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Stanton Chase: The Board’s Holiday Wish List: What Directors Really Want from Their CEO in 2025

Talk of “disruption” often makes seasoned directors roll their eyes, but something real is shifting in boardrooms—directors are rethinking what it means to lead a company in the years ahead.  

By |2025-10-15T21:18:37-04:00December 17, 2024|Member Thought Leadership|Comments Off on Stanton Chase: The Board’s Holiday Wish List: What Directors Really Want from Their CEO in 2025

Slayton Search Partners: C-Suite Strategy: Balancing Short-Term Results and Long-Term Vision

In an era of unprecedented change and complexity, the ability to balance short-term results with long-term vision has become a defining characteristic of successful C-suite leadership.

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Heidrick & Struggles Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. today announced the appointment of Nirupam Sinha as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective January 6, 2025. Sinha currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Checkout.com LLC. He was previously Global Head of Product at T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., also was a leader in the Wealth & Asset Management and Corporate Business Functions Practices at McKinsey & Company.  "Nirupam Sinha is a proven financial leader with a passion for strategy, transformation, and people leadership across professional services, financial services, and technology. Throughout his career, Nirupam has helped lead transformative financial management and value creation, all while advancing organizational growth, making him the ideal leader to create value for clients, colleagues and shareholders," said Heidrick & Struggles' Chief Executive Officer Tom Monahan. "Nirupam has the strategic insight, leadership skills and deep experience to support Heidrick & Struggles as the world's most trusted partner in leadership and critical talent decisions, focused on building differentiated, deep and durable relationships with the world's most leadership-obsessed companies." "We are in a pivotal time when people and leadership can make or break a business, making the work at Heidrick & Struggles ever more important," said Nirupam Sinha. "Heidrick & Struggles has long served at the heart of talent [...]

By |2025-10-15T21:18:37-04:00December 16, 2024|Member News|Comments Off on Heidrick & Struggles Appoints Chief Financial Officer

JM Search Ranks in the Top 70 HR/Diversity Recruiting Firms

JM Search, the leading retained executive search firm for private equity, and other growth-oriented private and public organizations is named in the Power 70 HR/Diversity Recruiting Ranking by market research firm, Hunt Scanlon Media. The Power 70 HR/Diversity Recruiting Ranking is published annually to showcase the 70 most prominent executive search firms specializing in identifying and recruiting human resources and diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) leadership. JM Search’s specialized team is made up of highly experienced and deeply-connected HR and recruiting experts dedicated to matching exceptional HR executives with growth-oriented businesses across the private equity, private and public sectors. Over the last 4 years, the HR team has placed over 165 HR executives for businesses across the consumer, education, financial services, healthcare & life sciences, industrial, media, services, and technology sectors. JM Search’s specialized HR recruiting team includes former Chief Human Resources Officers and HR Practitioners who understand the critical importance of getting it right when working at the executive level and are dedicated to supporting the ever-evolving needs of our clients and their businesses. “As businesses continues to grow more complex, so does the human resources element of all organizations,” said Phil Menzel, Partner. “Today, Chief People Officers and HR Executives on their teams are challenged to [...]

By |2025-10-15T21:18:37-04:00December 16, 2024|Member News|Comments Off on JM Search Ranks in the Top 70 HR/Diversity Recruiting Firms

Leadership Moves: December 6 – 19, 2024

Academic Search placed Dr. Tracy Cross as Dean of the College of Education and Human Development for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Buffkin / Baker placed Kirk Pompeo as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Palmetto Infusion Coulter Partners placed Timothy Broke-Smith as Senior Vice President of Partnerships for Entia Furst Group placed Kimberly Foxworth, DNP as Chief Nurse Executive for St. Luke's Hospital Future Leadership placed Sarah Warby as Director of Professional Practice and Research for Loreto Kirribilli Glue Executive Search placed Magali Chait as Capital Campaign Director for the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires  HOBSON LEAVY placed Scott Westbury as Chief Executive Officer for Tonga Power Kaplan Partners placed Lynn Hobson as Chief Marketing Officer for WSFS Kincannon & Reed placed Douglas A. (“Dak”) Kaye, III as Chief Executive Officer for American Vanguard® Corporation Kincannon & Reed placed Leslie Osman as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for ALCIVIA PFM Executive Search placed Kristofer (Kris) Nielsen as Vice President, People & Culture for Provincial Health Services Authority. Search Led by Allison Rzen and Maggie Ow PFM Executive Search placed Wendi Campbell as Chief Executive Officer for JA British Columbia Preng & Associates placed James Parr as Executive Vice [...]

