A 100-Person Southeast Asia Hub, Operational in Six Months
The engagements below were delivered by J&L Apex Advisory's founding team across prior leadership and advisory mandates. Client identities and certain details are withheld or generalised to protect confidentiality; scope, timelines and outcomes are as delivered.
Challenge
Establishing a Southeast Asia regional headquarters demanded blending local hires with relocated Chinese staff — a combination where cultural friction routinely derails hub launches.
Our Solution
End-to-end hub establishment: hybrid workforce design using EOR models, integrated cultural training, and HR workflows localised to Thai practice while preserving HQ standards.
Results
A fully operational regional headquarters of roughly 100 people, launched without the operational friction typical of the critical hub-launch phase.
Key Metrics
Time to operational
Hub headcount