Johan Larsson
Partner
Johan is a Partner in the Industrial Practice Group and is based in the firm’s Tokyo office. He leads executive search engagements across the automotive, energy, and manufacturing sectors, supporting clients throughout Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Johan Larsson
jlarsson@dhrglobal.com + 81 3 4563 7500Experience
Johan brings more than 13 years of experience in executive search, combined with hands-on operational leadership gained through founding and leading a technology startup. His background spans retained executive search, product development, fundraising, and scaling operations, giving him a practical understanding of the leadership demands that industrial organizations face while operating in complex, global environments.
Before joining DHR, Johan was Vice President at a retained executive search firm, where he advised organizations on leadership hiring across highly specialized industrial markets. Earlier in his career, he helped build and lead an automotive-focused retirement practice within a global recruitment organization, developing one of the firm’s top-performing teams worldwide.
Johan’s experience working directly within industrial and technology-driven businesses, combined with his technical fluency across software, hardware, and mechanical engineering disciplines, enables him to execute complex searches for C-suite, general management, and senior functional leaders in operations, engineering, and commercial roles.
Fluent in Japanese, English, and Swedish, Johan brings deep cultural and market insights to his work. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in international management from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.