Professional Executive Search ...
AFM is an international executive search consultancy focusing on the Commodity/Shipping, Finance/Investment and Technology Industries, with a strong, on-the-ground presence, and deep professional experience, in the Asia/Pacific region - the key growth area for these sectors - and search abilities worldwide.
AFM works both with leading global firms and also high-growth emerging companies, to find mid/senior level management to build their businesses.
Established in 1998, with professionals based in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo and London, AFM has unique industry knowledge and expertise often lacking in other search firms.
Shipping People ...
AFM consultants work as a team which allows them to execute searches quickly and find the right people. The team has over 175 years of Financial and Shipping industry experience in Asia and around the globe.
AFM is a pro-active headhunting firm that uses its unique industry knowledge to identify, approach and convince the right candidates to join its clients. This discreet and traditional search style is enhanced by extensive and global vacancy-distribution and candidate-sourcing technology.
As a result of its professional focus, AFM was voted among the top three executive search firms in its field.
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In Asia and Across the Globe.
AFM professional consultants are based in Asia and in Europe.
AFM manages searches in Finance/Investment, primarily in Asia, and Commodity/Shipping searches in all the above locations, plus Australia, Dubai and India, and all major shipping centres in Europe and the USA.
AFM has a client base comprised of commodity houses, leading shipping industry firms and global commercial banks, in addition to international investment banks and fund management companies plus Technology majors and exciting startups.
Both Candidates and Clients are positive about AFM...
"Let me tell you that you are the most professional recruiter we ever worked with." (Household name Fortune 500 Shipping Company)
"The only recruitment person in Shipping in Asia who truly understands the business." (Asia/Pacific Ship-broking Head)
"Thanks for a very good candidate." (A major US Stevedoring and Agency company)
"Thank you for yours. 2 days passed at (new company). I must say it is an excellent company with very different air from (old company)'s. I appreciate all your support. Let's be in touch." (Candidate moved from Hong Kong to Singapore)
"Many thanks for all your help and keeping everything so confidential. You know how easy it is for information to become public in shipping. Thank you again." (Candidate moved within Shanghai)
"Thank you so much for helping me throughout the process; I feel this is full of career growth and I could expand myself internationally in the future." (Candidate moving within Tokyo).
Current Vacancies
- Head of Japan - Major European Owner Operator. - Tokyo
- Post-Fixture and Operations Manager, Hong Kong - Hong Kong
- Bulk Carrier Operations Managers (Senior & Junior) - Hong Kong
- Panamax Chartering Manager - Tokyo
- Bulk Carrier Operations Pacific Head - Singapore
- Supramax Tonnage Chartering Head - Singapore
- Dry Cargo Chartering Broker (Handy/Supramax/Panamax) - Tokyo
- Handysize Chartering Manager - Shanghai
- Supramax Chartering Managers - Shanghai
- Supramax Chartering Managers - Singapore
- Chartering Manager (Handy - Panamax) - Major Shipping Company - Tokyo
- Sale & Purchase (S&P) Shipbrokers - Singapore
- Sale & Purchase (S&P) Shipbrokers - Hong Kong
- Sale & Purchase (S&P) Shipbrokers - Shanghai
- Senior Pacific Panamax Chartering Manager - Singapore
- CPP Tanker Shipbroker - Far East Market Experience - Singapore
- Panamax Chartering Manager - Singapore
- S&P Shipbroker - Shanghai
- Chemical Tanker Shipbroker - Shanghai
- S&P Shipbroker - Singapore
- Clean/Dirty/Chemical Tanker Shipbroker - Singapore
- Tanker Period Chartering Shipbrokers - Singapore
- Senior Japanese Broker - Major Shipbroking Group - Tokyo
- Senior Capesize Shipbrokers - Singapore
- Dry Cargo/Shipbroking Operations - Tokyo
- S&P and/or Projects Shipbroker - Tokyo
- Chemical Tanker Shipbroker - Singapore
- LNG Shipbroker - Singapore
- Handysize/ Supramax/ Panamax Shipbrokers - Beijing
- Handysize/ Supramax/ Panamax Shipbrokers - Singapore
- Tanker Period Chartering Shipbrokers - Singapore
- Handy, Supra & Panamax Dry Cargo Shipbrokers - Tokyo
- General Affairs/Accounting - International Broking Group - Tokyo
- Small Clean Tanker Broker/ Major Shipbroking Group - Singapore
- Capesize Shipbrokers - Japanese Clients - Tokyo
- Capesize Shipbrokers - Japanese Clients - Singapore
- Chartering Manager - Dry Cargo Operator - Singapore
- Newbuilding/ S and P/ Project Shipbrokers - Japanese Clients - Singapore
- Japan Representative - Major Shipbroking Group - Tokyo
- Senior Panamax Chartering Broker - Shanghai