Richard Eardley

Managing Director, Asia

Richard Eardley was appointed as Hays Managing Director of Asia in November 2017, his latest portfolio in his extensive 30 year career with Hays. He is responsible for the day to day operational management and growth of the businesses in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan Malaysia, Singapore and India.

Prior to his current role, Richard was the Managing Director of Hays Ireland from June 2007. In addition to his role in Ireland, Richard was the UK & Ireland Marketing Director from 2013 to 2017 and he has most recently been spearheading Hays UK’s development of its IT and Digital specialism. He has also worked extensively with the Hays Talent Solutions business.

Under Richard’s management, Hays Ireland successfully navigated the peaks and troughs of the Celtic Tiger years and the global financial crisis and Ireland is now one of the fastest growing countries in the Hays group and punches far above its weight in terms of contribution.

Richard has attended business programs at IMD and other management development programs through both Hays and external institutions. He has also worked on a number of boards in the ‘third sector’.

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