Richard Jackson is the Managing Partner for Thailand and a Board Director for the Asia Pacific region at IIC Partners, one of the world’s top global executive search networks. Based in Bangkok for over 15 years, he is a prominent figure in the Southeast Asian recruitment landscape, known for aligning global best practices with deep local market expertise. Richard is the Co-founder of JacksonGrant, where he pioneered the "Recruitment as a Service" (RaaS) model to provide scalable talent solutions for the Industrial and Supply Chain sectors. His professional journey spans financial services at Barclays and Ablestoke Consulting in London to leadership roles at Resource Link Consulting Group in Thailand. A graduate of the University of Worcester with a BSc in Psychology and Sports Science, Richard is also accredited by the Thailand Institute of Directors (IOD). His early career as a award-winning Personal Trainer at Holmes Place Group instilled a high-performance mindset that he now applies to securing top-tier executive talent.