Paddy Balfour

Paddy has spent 20 years in the executive search and recruitment sectors with experience of working across multiple markets in the APAC region. At Acre he has overall responsibility for the growth and leadership of the APAC business.

A prominent voice on Asia’s sustainability talent landscape, he has extensive relationships across the finance and commercial sectors, while also supporting the not-for-profit and NGO sectors. He specializes in both technical and thematic sustainability hiring.

Originally from Scotland, Paddy holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025

1. Hong Kong to position itself as one of the key carbon markets hubs in Asia.
2. To leverage China’s leadership in low carbon technology and products and act as a gateway in bringing that technology to the rest of the world.
3. To utilise the updated mandatory climate disclosure rules to strengthen Hong Kong’s position as an ESG reporting hub.