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Erik Schmit of StepStone named to “CAPITAL Leaders of Excellence 2009” Awards

In less than two years since Erik Schmit took over management of StepStone’s APAC operations, covering Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Shanghai, he has managed to position StepStone as a strategic partner with many organizations in the region.

29th December , 2009, Hong Kong – Erik Schmit of StepStone was recently awarded a CAPITAL Leaders of Excellence 2009 award. Marking its fourth edition this year, “CAPITAL Leaders of Excellence 2009” was organized by CAPITAL Magazine to honour business leaders in the Greater China region during the past year and encourage them to continue to contribute to the prosperity and stability of society.

In less than two years since Erik Schmit took over management of StepStone’s APAC operations, covering Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Shanghai, he has managed to position StepStone as a strategic partner with many organizations in the region. During the current economic downturn StepStone is playing a more proactive role in corporate strategies with targeted recruiting and optimal employee development and performance management high on the agenda.

Together with the StepStone team in APAC, Erik has successfully introduced talent management solutions to over 30 local large enterprises, including JTI, Air New Zealand, May Bank, SIAEC, TuDou, Alibaba, Shangri-La, LG Chemical, NeoDerm, etc., influencing a population of over 300,000 employees across APAC.

The judging criteria for the award were comprehensive and convincing, covering areas such as management and operation models and business philosophy. As the only non-Chinese award winner, Erik has displayed a distinctive management philosophy among local counterparts. With over 10 years’ experience in managing software businesses in Europe, and as a true believer of Hoshin kanri Strategic management methodology, Erik has blended together the Western style of overt people management and an Asian operation method which emphasizes structure and alignment.

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