Kathryn Yap is Managing Partner of the Singapore office and TMT Asia Pacific where she leads a team of professionals dedicated to assisting clients in various industries. She is also a member of CT Partners' Operating Committee.
Kathryn oversees activities concerning assignments for global teams and coordinates with peers in key business centers throughout the world to assure high levels of client service. In addition, Kathryn maintains an active search practice where she has successfully completed assignments for CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CIOs, and members of boards of directors. A search professional with 15 years of search experience in Asia Pacific, Kathryn has been the Managing Director of two other recruitment firms.
Most recently, she was Managing Director with Russell Reynolds Associates. Kathryn’s corporate experience includes working at CUNO Filtration Asia Ltd and Scitech Medical Products Pte Ltd. In 2008, Kathryn was named to Business Week's Top 50 List of the World’s Most Influential Headhunters.
Kathryn graduated from the University of Oregon with a double major in Biology and French and a Master’s degree in Microbiology from Oregon State University. Kathryn is a member of the Who’s Who in the Asia Pacific Rim and is a frequent speaker at business and academic forums. She is fluent in English, French, Mandarin, Thai, and several dialects and is based in the firm’s Singapore office.