Resonance
Asia

About Resonance Asia

A retained search and leadership advisory firm helping insurers and financial institutions transform and thrive across Asia-Pacific.

Our story

Twenty-five years of search, one firm.

Resonance Asia was founded in 2020 by Marc Baloch after 25 years of executive search with global leading firms, including Spencer Stuart, Korn/Ferry, Harvey Nash and Marlin Hawk.

Today the team brings more than sixty cumulative years across executive search, with deep expertise in insurance and the financial services that surround it. Since inception we have completed seventy-plus C-suite appointments within leading multinational insurers, banks, wealth and asset managers across North Asia, Greater China, Southeast Asia and MENA.

We believe thriving organisations stem from resonant leadership: leaders whose values, energy and judgement are in tune with the people they lead and the markets they serve. Our purpose is to change lives through our work for the better and to empower that kind of leadership.

25Years of search experience
60+Cumulative years in executive search
70+C-suite placements

Our philosophy

A true partner. Human to human.

Trusted advisory and partnership

In a world of transactional sales, we operate as a strategic partner and trusted advisor. Through honest dialogue and unwavering integrity, we devote our full attention to your success, which is why we keep a selective client roster.

Deep assessment expertise

We are strong judges of character and functional leadership. Drawing on decades of experience across executive search, banking and insurance, we deliver practical advice and exceptional talent with empathy and precision.

Genuine relationships beyond LinkedIn

People no longer open unsolicited messages. We rely on trust and existing relationships, earned over 25 years, which gives us access to exceptional passive talent.

Understanding your future

We understand the global themes of innovation driving economies and business, and we have access to game-changing talent that moves organisations from transformation into real, sustained innovation.

The Resonance Asia advantage

What you get that you will not get elsewhere.

  1. 01

    Founded in 2020 by Marc Baloch after 25 years of executive search with Spencer Stuart, Korn/Ferry, Harvey Nash and Marlin Hawk.

  2. 02

    A specialist team with 60+ cumulative years across executive search and deep sector expertise in insurance and financial services.

  3. 03

    70+ C-suite appointments within leading MNC insurers, banking, wealth and asset management clients across North Asia, Greater China, SEA and MENA.

Leadership advisors

The people behind the work.

Marc Karim Baloch

Founder & CEO

Marc Karim Baloch

Previously headed the Asian insurance practice at Spencer Stuart, and held senior roles at Harvey Nash, Marlin Hawk and Michael Page. A trusted advisor to organisations facing complex leadership challenges.

Master's in Sociology, Political Sciences and Japanology from the University of Würzburg, with a prestigious AIEJ scholarship to Chuo University, Tokyo.

Fluent in English, French, Japanese and German, conversational in Romanian and currently mastering Mandarin. Bridges cultures through an authentic, relationship-first approach.

A seasoned speaker on leadership and innovation. Certified partner of The GC Index®.

Previous firms

  • Spencer Stuart
  • Harvey Nash
  • Marlin Hawk
  • Michael Page

Languages

English, French, Japanese, German, Romanian, Mandarin

Linus Reddy

Partner

Linus Reddy

Previously in Group Strategy and M&A at AIA, with senior strategy roles at Discovery Bank, Old Mutual, Standard Bank and FNB. Seventeen years across banking, insurance and strategic ventures in Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Built tech-led strategies at business-unit, regional and group level, spanning healthtech, fintech, AI and data.

Leads retained C-suite mandates across APAC insurance, banking, health and wealth and asset management, from Hong Kong and Singapore to Tokyo and Southeast Asia.

Writes and advises on AI and data leadership in financial services — the leadership lens, not the tooling.

Previous firms

  • AIA
  • Discovery Bank
  • Old Mutual
  • Standard Bank
  • FNB

Our offices

Hong Kong. Tokyo.

Strategically located where our clients make decisions.

  • Hong Kong

    HQ

    Resonance Asia Limited

    Suite 1402, Spaces Sun House90 Connaught RoadSheung Wan, Hong Kong
    info@resonanceasia.com

  • Tokyo

    Resonance Asia Japan K.K.

    Level 7, Toranomon 40MT Bldg5-13-1 Toranomon, Minato-kuTokyo 105-0001
    japan@resonanceasia.com

Leaders who resonate move markets.

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