Charlotte Matthew
Partner | Head of Southeast Asia
Singapore
Charlotte’s Recent placements
- Global Head of HR (MD) | Tech, Transformation & Ops | Standard Chartered
- Global Head of Reward Products | Nomura
- Head of Employee Relations | HSBC
- HR Director (APAC) | ING
- HR Director (APAC) | Withers
As a Partner and Head of Southeast Asia (SEA), Charlotte is based in our Singapore office and leads a team of eleven HR exec search specialists, covering Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. The SEA FJ business consists of three specialist teams; Financial & Professional Services, Commerce & Industry and Reward, Analytics, HRIS & Payroll. Charlotte spent over fourteen years in HR executive search partnering with Chief HR Officers, CEOs, Boards, Managing Directors and International CoE HR Heads, to appoint global, regional and country heads as well as building HR, Talent & Human Consulting & Reward Consulting teams. Prior to Executive Search, Charlotte graduated with a first-class degree from Nottingham University and started her career in HR strategy, talent and change management consulting with a top tier global management consulting firm. She has worked in Singapore, Hong Kong, USA, UK, and Europe over her 15+ year career.
Charlotte’s testimonials
Global Head of HR (MD) Corporate, Commercial and IB and Europe and The Americas | Standard Chartered
“Charlotte is an exceptional professional who has a deep understanding of the HR market and is an expert at identifying and recruiting top talent. I have had the opportunity to work with Charlotte and was incredibly impressed with her professionalism, knowledge and expertise in the HR space.
She quickly understood our requirements, organization and culture and was able to identify the right candidates quickly. I highly recommend Charlotte, she is an outstanding professional who goes above and beyond to deliver exception service and results. Any organization that engages Charlotte’s services can be assured of receiving the highest levels of service and results.”
Diane Brokenshire
Global Head of HR (MD) – Consumer and Business Banking | Leading global financial services organisation
“Charlotte has been an exceptional partner in my appointment to a Global MD role and a huge support in the relocation from Sydney, Australia to Singapore. Charlotte’s knowledge of the Financial Services landscape and the Singapore market has been invaluable and highly appreciated.”
Chris Frawley
Global Head of Talent (Global Markets) and Regional Head of HR (AEJ) | Nomura Investment Bank
“Charlotte is a fantastically proactive, helpful and experienced recruiter. She guided me expertly through the process of landing me in my new role at Nomura and has continued to be hugely supportive as I have onboarded and settled in. Thank you Charlotte for all your effort!”
Katie Trew
Global Services HR Senior Director | Boston Consulting Group
“Charlotte is fabulous, she is extremely passionate, driven and a true expert in what she does. She was a true partner when helping me in my job search, and I felt supported and listened too throughout. The differentiator for me is her outstanding relationship building skills which extend way beyond the placement; I know I could always reach out to Charlotte for support both as a candidate and client, but also for trusted advice!”
Adele Ellis
Global Head of HR for Wholesale and Regional Head of HR (AEJ)
“Charlotte has been an incredible partner to me in my role. She has a fantastic understanding of the market, is attuned to my organizational and team needs and most importantly, provides exceptional care to her clients and candidates alike. A real pleasure to be working with Charlotte.”
Vivian Law Annan
