Karen Zhao
Karen Zhao
Title
Consultant, Consumer
Firm
Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.
Office Address
Room 4504, Jin Mao Tower
88 Century Avenue
Shanghai, 200121
China
Shanghai, 200121
China
Office
Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc. - Shanghai
Industry Specialties
Advertising | Public Relations
Consumer
Digital Media
Retail | Sales
Industrial
Media | Entertainment
Functional Specialties
Business Development
Engineering
General Management/CEO/COO
Human Resources
Finance and Accounting/CFO
Services
Executive Search
Leadership Development
Organizational Effectiveness
Succession Planning
Talent Mapping
Leadership Development
Organizational Effectiveness
Succession Planning
Talent Mapping
About Mr. Zhao
Karen works closely with multinationals, Chinese domestic and private equity backed organizations across the broader Consumer Sector. Based in Shanghai, she has a strong track record of advising boards and CEOs on leadership transitions, succession planning and senior level recruitment. Karen brings significant executive search experience, having successfully executed C-suite succession and search engagements within the industries of retail, consumer goods, digital, media and entertainment across the Asia and China regions. With a distinct focus on commercial, marketing, and digital roles, she also matured strong functional search experience in the areas of human resources, financial officers and public affairs.
Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Karen worked for a boutique executive search firm where she led senior-level assignments within the healthcare and broader industrial sectors.
Karen holds a BS and a MS in industrial engineering from Nanjing University of aeronautics and astronautics.