About the Author
Twenty years. One market. No shortcuts.
Yan Sen Lu came to Japan in 2006 and never left. He moved into executive search because it was the most human work he could find at the intersection of business and culture, and has spent the past eighteen years doing it at the highest level.
He is the Founder and Managing Director of Makana Partners, a boutique executive search and talent advisory firm specialising in senior and executive leadership placements across Japan and Asia.
Yan Sen has partnered with Fortune 500 companies, high-growth startups, and PE-backed firms to build world-class leadership teams across sales, marketing, HR, and general management. His approach combines deep cultural fluency with a rigorous, AI-augmented search methodology that is unlike anything else operating in this market.
BSc Psychology, McMaster University
20+
Years in Japan
Japan
& Asia Coverage
Senior
to Executive
500
Fortune 500 Clients