Giles serves as the Director of the Asia Pacific Natural Resources & Commodities Practice, bringing with him over 10 years of experience. He joined Aurex Group to provide leadership to the Singapore and Hong Kong offices and further the company’s expansion into the Asia Pacific Natural Resources & Commodities sectors. Based in Singapore since 2011, Giles has led mandates servicing the executive talent requirements for a variety of companies involved in the origination, production, refining, transportation, storage, trading and financing of energy and commodity products.

Prior to building a career as a specialist Natural Resources & Commodities recruiter, he spent three years as an industry broker.

Candice is a specialist recruiter within the Property industry with more than 14 years of experience. Obtaining a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology in Sydney, Candice began her career in Australia before accepting roles in the US and Asia where she has been based for the last eight years. Candice appoints professionals at all levels within the Built Environment industry with a key specialisation in Corporate Real Estate. She is Aurex Group’s Director for Australia, supporting the Managing Director for Australia to leverage industry experience and foster international networks to greater service Real Estate professionals across the APAC region.

Katie is the Head of Development for Asia at Aurex Group. Starting her career in Real Estate recruitment in Asia, Katie brings almost 10 years of regional experience to the leadership team at Aurex Group and is responsible for driving the Real Estate development portfolio. With an established track record, Katie places mid to senior level professionals across Construction, Project Management and Asset Management, primarily servicing Real Estate Developers locally and internationally. Prior to joining Aurex Group, Katie led a Real Estate Development sector in Hong Kong for a specialist Property and Construction recruitment firm.

Katie holds a Bachelor degree and Masters in Town and Country Planning from the University College of London and worked as a Town Planner for five years in the United Kingdom before transitioning into recruitment.  Katie is also trilingual speaking English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Alex is an experienced commodities headhunter with a vast network across the Asia Pacific region. Alex is principally responsible for Bulk Commodities, Metals, Agriculture, and Commodity Finance recruitment, placing people across both the front and middle office.

He has focused on the Asian Natural Resources and Commodities markets since 2013 and previously covered the European Commodity Trading markets, based from London. Having lived in Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong, Alex has completed a wide range of assignments for international and domestic trading houses, producers, investment banks and private equity firms across the commodities supply chain.

A British national, Alex studied Geography at the University of Edinburgh.

As a Principal Consultant of Aurex Group’s China team, Iris partners with real estate firms to deliver senior search mandates. Utilising over a decade of experience in real estate recruitment and executive search, Iris specialises in technical placements across the project management, construction, quantity surveying, building services and quality management functions. Throughout her career, Iris has worked with property developers as well as investors, consultants and service providers to China’s real estate industry.

Iris is a PRC national and graduated with an MBA from the University of Ballarat in Australia. She is a native speaker in Mandarin and Cantonese and can speak fluent English.

Queenie sources talent for leading international and domestic real estate developers, funds and service providers in Hong Kong. Her focus covers Leasing, Sales and Marketing, Investment, Property and Asset Management functions. Queenie graduated from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Publishing. Fluent in English and Cantonese and having worked in Canada and Hong Kong, Queenie has a strong understanding of international and local business needs.

Amy joined Aurex Group’s Commodities and Natural Resources group in 2018 to advance Aurex Group’s penetration into the Global LNG market. Hailing from Houston, Texas, she brings global executive search experience in the oil and gas sector, working in upstream and midstream markets, as well as energy engineering & construction. She has delivered search mandates in the US, Asia, and Europe in roles spanning operations, finance, legal, and the C-suite.

Prior to joining Aurex Group, Amy has three years of executive recruitment experience including time with Egon Zehnder, the world’s largest privately-held executive search firm. Amy is also a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point.

Angelle joined Aurex Group as part of our research team supporting our Natural Resources & Commodities practice throughout Asia. Angelle is responsible for HR Business Intelligence spanning, Talent Mapping, Competitor Analysis, Compensation Survey & Advisory for executive positions across Senior Managers, C-Suite and Board Members for companies operating anywhere along the product supply chain. Prior to joining Aurex Group Angelle specialised in recruiting for the Financial Services and Private Equity industries. Angelle is currently completing a Bachelor of Biomedical Science and is Trilingual in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Kathleen has been in the finance industry for more than 15 years starting her career with DBS and then going on to work for international consulting and recruitment firms in Singapore.  Kathleen is a Certified Public Accountants of Singapore and joined Aurex Group in 2018 as a the Finance Manager for Singapore and Australia as well as supporting Aurex Group’s global financial operation.  Kathleen’s role will include payroll, audits to daily finance operations, reporting and budgeting.  Kathleen is trilingual and fluent in written and spoken English, Cantonese and Mandarin.