Victoria Chen
Managing Partner
New York
Former VP of HR at a Big Four firm. Specializes in C-suite placement and succession planning across financial services and technology.
The team
Partners who own the outcome.
Each engagement at Apexon is led by a partner with two decades or more of search and advisory experience. The names below are the people who do the work — not who pitches and hands it off.
Robert Whitfield
Head of Executive Search
London
Built leadership pipelines for fifty-plus global enterprises with a 97% placement success rate over two decades.
Sophia Nakamura
Partner, APAC Practice
Singapore
Pioneers cross-border senior recruitment strategies across Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney.
Daniel Fischer
Partner, Workforce Advisory
Frankfurt
Organizational design and workforce optimization expert for high-growth and PE-backed companies.
Edward Ashford
Senior Partner, Industrials
Chicago
Three decades placing operating leadership across manufacturing, energy, and industrial technology. Trusted advisor to nine S&P 500 boards.
Adaeze Mbeki
Partner, Life Sciences
Boston
Leads scientific and commercial leadership search for biotech, medtech, and diagnostics. Former operator at two clinical-stage companies.
Arjun Iyer
Principal, Technology
San Francisco
CTO, CISO, and engineering leadership search for high-growth and PE-backed software businesses across North America and APAC.
Camila Rojas
Partner, Talent Advisory
Mexico City
Compensation benchmarking, organizational design, and succession architecture for cross-border enterprises across LATAM and the US.
Client & candidate reviews
The standard our clients hold us to.
4.9 avg. across 180+ verified engagements
Reviews are sourced from post-engagement client surveys and candidate placement debriefs over the last 36 months.
“Apexon ran our CEO succession with a discipline I have not seen in twenty years on boards. The shortlist was tight, every conversation produced signal, and the placed candidate is outperforming plan two years in.”
Jonathan Hayes
Board Director · Atlas Industrial Group
“What sets Apexon apart is the depth of the market read before they ever bring you a name. We hired a Chief Scientific Officer through them after two failed prior searches with larger firms.”
Priya Raman
Chief People Officer · Helix Biotech
“Across four portfolio engagements they have been faster than any retained firm we use, and they know the difference between a good résumé and a leader who can actually scale a business.”
Karl Brennan
Operating Partner · Bridgewater Capital
“Discreet, ethical, and honest about fit. They walked us away from a candidate who looked perfect on paper because they did not believe in the cultural match. That kind of advisory posture is rare.”
Aisha Okafor
General Counsel · Northwind Energy
“As a candidate, the experience was the most respectful I have had. Honest feedback, timely communication, and a real understanding of what I was looking for in the next chapter.”
Thomas Reinhardt
VP Engineering · Sentinel Cybersecurity
“They placed our first CFO and our first CRO. Both are still here. Both were the best fifth-percentile candidates we could have found. Apexon is the only firm we use.”
Lina Petrov
Founder & CEO · Meridian AI