Executive Search consultant based in Greater China since 1982
Executive Search consultant with over 25 years of experience recruiting leaders in the Asia Pacific, in particular in Greater China. Focuses onTechnology, Industrial, Healthcare and VC/PE. Always interested in meeting movers and shakers in the above domains.
Recruits C-level executives, board directors, as well as Asia Pacificregional heads and in-country heads across all functions. Accredited practitioner in the use of a wide variety of psychometric and people assessment tools. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English and French.
2008/05 - Present Partner, DHR International Shanghai Ltd.
Specialty Practice Areas: - Technology - Industrial - Healthcare - Venture Capital & Private Equity
DHR International is the 5th largest US retained Executive Search firm and the 6th firm worldwide. It has more than 50 wholly-owned offices that span the globe. See www.dhrinternational.com
Eric Dieny serves as Partner in the firm’s Shanghai office. He has been residing in Greater China since 1982. Previously, Eric was President and Principle Owner of EMS Consulting, a recognized boutique executive search firm with offices in China and Taiwan, for 10 years.
Eric has managed and conducted assignments to recruit C-Level and senior-level executives. His clients have ranged in size from pre-IPO,venture-backed start-ups to Fortune 500 companies across a broad range of industries including semiconductors, IT, digital media, networking, computer peripherals, wireless, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences and various industrial products. He has sourced candidates worldwide for positions based in the Asia-Pacific region, in particular in Greater China.
1998/04 - 2008/04 Founder and President, EMS Consulting Co., Ltd.
EMS Consulting was a recognized boutique executive search firm with offices in Shanghai and Taipei specialized in recruiting top executive roles in Techology, Industrial, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Financial Services industries in Greater China. After 10 years of growth, it merged with DHR International, the 5th largest search firm in the US. The merger was a win-win combination that gave the consultants of EMS access to a leading global executive search platform while allowing DHR to benefit from the long experience of EMS consultants in Greater China, as DHR expanded throughout Asia.
Eric Dieny was the founder and principal owner of EMS. He served as President of the firm during its 10-year history. He established and managed the two EMS companies in Taiwan and China. He also gave aglobal reach to EMS through its association with ITP Worldwide from 2001 to 2008. ITP was an alliance formed by a dozen boutique executive search firms in North America, Europe and Asia that served high-tech clients around the globe.
1991/02 - 1998/03 General Manager, TAO Taiwan
TAO was an Asia-wide executive search firm owned by French and American shareholders. It was running offices in seven Asian markets by the time it was acquired by Heidrick & Struggles in 2000.
Eric Dieny grew the business of TAO Taiwan from 1991 to 1998 and built one of the largest and most respected executive search teams in theTaiwan market with five consultants and ten researchers.
1985/11 - 1991/01 Worked in the fields of Energy and Environmental Protection in Taiwan
Worked with foreign equipment suppliers on projects in the fields of power generation and environmental protection in Taiwan.
1984 - 1985 Institut d'Administration des Entreprises, Aix-en-Provence, France DESS-CAAE, Postgraduate degree in Business Administration.
1982 - 1984 Fudan University, Shanghai, China Studied China History
1982 - 1984 Université Denis Diderot (Paris VII), Paris, France Maîtrise de Chinois, Master's degree in Chinese language and civilization
1979 - 1982 Université de Provence (Aix-Marseille I), Aix-en-Provence, France License de Chinois, Bachelor's degree in Chinese language and civilization License d'Anglais, Bachelor's degree in English language and civilization
American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai Vice-chair of the Technology & Innovation Committee
French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China Member
China CIO Alliance Co-founder and Co-chair
The China CIO Alliance (CCA) aims to be an exclusive Online-to-Offline (O2O) network of senior IT leaders in China, focusing on the following goals: - Provide a physical environment for senior IT executives in China to network and share expertise and best practices. - Serve as a “think tank” for how to leverage IT to drive business growth, profitability, innovation and process excellence. - Prepare today’s IT talent for future leadership positions.
The CCA is primarily intended for Chief Information Officers.CCA membership is by invitation only. Each candidate member must be introduced by an existing CCA member. Each member nomination must be submitted to the CCA's Board of Directors for approval.