By |2025-10-15T21:18:37-04:00December 16, 2024|Leadership Moves|Comments Off on Leadership Moves: December 6 – 19, 2024

MU ranked as a top Executive Search firm in France

MU is proud to announce that we have been awarded 4 stars in the "Les meilleurs cabinets de recrutement 2025" by "Les Echos", the prominent French business newspaper. The ranking was done in collaboration with Statista, a well-regarded company specialising in market and consumer data. The recent publication by "Les Echos," reflects the rigorous evaluation of recruitment firms based on client and candidate feedback, further solidifying MU's position as a premier executive search firm. The analysis by "Les Echos" sheds light on the continuing influence of "soft skills" and generative artificial intelligence in recruitment processes. Commenting on this achievement, Nathalie Mazy, Team Director at MU France, stated: "We are honored by this recognition. Our focus on understanding and meeting the unique requirements of each client, while ensuring a robust and inclusive recruitment process, is central to our success. MU continues to be recognized as a trusted advisor in the executive search industry, thanks to the expertise and dedication of our consultants and experts. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our clients for their unwavering trust and support. Our team of experts remains committed to providing reliable leadership advice, driving results, and fostering sustainable success.” connect with MU

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TRANSEARCH International Adds Senior Consultant in Chile

TRANSEARCH International is pleased to announce the addition of Soledad Mosquera as a Senior Consultant in Chile. With over 18 years of Human Resources experience, Soledad specialises in executive search and strategic recruitment. A psychologist with a postgraduate degree in Human Resources Management from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, she has successfully placed more than 300 leaders across Chile and Latin America. Her career highlights include key roles at Santander Group and MetLife Chile, where she managed recruitment and led organisational development initiatives. Most recently, she spent 14 years as Business and Operations Manager at Insigni – Mandomedio, overseeing recruitment in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, real estate, and telecommunications. Soledad’s expertise and regional insights will strengthen TRANSEARCH’s ability to deliver exceptional talent solutions. For more information, please contact the TRANSEARCH Press Room at contact@transearch.com. connect with transearch

By |2025-10-15T21:18:38-04:00December 16, 2024|Member News|Comments Off on TRANSEARCH International Adds Senior Consultant in Chile

Boyden Expands in Europe by Appointing Six New Partners and One Principal

Boyden continues its investment within Europe appointing five new Partners and one new Principal. The partnership welcomes Partners Ignacio Serra in Spain, Costas Verginis, PhD. in Greece, Dr. Marcus Hoffmann and Dr. Maximilian Bader in Germany, Suresh Lal in the United Kingdom and Giulia Teodori in Italy. Richard Schmidt joins the Boyden Sweden as Principal to lead Boyden’s growth strategy in the Swedish market. Kathleen Dunton, Board Chair and Managing Partner, Germany, commented, “Boyden’s continued growth in Europe is a key part of our commitment to serving clients across the region. As the global talent landscape becomes increasingly complex in a post-pandemic world with breakthrough technological advances, our partner-led approach allows us to provide expertise and insights to our clients in a time of transformation. To meet their challenges, we’ve strengthened our team with global leaders who can help better navigate success in the European market.” New Partners and Principal: Ignacio Serra, Partner, Spain, brings over 25 years of executive search experience leading and advising companies in more than 15 countries worldwide. With deep strategic and operational expertise combined with an extensive network, Ignacio consistently delivers top-tier talent acquisition solutions for clients in the industrial, private equity, energy, and technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) sectors. Costas Verginis, PhD, Partner, Greece is a 30-year executive search veteran [...]

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Quinton Anthony: Pioneering the future of Executive Search with Kaiya.ai

Quinton Anthony has partnered with Kaiya.ai, becoming the first Australian executive search firm to integrate advanced AI technology into its processes, revolutionizing efficiency, precision, and inclusivity in talent acquisition.

By |2025-10-15T21:18:38-04:00December 11, 2024|Member Thought Leadership|Comments Off on Quinton Anthony: Pioneering the future of Executive Search with Kaiya.ai
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