Key Takeaway: Zavala Civitas appoints María Bosch as Managing Director of APAC — bringing eight years as APAC-Africa HR Director at Prosegur across seven countries, prior senior talent leadership at BCG, Oliver Wyman, McKinsey, and Ahlstrom, and recognition as a Harvard Business Review Advisory Council member. Her appointment strengthens the firm’s executive search and organisational consulting capability across the Asia-Pacific region.
Last updated: August 13, 2026
We are pleased to announce the appointment of María Bosch as Managing Director of APAC at Zavala Civitas. María brings a wealth of international experience in human resources and executive search, with a strong track record across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.
María Bosch — Career Highlights
| Role |
Organisation |
Geography / Scope |
| Managing Director, APAC |
Zavala Civitas |
Asia-Pacific and Australia (from 2025) |
| APAC-Africa HR Director (2016–2024) |
Prosegur |
Singapore, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Africa |
| Global Talent Acquisition Director |
Ahlstrom |
Global — design and implementation of recruitment and executive search strategy |
| Senior Talent Acquisition roles |
BCG, Oliver Wyman, McKinsey & Company |
Multiple global regions — strategic hiring initiatives |
From 2016 to 2024, María served as APAC-Africa HR Director at Prosegur, overseeing HR operations in Singapore, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and South Africa. In this role, she led large-scale workforce transformations, optimised recruitment processes, and successfully negotiated complex labour agreements across seven markets simultaneously.
Previously, María held senior talent acquisition roles at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Oliver Wyman, and McKinsey & Company, driving strategic hiring initiatives across multiple global regions. She also served as Global Talent Acquisition Director at Ahlstrom, where she designed and implemented global recruitment and executive search strategies.
Recognised as a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council in 2024, María is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, and is widely regarded as a thought leader in the HR and talent space.
María Bosch’s appointment reflects a specific gap that Zavala Civitas is addressing: the intersection of APAC market depth and executive search specialisation. Her eight years leading HR across seven APAC markets at Prosegur — including China, India, and Indonesia, three markets that operate with fundamentally different governance dynamics — combined with her background at BCG, Oliver Wyman, and McKinsey means she brings both the operational intelligence and the strategic advisory credibility that APAC executive search at C-suite level requires. That is a combination that very few practitioners in the region have built simultaneously.
“María’s HR and consulting experience will bring unparalleled value and expertise to our clients in APAC. We’re thrilled to have her as part of our global leadership team,” said Fernando Zavala, Partner at Zavala Civitas.
We are thrilled to welcome María to the Zavala Civitas team and are confident that her global perspective and leadership will be instrumental in driving our continued growth and innovation across the Asia-Pacific region.
Zavala Civitas’s expansion into APAC through the appointment of María Bosch follows a consistent pattern in the firm’s growth: not a local office strategy, but a people-first strategy. The firm’s global presence across Europe, the Americas, Shanghai, and now APAC with dedicated MD-level leadership is built on appointing practitioners who have genuine operating depth in their markets — not regional managers running local offices from a distance. In APAC, where trust and relationship depth are the primary market access mechanisms, that distinction matters more than anywhere else the firm operates.
About Zavala Civitas Executive Search
Zavala Civitas is a global executive search and organisational consulting firm dedicated to identifying and recruiting top executive leaders. Founded in 1971, with offices in Madrid, Shanghai, Toronto, and São Paulo, the firm operates across Europe, the Americas, and Asia with a partner-led, confidential approach and a 92% closing rate across completed mandates. Learn more about our executive search services.
Frequently Asked Questions: María Bosch and Zavala Civitas APAC
Who leads executive search for Zavala Civitas in APAC?
María Bosch serves as Managing Director of APAC at Zavala Civitas. She brings eight years as APAC-Africa HR Director at Prosegur (covering Singapore, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and South Africa), prior senior talent acquisition roles at BCG, Oliver Wyman, and McKinsey, and recognition as a Harvard Business Review Advisory Council member. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
Which APAC markets does Zavala Civitas serve through María Bosch’s leadership?
Zavala Civitas serves the Asia-Pacific region and Australia under María Bosch’s leadership — building on her operational experience in Singapore, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and South Africa. The firm’s APAC practice covers executive search, leadership assessment, and organisational consulting across the region’s key markets.
What differentiates Zavala Civitas’s approach to executive search in APAC?
The combination of genuine local operational depth — through a Managing Director who has led HR operations across seven APAC markets at a major corporation — with the strategic advisory perspective developed through senior roles at BCG, Oliver Wyman, and McKinsey. In APAC markets where trust and relationship depth are the primary access mechanisms for senior executive conversations, practitioner experience is more decisive than regional office infrastructure.
How does Zavala Civitas’s global presence support its APAC executive search capability?
Through cross-border mandates that leverage the firm’s presence across Madrid, Shanghai, Toronto, São Paulo, and APAC simultaneously. For multinational organisations building APAC leadership teams — or APAC companies expanding into Europe or the Americas — the ability to run a single search process with genuine local intelligence in multiple markets is the primary value of the firm’s global structure. With a 92% closing rate across completed mandates.
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Zavala Civitas brings practitioner-depth leadership to APAC executive search under María Bosch’s direction. 92% closing rate. Founded 1971.
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