Executive Search Firm in Bangkok, Thailand
Leadership hires that change the trajectory. Confidential executive search for C-level, director and country manager roles across Bangkok and Thailand.
Executive Search Firm in Bangkok, Thailand
Leadership hires that change the trajectory. Confidential executive search for C-level, director and country manager roles across Bangkok and Thailand.
What a Leadership Search Actually Involves
Leadership roles in Thailand are rarely advertised, and the people worth hiring are not applying for anything. An executive search starts with a map of who currently holds the role across the relevant companies in Thailand and the wider region, then approaches those people directly and in confidence.
The mapping is the slow part and it is where the value sits. Six to twelve weeks from brief to accepted offer is normal. Evantis keeps one consultant on the search from brief to offer, keeps your name out of the market until a candidate is serious, and will tell you at the start when the person you have described does not exist in Thailand at the salary you have in mind.
Our Approach to Executive Search
Evantis Talent Solutions takes a structured and consultative approach to executive search and headhunting. As a result, every placement is matched to your requirements and culture. Our services include:
In-Depth Client Consultation
Every executive search begins with an in-depth consultation. We work closely with you to understand your business goals, organisational culture, and the strategic direction of the role. By aligning our search with your company’s values and future objectives, we can identify candidates who are a true fit.
Targeted Candidate Sourcing
Leveraging our extensive network and advanced search techniques, we reach both active and passive candidates, targeting industry leaders and high achievers who may not be actively seeking new opportunities. This approach enables us to present only the best candidates who meet your specific criteria.
Comprehensive Assessment and Evaluation
Executive roles require a unique blend of technical skills, strategic thinking, and interpersonal qualities. Our comprehensive assessment process includes interviews, psychometric testing, and competency evaluations, ensuring that every candidate meets your leadership standards and brings a compatible vision.
Confidential and Discreet Process
We understand the sensitive nature of executive recruitment. Our executive search process is highly confidential and professionally managed, maintaining discretion for both clients and candidates throughout the recruitment journey.
Seamless Onboarding Support
Our commitment to success goes beyond placement. We provide onboarding support to facilitate a smooth transition for your new executive, ensuring they are well-prepared to make an immediate impact in their role.
Industries We Serve in Executive Search
Evantis runs leadership and C-suite searches across fifteen industry verticals in Thailand, from regulated sectors to deep tech. Open any industry to see the roles we recruit and how the search is run. If yours is not on the list, tell us the mandate and we will tell you honestly how we would run it.
IT & Telecommunications
Software engineering, cloud and infrastructure, data and AI, cyber security, ERP and technology leadership. This is the deepest part of the Evantis network, and the sector where the gap between an advertised role and a mapped search is widest.
Typical rolesCTOs, CIOs and country heads of IT, principal information security officers, delivery and engineering managers, and digital transformation leadership
See IT and tech recruitmentBanking & Financial Services
Technology and change roles across core banking, payments, data and cyber security, alongside risk, compliance and finance. Regulated change programmes run continuously here and the strongest people are rarely on job boards.
Typical rolesHeads of technology and digital, CIOs and CTOs, heads of risk and compliance, and product and transformation directors
See banking and insurance recruitmentInsurance
Actuarial, underwriting, claims and bancassurance, alongside technology, data and compliance across life and non-life. The Thai market is small and well connected, so discretion matters on almost every senior search.
Typical rolesHeads of underwriting and claims, chief actuaries, bancassurance directors, and technology and data leadership
See banking and insurance recruitmentSemiconductor & Electronics
Process, equipment, test and packaging engineering, IC design and verification, quality and reliability, plus SMT, NPI and manufacturing engineering across EMS and ODM sites. The fabs, OSAT plants and electronics sites sit in the Eastern Economic Corridor, Ayutthaya and the North.
Typical rolesSection and department managers across NPI, SMT and process engineering, R&D power module section managers, quality systems managers, and OSAT operations leadership
See semiconductor recruitmentEnergy & Renewables
Solar, wind and storage project development, EPC and site engineering, grid and power systems, plus asset management and commercial roles. The build-out competes for the same engineers as the utilities and the industrial estates.
Typical rolesCountry and project directors, heads of EPC delivery, asset management leadership, and commercial and PPA directors
Manufacturing & Industrial
Production, maintenance, process and industrial engineering, quality and EHS, plus plant and operations leadership. Most of the demand sits in the industrial estates outside Bangkok, where a Bangkok-benchmarked package often reads very differently to candidates.
Typical rolesPlant managers, manufacturing process engineering managers, quality systems managers, service managers, and operations directors
See Eastern Seaboard recruitmentAutomotive & EV
Production, process and quality engineering, tooling and maintenance, supplier quality, plus plant and programme leadership. The move from combustion to EV has pushed demand towards power electronics, battery systems and automation faster than the local pool has kept up.
Typical rolesPlant directors and general managers, heads of manufacturing and quality, engineering and programme managers, and supply chain directors
See Eastern Seaboard recruitmentLogistics & Supply Chain
Warehouse and distribution management, transport and freight forwarding, planning and procurement, plus systems and automation roles. The Eastern Seaboard and the Bangkok ring corridors hire continuously, and candidates weigh commute and shift pattern heavily.
Typical rolesLogistics and distribution managers, heads of procurement, planning and control leadership, and country supply chain directors
See Eastern Seaboard recruitmentHealthcare & Pharmaceutical
Regulatory affairs, quality and GMP, clinical and medical affairs, plus sales, market access and hospital operations. Regulated roles turn on specific registrations and therapeutic area experience rather than general sector background.
