia team in 2013. Prior to joining Wellesley, she spent six years in the Australian market with a global recruitment firm where she managed a team specialising in senior level finance placements across Banking and Wealth Management. Sophie graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BA (Hons) degree in French and Hispanic Studies.