We provide executive search solutions

Dominic Heaton

Testimonials

“We have now chosen to work with Erik Vian and his team, at the time Odgers Berndtson (Vietnam), as our service provider twice to fill key executive roles due to their thorough yet personalized approach to identifying and screening candidates. This approach matched our desire to ensure we found the right person for each role as part of a global business based here in Vietnam. “

Bo Wegener

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“Erik and his team, at the time Odgers Berndtson Vietnam, delivered a very professional search for a Director of Sales for Maersk Line in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. We had deliberately chosen to search outside the industry with the objective of bringing in a high-potential candidate with a new perspective – preferably with an FMCG background.

The choice of a search firm located outside Thailand was based on Erik displaying a solid understanding our objective for the search. A decision we did not regret. I would recommend and work with Erik for similar searches in the future.”

Dustin Ball

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“The recruitment of our Chief Distribution Officer was a highly challenging search given the limited talent pool in Vietnam and our expectations for the role. Our decision to choose Erik Vian and his firm (formerly Odgers Berndtson Vietnam), was the right decision and resulted in us finding the best candidate for the role. We very much valued Erik’s real-life industry experience working in Vietnam, his discretion in seeking qualified candidates, and professional working style.”

Dr. Matthew Sukumaran

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“Being recognized as the #1 fully owned foreign university in Vietnam comes down ensuring we have the right leaders in place, in order for us to succeed in educating tomorrow’s leaders.
We have worked with Vian Bloom, who go to great pains to understand our requirements for senior management roles. Erik Vian, who leads Vian Bloom, has been immersed in this market for a significant time and strives to deliver results for our key important leadership roles.”

Nik Deshpande

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“We wanted to hire a senior level expat for a critical position; Erik and his team ensured that the search as well as recruitment process was thorough & high quality. What’s more, they worked with us like a partner, exceeding our expectations. We are very happy to have filled the position with a right candidate. A big ‘Thank you’ to Erik & his team!”

Phil Tran

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“Erik and his team assisted us in the hiring of the CEO for a tech startup.

Although their experience in the mobile tech industry was limited, they asked the right questions in order to gain a good understanding of the general landscape of our industry in the region. This gave us confidence that they understand our business and could approach candidates on our behalf. I gave them names of some people they should speak with to get a better sense of what we were looking for.

They did their homework and within 2 months, we were able to bring on board the CEO. We were very happy with their service.”

Stephen Gaskill

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“Erik and his team have been a trusted and reliable executive search firm that have assisted us with the recruitment of several senior management roles for our organisation.”

Katja Probst

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“I had the pleasure of working with Erik Vian and his current team (formerly Odgers Berndtson) in regards to the recruitment of a senior leadership position for our Vietnam operations (a subsidiary of Dussmann Group). Erik understood our requirements and found the right candidate to fill the role. He is a highly dedicated and dependable professional with a remarkable understanding of the market, as well as our expectations. I would highly recommend Erik to anyone looking to fill a position.“

Kate Farrell

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“I have always had a positive experience of working with Erik and his team at Odgers Berndtson Vietnam (now Vian Bloom), and would happily recommend their services to others looking to recruit senior positions in their company. Their personalised and customer centric approach is sadly a rarity within the recruitment industry. Their extensive network ability to reach candidates around the globe is impressive and provides reassurance that you are accessing the best quality talent in the marketplace. I also thought the quality and detail orientation of their shortlists with extensive notes on each candidate was excellent.“

Georgia Murphy

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“Erik and his team at Vian Bloom worked with us on a challenging search for our new Country Director. What impressed us about this company was their understanding of our requirements, and their ability to thoroughly and accurately assess a candidate’s suitability for the role. Their robust research methodology ensured no stone was left unturned. After the success of this search, we would recommend and work with Vian Bloom in the future.“

Alexander Falter

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“VB supported us with our CFO search. They provided a thorough cross-section of the global industrial sector candidates looking for new challenges. We had a particular request for candidates showing strong detail skills whist also demonstrating strong emotional quotient. Through thorough stakeholder engagement, locally, regionally and globally they were able to correctly portray the challenging scope of the position, correctly indicating the challenging environment expected of an MNC entering a developing country. VB comes highly recommended for providing hungry, visionary candidates. They executed a difficult brief with panache - on time and on budget. Highly recommended for the VN market.“

Hanno Diehl

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“I had the pleasure of working with Erik and his team in recruiting the CFO for our Fresenius Vietnam business. This was an important role for us to fill to drive organizational development and grow our business.

For our CFO search, Erik were a reliable and professional search partner. I would gladly work with him and his team again.“

Christian Kuhl

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“It was a pleasure working with Quy Vo from Horton International Vietnam, who assisted in the recruitment of our Head of Life Sciences. He understood our business and the technical requirements of the role; providing us with insightful candidate profiles. Quy’s exceptional commitment to handling every candidate professionally, was refreshing – especially these days.

The entire project was executed with dedication and timeliness. We are very satisfied and ready to work with Horton VN on future assignments.“

Anne Isabelle Sam

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“Erik Vian and his team are are market experts in Sea Asia and offer a wealth of expertise.

They provided good insights and recommendations on the talent pool, were extremely responsive and enabled us to find a Country Manager in a short period of time.“