Derek Poh partners with financial services clients around the world, creating tailored executive leadership solutions for boards and C-suites. Based in Singapore, he advises on strategic hires for investment management and banking clients – including corporate, transaction, retail banking and wealth management. He has completed numerous CEO and senior leadership assignments in the Asia Pacific region. Previously, Derek worked at a boutique executive recruitment firm with a focus on sales and marketing searches for asset management, hedge funds, and private equity firms. He began his career with the Ministry of Education in Singapore. “Innovate or die, and there’s no innovation if you operate out of fear of the new or untested.” – Bob Iger Derek holds a BA (Hons) degree in psychology from the National University of Singapore (NUS).