Specialist recruitment consultancy Argyll Scott has appointed Chris Russell managing director for Argyll Scott Thailand.

Temporarily based in Argyll Scott’s Singapore office, Russell is currently setting up Argyll Scott’s first office in Thailand that will open in Bangkok this autumn.  

His remit is to manage and develop business across Thailand, initially focusing on finance & accounting and sales & marketing within commerce & industry.

He joins from PageGroup, where he was a manager for the global recruiter’s Thai, Vietnamese and Filipino businesses.