AESC Americas Regional Breakfast Meeting

Karen Greenbaum is President and CEO of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), the global association representing the $12b+ profession with membership of 325 firms in 72 countries around the world. AESC serves as the voice of excellence for the executive search and leadership consulting profession worldwide and has rigorous membership requirements that ensure members commit to the highest professional standards. Ms. Greenbaum is an experienced business leader having served as the President and COO for the $1 billion US business of Mercer Consulting/MMC, a Fortune 200 company and later as COO for Nixon Peabody LLP a nearly $500 million global 100 law firm. She also served as an executive search consultant and partner before being selected as President and CEO of the AESC.

Marcelo is an international Human Resources professional who has worked in global multinationals with a proven track record of finding the best solutions to complex organizational and multicultural/diverse needs, especially in a highly matrix business environment.

Prior to joining Novartis, and successfully building and developing high-performance teams, design a top-tier Talent Management & D&I platform, and deployed multiple Change Management interventions that leveraged the diverse Business Strategies of the company, he also made innovative and key contributions in organizations such as AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Nissan, and McDonalds in areas of Leadership Development, Executive Education, HR Strategic Planning, Talent & Sourcing, Mergers & Acquisitions and Employee & Labor Relationships.

Apart from his current HR responsibilities at Novartis, Marcelo has been working as an active sponsor of the former Global Early Talent Development Programs and the Novartis Lat Am University framework -which he designed, founded and then replicated across the entire group.

He has received several awards and honors throughout his professional career as Great Place to Work and EISC certifications, which reflect his fervor and commitment to create an engaged and sustainable culture of collaboration, ethics, quality, customer focus and performance across the Americas region.

Marcelo holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Relations (Universidad Argentina de la Empresa -Argentina-), a Master of Science in Human Resource Management (Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales -Argentina-), a Master of Science in Professional Management - major in International Business - (University of Miami -USA-) and a Master of Business Administration (University of Miami -USA-).

He is also a member of the Florida International University Advisory Board (Business School, for their MSHRM program), and World City forum for South Florida HR professionals. Marcelo's affection for improving access to education and healthcare for children in need has led to his continuous assistance and partnership with various NGOs in the field, like Global Humanitaria and Techo, where he serves as board member, promoting and building awareness campaigns in the US and Latin America.

Marilia Maya is Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources, for Western Union Global Money Transfer Business.
She has over 20 years of experience in the Human Resources area including global companies such as AGCO Agriculture Company, Credicard - CitiGroup, Banco Itau, and General Motors.
Marilia received an Executive MBA in Business Administration at Business School São Paulo and University of Toronto and a post-graduation in Administration from University of Sao Paulo. She has a bachelor degree in Psychology and has further enriched her executive management skills at Michigan University and INSEAD Business School in Fontainebleau, France.

Managing Director Lorena Keough works in the life sciences, chemical, consumer, industrial, and diversity practices. She is also the practice leader for our Supply Chain field. Keough has a strong record in completing senior executive searches within the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, chemical, and consumer sectors. Her focus has been on recruiting world-class talent for U.S. and European multinationals in countries across the world and has worked with Fortune 500, and small- and medium-sized public and private companies. Several of her assignments have included the placement of entire senior management teams to help firms establish subsidiary companies in new countries.

Prior to joining Diversified Search, Keough successfully headed up the Latin America Region practice for a global boutique search firm that focused on the life sciences and chemical Industries. Before entering the search profession, she was the General Manager and Vice President of Eastman Kodak's Health Imaging and Clinical Diagnostics divisions for Latin America. Over her career at Kodak, she worked for the Canadian, U.S., and Latin American regions.