Fortune Asia strengthens leadership bench senior hires

Fortune Asia has appointed Andrew Staples (pictured right) and Lee Williamson (pictured middle) as editorial directors, alongside Yuko Tsukada (pictured left) as head of Fortune Brand Studio, Asia Pacific, as it looks to accelerate regional growth across CEO membership communities and live journalism events. The trio will report to Khoon-Fong Ang, CEO, Fortune Asia.

In their new roles, Staples and Williamson will lead Fortune Asia’s editorial and live media strategy. This includes hosting live journalism events, driving multimedia coverage, and building communities of CEOs and senior business leaders across Asia, including the Fortune Global 500 and Southeast Asia 500 networks.

Tsukada will oversee regional branded content strategy and creative direction for Fortune Brand Studio, working with organisations across Asia to develop thought leadership storytelling for the publication’s global business audience.

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Staples and Tsukada will be based in Singapore, while Williamson will be based in Hong Kong.

Staples previously led the Economist Intelligence Unit’s briefing and advisory service for senior executives. Williamson has held senior thought leadership and events roles across Asia, including at the South China Morning Post.

As head of Fortune Brand Studio, Tsukada will focus on developing branded editorial and video content, combining strategic narrative with cinematic storytelling.

"Fortune's reach among global business leaders and decision‑makers is best in class, and I'm excited to be joining the team in Asia to help drive strategic growth," said Staples.

He added, "I'm especially looking forward to expanding the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 community as we shape conversations around the most pressing issues facing business leaders in this dynamic region, and to sharing those insights worldwide."

In tandem, Tsukada added, "Companies across Asia are doing extraordinary things, yet many of those stories remain under‑told globally. One of the most exciting parts of this role is discovering those ideas and working with organisations to bring them to Fortune's global audience."

Williamson said he was “thrilled” to join Fortune at a key stage of its growth in Asia, adding that he looks forward to strengthening C-suite communities, conference programming, and editorial initiatives.

In other recent editorial moves closer to home, BurdaLuxury has promoted Ng Han Min at PIN Prestige Singapore. In his new role, Ng will oversee the title’s editorial and creative direction, with a focus on strengthening content offerings and signature experiences.

He will also continue to develop its high-fashion editorials and celebrity-driven reporting, while bridging digital and print platforms as part of the broader content strategy. Ng reports to Lena Kwek, managing director and publisher of BurdaLuxury Singapore and Malaysia.

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