DEREK TOH — SPEAKER BIOS
derektoh.com · Updated November 2026

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Derek Toh is the founder and CEO of Hiredly, Malaysia's recruitment platform for Millennial and Gen Z talent, with a Talent Network of over one million young Malaysians. He hosts Hello Mentor, 100 long-form conversations with the people who have built careers and companies in Malaysia, and speaks on youth careers, AI and the future of work.


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Derek Toh is the founder and CEO of Hiredly and the host of the Hello Mentor podcast.

He did not come from a business family. He started out as an auditor at Ernst & Young in the UK, then moved into recruitment at Robert Walters in Malaysia, where he was one of the group's global top achievers in his first two years and went on to lead teams across technology, HR, banking, insurance and legal. In 2014 he founded Hiredly to help young Malaysians make better early-career decisions, and in 2018 Hiredly X, its placement service. Today Hiredly's Talent Network counts over one million young Malaysians.

Since 2020 he has hosted Hello Mentor, 100 long-form conversations with the leaders and builders Malaysians look up to. He has been featured by Astro Awani, The Edge, BFM, Bernama, The Star, Tatler and others, and took part in a global debate moderated by the BBC. He speaks on Gen Z and early careers, AI and the future of work, and Malaysian workplace culture.


ABOUT HIREDLY

Hiredly is an integrated, AI-native recruitment company for Malaysia's Millennial and Gen Z talent. It brings together a Talent Network of over one million young Malaysians, a Job Marketplace and a Placement Service, all running on one shared intelligence. Hiredly is building Malaysia's Recruitment AI with a system that improves itself, and every hire makes the next one better.


SPEAKING TOPICS

- Gen Z and early careers
- AI and the future of work
- Malaysian workplace culture
- Building from nothing in Malaysia

FORMATS

Keynotes · Panels and fireside chats · Moderating · Media interviews and commentary · Closed-door briefings for government and industry bodies

CONTACT

derektoh.com/#contact