[Opening Remarks] Olly RichesChairman at BritCham Indonesia and Senior Managing Director Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines & Page Executive SE Asia of PageGroup
Having joined Michael Page London in 2001, Olly was promoted to Manager in 2003 before being asked to relocate to Shanghai in 2006 to launch a multi-discipline business across Mainland China. He later moved onto Beijing in 2012 to establish another key office and develop a Chinese management team. With his knowledge of Asian markets, Olly was appointed a part of the South East Asian Board in 2013 with the remit of launching Michael Page in Indonesia which has grown to 90 recruiters with a predominantly Indonesian leadership group well established. In his latest capacity, Olly led the due diligence behind establishing a Joint Venture to enable the opening of a Manila office. That business officially launched in August 2020 with a current team of 44 executive recruiters.
Alongside his overall responsibility for Michael Page in Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines, Olly is the Managing Director of Page Executive, the senior level executive search division of PageGroup. He oversees teams based in 5 cities across SEA. Olly chairs the PageGroup APAC ESG Council. Olly reports to the Global Executive Board of PageGroup.
In December 2020, he was also appointed as the Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce Indonesia. Leading the BritCham Board in their efforts to further trade and investment ties for the Anglo-Indonesian businesses and provide more business development opportunities across the Chamber members.