Ian Lee
Ian Lee
President of Adecco Asia Pacific and Japan
Ian Lee is an Executive Committee member and President of Geographies for the global HR company, The Adecco Group. He oversees the Country Presidents of the Group's 12 largest markets (around €20B in sales). Additionally, Ian serves as the CEO of Adecco Workforce Solutions in APAC and Japan. He also oversees the Group's JV in China, serving on the board for the €3.5B FESCO Adecco business.
Before joining The Adecco Group, Ian spent 14 years at Whirlpool Corporation in various roles, including CEO of North Asia and CFO of APAC.
Prior to Whirlpool, Ian also had a 13-year tenure at P&G, where he was CFO of the Global Feminine Care Business, CEO of Taiwan, and CFO of Greater China Personal Beauty. He joined P&G in 1990 as a Financial Analyst in the US.
Ian holds a BSc with Honours in Finance (Magna cum Laude) and an MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. He is pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at Singapore Management University and serves on the Global Dean's Advisory Council at Kelley School of Business. Ian was also an adjunct business professor at Nanjing University from 2010 to 2012.