About Us

Santi is the Managing Partner at Smart Search Recruitment and has been in the executive search industry for almost 20 years. With an impressive and diverse portfolio of client success across sectors, Santi has a proven record of setting up entire management teams for organizations entering the Thai market.

Arparat is one of the firm’s most experienced talent professionals, assigned to the firm’s management level mandates in the marketing, finance and technical division as well as being responsible for the firm’s business development and strategic growth. Aparat’s solid foundation of Thailand’s labor market and high degree of intelligence allows her and the firm to work successfully on not only very challenging placements, but ensuring the growth and services of the firm are matched to the firm’s key clients.

Pattarporn is responsible for recruitment mandates within the firm’s management level and C-Level placement divisions including but not limited to the FMCG, Professional Services and Technical sectors. Pattaraporn is fluent in several languages including Italian, English and Thai and plays an invaluable role in the firm’s sourcing and research divisions.

​Praepilai is responsible for the firms accounting and finance division and processes and also manages the payroll management of the company. Praepilai comes to the firm with a previous Big Four and corporate accounting experiences and is an impressive graduate from a prestigious European university.

​Chananchida a key player in the firm’s accounting and payroll division as well as managing the financial systems and HR services in the firm’s HR Outsourcing division. Chananchida came to the firm from a Big Four auditing firm and an honors graduate of a top university in Thailand.

Nichananan is responsible for the management of the company’s complete human resources business practices and people including the firms Staff Outsourcing division. She had acquired years of human resources experienced with a Big Four professional services firm as well as working within one of Thailand’s largest retail groups. Nichananan was educated in one of Thailand’s best’s universities and went on to earning her graduate degree in a well know European business school.

Aphichaya was welcomed into the firm as an intern just after graduating from Chulalongkorn University and the University of Queensland in Australia. Aphichaya has worked since the start of her entrance into the firm in all aspects on the company’s business operations to include talent acquisition, payroll processes, accounting as well as the firm’s ongoing marketing activities. She is responsible for managing the onboarding and HR Support for the firms Outsourced and Internal Employees.

​​Sirikorn was welcomed into the firm after graduating from Chulalongkorn University with honors and also a graduate of one Thailand’s most well regarded International high schools. Sirikorn has worked since the start of her entrance into the firm in all aspects on the company’s operations across a diverse range of sectors to build strong foundations in her future success in the APAC Talent Acquisition sector. Her high degree of intelligence and willingness to learn gives her a fresh look on the APAC Talent Acquisition Sector and one of the future starts of the firm.

Aurakosh is a graduate of one of Thailand’s most well-regarded Universities Chulalongkorn in Communications Arts. Aurakosh has worked since the start of her entrance into the firm in all aspects on the company’s operations across a diverse range of sectors to build strong foundations in her future success in the APAC Talent Acquisition sector. She is also tasked with being part of the firm’s Marketing team raising the level of awareness of both the firm’s clients and diverse array of candidates.

Phitchayapa has joined the firm after graduating in Psychology in a dual program of Chulalongkorn and Queensland Universities. As the newest additional to the Talent Acquisition Team at the Firm Phitchaya is responsible for Mid to C Level mandates across the APAC region with a focus on the Professional Services and FMCG and Financial Services Sector.

Ornpitcha joined the firm after graduating in Finance from Thailand’s most prestigious university Chulalongkorn. As one of the firm’s Rising Stars, her progression through the firm has involved her working on some of the firm’s most challenging search mandates that she was able to handle singlehandedly. With a knack for bring a modern outlook on the Asia Search sector, Ornpitcha is a versatile Talent Acquisition Professional with a strong success record that allows the firm’s clients to find some of the most challenging roles in the firm’s history.