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Serena Wu

Serena Wu

Senior Partner · APAC

More than 15 years of executive search across Asia, with a track record in senior leadership appointments across sales, partnerships, marketing and general management.

Hong KongAsia-Pacific

Biography

Background

Serena Wu leads executive search and talent intelligence assignments across the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on sport, entertainment, media, gaming and adjacent technology ecosystems.

Her approach is clear: transform market complexity into confident hiring decisions. In environments marked by talent scarcity, intense competition, fast cycles and cultural complexity, she helps organisations identify, assess and secure leaders capable of delivering from day one.

She is also Managing Director and Co-Founder of SQ Talent, a boutique executive search firm focused on Greater China. Holding a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Occupational Health Psychology, she brings a structured understanding of leadership, team dynamics and organisational engagement that goes well beyond CV-to-role matching.

Her conviction: senior hiring is not a staffing exercise. It is a strategic decision involving performance, leadership impact and risk.

Areas of expertise

  • Executive Search & Leadership Recruitment
  • Commercial & Growth Leadership
  • Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence
  • Cross-Industry Talent Transfer
  • Leadership Assessment & Team Dynamics

Profile & experience

What she brings

  • 15+ years of executive search across Asia, with depth in entertainment, media, sport, gaming and platform ecosystems.
  • Progressive career across leading search firms: Managing Director at SQ Talent, Head of China at SRI, Partner at VIDEL, Associate Director at Lloyd Morgan, Recruitment Manager at Michael Page.
  • Dual academic background in Psychology and Occupational Health Psychology, providing a structured approach to leadership assessment and cultural fit.
  • Builds non-traditional, cross-industry shortlists, drawing on a pan-industry network and deep knowledge of APAC talent markets.

Selected references

Organisations worked with

For confidentiality reasons, only a selection of representative organisations is disclosed.

Clubs
Juventus FC, FC Bayern Munich, Manchester City FC
Leagues & media
Premier League, Stats Perform, IMG
Music & entertainment
Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment