Carolyn Chan is a partner in the Consumer Markets Practice in Singapore and focuses on the packaged goods, retail & hospitality sectors. She is also a key member of the firm’s global Human Resources Practice.

Previously, Carolyn held the position of head of recruitment and training for Wal-Mart’s global procurement and sourcing organization, based in Shenzhen, China. Prior to that, Carolyn was the regional director for business development, strategic partnerships and alliances with the Center for Creative Leadership’s operations in Asia, based in Singapore. Her career includes 10 years in executive search with another global organization. She started her career in sales, product development and merchandising with Esprit De Corp. and Associated Merchandising Corp. (now Target) in Boston, New York and Hong Kong.

During her career in executive search in Asia, she worked with many global multinational corporations on leadership and functional management searches in fast moving consumer goods, retail, luxury, garment and apparel sourcing, entertainment and media.

Carolyn holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business. She has completed the Center for Creative Leadership’s Coaching Certification, Corporate Coach U’s Executive Coaching, and is accredited in MBTI, FiroB, and DISC assessment instruments. Carolyn is fluent in English, Cantonese and has working knowledge of Mandarin.