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Executive Search
Contingency-based recruitment for professional and leadership appointments, from brief definition through shortlist and placement.
- Direct hire
- Professional & leadership roles
- Targeted candidate search
Executive Search · Malaysia
The right people change the trajectory.
AKN helps organisations identify, assess and secure professionals who move the business forward — across permanent, contract and consulting appointments.
Since 2003Malaysia-based search firm
Client-paidContingency search model
Licence No. 300JTKSM · Category A
Leadership
Executive Search
Flexible Talent
Contract Staffing
People Advisory
HR & Employment
AKN
Talent
Network
Network
Built around fit, not volume.
Recruitment works better when the brief is understood deeply, the search is deliberate, and every introduction is made with conviction.
What we do
Search and staffing, without the noise.
Focused talent solutions for organisations that value speed, judgement and a strong fit between role, team and candidate.
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Contract Staffing
Flexible workforce support for businesses that need capable people quickly, without compromising on role relevance or quality.
- Project & contract talent
- Workforce flexibility
- Multi-industry coverage
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HR & Employment
Practical recruitment and employment support shaped around the realities of growing teams and changing workforce needs.
- Recruitment support
- Employment solutions
- Talent advisory
Sector familiarity
Connected to the markets where talent moves fast.
AKN supports appointments across established and growth sectors, with particular experience in technology, consumer-facing businesses and professional services.
Discuss a hiring brief →01Information Technology
02FMCG
03Services
04Corporate Functions
05SME & Growth Businesses
How we work
A disciplined search, from brief to hire.
Clear communication, focused sourcing and a shortlist built around what the role actually requires.
Understand
Role, context, team dynamics, priorities and the profile that will succeed.
Search
Targeted market mapping, sourcing and outreach to relevant professionals.
Assess
Screening for experience, motivation, fit and practical suitability.
Place
Shortlist, interview coordination and support through appointment.
About AKN
More than two decades in Malaysian recruitment.
AKN Executive Search Agency (Agensi Pekerjaan AKN Sdn. Bhd.) was incorporated in Malaysia in 2003. The firm operates as a client-company-paid contingency search firm, recruiting professionals for direct hire, contract and consulting positions.
Alongside executive search, AKN provides contract staffing support across sectors including Information Technology, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Services.
2003
Year incorporated
300
JTKSM licence number
A
Private employment agency licence category
PJ
Headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Start a conversation
AKN Executive Search Agency
Suite A-602, Level 6, Block AHiring for a role that matters?
Send us the brief. We’ll come back with a focused view on how AKN can support the search.
Kelana Square, 17 Jalan SS 7/26
Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia +603 7803 1809