Typical rolesCountry managers, heads of regulatory affairs and quality, medical affairs directors, and market access leadership
FMCG & Retail
Manufacturing, quality and supply chain, alongside category management, trade marketing, e-commerce and store operations. Commercial cycles move fast, so speed to shortlist usually decides who gets the candidate.
Typical rolesGeneral managers and country heads, supply chain and manufacturing directors, heads of category and trade marketing, and retail operations leadership
Professional Services & Consulting
Advisory, audit and tax, transaction and transformation consulting, alongside legal, HR and finance roles inside firms. Hiring is credential and client-facing, so language ability and presence are screened as hard as technical depth.
Typical rolesPartners and engagement directors, heads of finance and HR, rewards and benefits leadership, and practice leads
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Process, production and reliability engineering, HSE, quality and laboratory, plus commercial and supply chain roles. The cluster sits around Map Ta Phut and Rayong, where site location, shift pattern and safety record weigh as heavily with candidates as salary.
Typical rolesPlant and operations managers, HSE managers, production and reliability leadership, and commercial directors
Construction & Property
Project and site management, planning and cost control, MEP and structural engineering, plus development, leasing and facilities roles. Hiring follows the project pipeline, so timing a search to a mobilisation date matters more here than in most sectors.
Typical rolesProject directors, construction and site managers, heads of development and leasing, and project sales managers
Aerospace & Aviation
Maintenance and repair engineering, airworthiness and quality, supply chain and procurement, plus ground operations and commercial roles.
Typical rolesStation and base managers, heads of maintenance and airworthiness, quality and safety directors, and country leadership
Shared Services & BPO
Finance and accounting, procurement, HR operations, IT service desk and process improvement, plus multilingual roles. Bangkok shared service centres hire in volume and on language, which makes throughput and screening quality the whole job.
Typical rolesCentre and site heads, tower leads across finance, procurement and HR operations, and process improvement directors
Why Choose Evantis for Executive Search
Local Market Knowledge and Industry Expertise
We are deeply rooted in Bangkok’s business landscape. In addition, we work across Thailand, from the Eastern Seaboard industrial estates to the northern manufacturing corridor. Because we know local market dynamics in each region, we can pair them with a global perspective. As a result, we identify leaders who navigate Thailand and drive growth.
Strategic Approach to Leadership Recruitment
Our executive search is not just about filling a role. Instead, it is about creating lasting impact on your business. So we take a strategic approach, focused on your company’s goals. As a result, every executive we place is aligned with your vision.
High-Level Connections and Network
We hold an extensive network of industry leaders. In addition, we reach a wide pool of passive candidates. As a result, we can attract even the most sought-after executives. Above all, we focus on people who never appear in traditional searches. That delivers a candidate pool that brings real value.
Commitment to Long-Term Partnerships
At Evantis, we build lasting relationships with clients and candidates. First, we work closely with each client to understand the role. Just as important, we learn your culture and future ambitions. As a result, we place leaders committed to your long-term success.
Executive Search and Headhunting Specialists in Bangkok and Across Thailand
Evantis is an executive search firm based in Bangkok, running C-level, director and country manager searches for companies across Thailand, from Bangkok headquarters to plants on the Eastern Seaboard and in the North. Our headhunters map the market, approach proven leaders directly and in confidence, and build shortlists based on relevant experience, leadership capability and proven results. Many strong leaders are not actively looking for a new role, which is why every search starts with a map, not an advert.
Executive Search in Bangkok: Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to what boards and hiring leaders ask us most often about senior and C-suite hiring in Thailand.
What should we look for in an executive search firm in Thailand?
Ask who will run the search day to day, how the target list is built, and how confidentiality is managed throughout the search. At Evantis one consultant runs the search from brief to offer, and the list is mapped from the companies where the role already exists. A good firm will also tell you early if the brief and the budget do not match the market.
How is executive search different from your normal recruitment?
Different method, not just a higher salary band. An executive search starts with a map of who holds the role you need across the relevant companies in Thailand and the wider region, then approaches those people directly. Leadership roles are rarely advertised, and the people worth hiring are not applying to anything.
Can you run a search confidentially, without our name on it?
Yes, and most leadership searches are run that way. Evantis approaches the market on your behalf without naming you until a candidate is serious and has agreed to a conversation. If you are replacing someone who is still in the seat, say so at the brief and the search is built around it.
How long does a leadership search take?
Six to twelve weeks from brief to offer on most searches. The mapping and approach phase is the slow part and it is where the value sits. Evantis gives you an honest timeline at the start, including when the answer is that the person you have described may not exist in Thailand at the salary you have in mind.
Can you hire foreign professionals, and who handles the visa and work permit?
Yes. Evantis has been bringing foreign professionals into Thailand for years. On a permanent placement your company is the employer and holds the visa and work permit, with Evantis advising and coordinating the process. On an outsourced or contract placement Evantis is the employer and handles both directly.
What happens if the person we hire leaves?
Permanent placements carry a 90 day replacement guarantee. If the candidate leaves within 90 days, Evantis re-runs the search at no additional fee.
What does it cost, and when do we pay?
No retainer and no upfront cost on permanent recruitment. The fee falls due when the hire is made and starts. Contract and outsourced headcount is quoted as a monthly rate agreed before anyone begins.
Do you run C-level searches outside Bangkok?
Yes. Evantis runs C-level and senior leadership searches across Thailand, including plant and country leadership on the Eastern Seaboard and in the North, and regional roles based in Bangkok covering Southeast Asia.
Your Next Leadership Hire, Handled Discreetly.
Evantis runs confidential, mapped searches for C-level, country manager and director roles across Thailand and the wider region.