Company Profile

Founded in 1988, Pacific Bridge, Inc. (PBI) is a leading Asia executive recruiting and human resources (HR) consulting firm based in Washington, DC. PBI was the first Asia-focused recruiter/headhunter to aggressively target returnees. PBI has helped hundreds of U.S., European, and Asian companies, including Corning, Ford Motor, Sprint International, and NASDAQ (for more information, see our Sample Client List). Focused on placing returnees and other bilingual, bicultural candidates in Asia, PBI fills entry-level, mid-level, and senior-level/management positions in all fields. Visit our Services page to see what PBI can do to fulfill your firm's Asia recruiting or executive search needs!

Key Personnel

The professionals at PBI are committed to helping you reach your career and personnel goals in Asia. Following is a list of our key executives:

Ames Gross

President and founder. Mr. Gross founded PBI in 1988 and has been involved in recruiting and human resources issues in Asia for over 2 decades. He has written articles for SHRM Global Forum (Washington, DC), Benefits and Compensation International (London), China Economic Review (London), International HR Journal (New York City), HR Magazine (Washington, DC), and HR Focus (New York City). Mr. Gross has given speeches on Asian recruiting and human resources issues for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM, Washington, DC), the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC, New York City) and other human resources organizations. Prior to establishing PBI, Mr. Gross gained broad experience, knowledge, and contacts in Asia while working on Wall Street at First Boston Corp., Salomon Brothers, Inc., and Smith Barney. Mr. Gross has a BA degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pennsylvania (1978) and an MBA from Columbia University (1982).

Akiko Miyoshi

Senior Vice President. Ms. Miyoshi works on consulting and recruiting projects and conducts research. She graduated with a B.E. in Industrial Chemistry from Seikei University (Tokyo, Japan) and has an MBA from Georgetown University. Ms. Miyoshi speaks Japanese.

David Lui

Vice President. Mr. Lui works on consulting and recruiting projects and conducts research. He graduated with a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University. Mr. Lui has over 10 years of recruiting and project management experience and has lived in Hong Kong and China. Mr. Lui speaks Cantonese Chinese and Mandarin Chinese.

Angela Chan

Senior Associate. Ms. Chan conducts research and works on recruiting projects. She is also responsible for marketing PBI’s business on our website. She graduated with a B.S. in Biotechnology from The University of Hong Kong and has a M.A. in Journalism from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining PBI, Ms. Chan worked as a Client Executive at an international public relations agency in Hong Kong.

Kaori Yamaguchi

Senior Associate. Ms. Yamaguchi works on PBI’s recruiting assignments and does research on human resource consulting. She also works on web development for PBI. Ms. Yamaguchi graduated with a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN). She speaks Japanese.

Melissa Wong

Associate. Ms. Wong conducts research and works on consulting projects. She graduated with a B.A. in Psychological and Brain Sciences as well as Asian and Middle Eastern Studies from Dartmouth College. Ms. Wong speaks speaks Cantonese Chinese and Mandarin Chinese.

Overseas Partners

PBI has recruiting affiliates throughout Asia, in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok, Shanghai, Taipei, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, and Ho Chi Minh City. These overseas partners assist PBI's Washington, DC headquarters in sourcing local candidates and keeping pace with local HR developments and trends.

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