Signium is proud to announce three new partners in France. The esteemed professionals from Paris-based executive search firms will serve as Managing Partners at Signium France. The new partners include Pascal Moreau-Luchaire, Managing Director of PG&C Consulting, Alexandre Trotto, Director at Hajime RH, and François Barbier, Founder of FB Consulting. The timing of this expansion comes at a pivotal moment for business in France, particularly following the Paris Olympics and amid a period of political uncertainty. Francois Barbier comments on the current climate: “For now, much of France’s economy has slowed down because of the Olympics and politics. It’s hard to predict when the winds of business will blow again.” Pascal Moreau-Luchaire concurs that French organizations are waiting with bated breath on the election of the next government, before making major executive placement decisions: “We expect these challenges to persist until the end of the year, but it depends on the government and how quickly economic activities can recover. People will have to invest eventually, but it’s difficult to say when.” Despite the challenges, Alexandre Trotto remains optimistic about the future: “I believe that the hardest season is behind us. Business is flourishing across the world, and it will flourish in France again – [...]

MondouxRollins Partners Inc., a human capital advisory and talent solutions firm to mid-market private companies, today announces the inaugural 2024 winners of the Canada’s Best Private Boards program. The winners in four categories are: The Little Potato Company (Best Advisory Board) MTE Consultants Inc. (Best Fiduciary Board — Employee-Owned or Partnership) Armstrong Hospitality Group Ltd, DBA Rocky Mountaineer (Best Fiduciary Board — Family-Owned) Quantropi Inc. (Best Fiduciary Board — Other / unrelated shareholder’s ownership). MondouxRollins Partners is the founder of the Canada’s Best Private Boards program. “We are thrilled to have such phenomenal stories of private company governance to showcase in our inaugural year”, said Jennifer Mondoux, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of MondouxRollins Partners. “We saw the trend amongst our private company clients a few years ago in our executive search practice – they were starting to talk about governance, asking for our help in everything from finding independent directors to board composition and strategy.” “We built this program for two reasons,” said Mondoux. “To recognise the impact of a great board on the performance of private companies and to start building a national culture around best practice sharing in this space, to help other private company leaders learn from the best. [...]

Odgers Berndtson is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Dario Cortes as Partner and Co-Head, Education Practice. Based in the United States, Dr. Cortes will partner with clients to secure exceptional leadership talent for critical roles across education. Dr. Dario Cortes is a forward-thinking leader with sharp business acumen and talent for implementing new structures to enhance organizational operating efficiencies and increase enrollment and revenues in a fiscally responsible manner. He has exceptional relationship-building skills and has cultivated private, business, community, government, and global partnerships to achieve fundraising goals and institutional objectives. Prior to joining Odgers Berndtson, Dr. Cortes was elected to serve as Commissioner of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and worked as a Senior Consultant with the Association of Governing Boards (AGB) in Washington, DC. He has served as President of Berkeley College, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Miami Regional University, Vice-President of Academic Affairs at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) SUNY, Dean at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Senior Program Officer at the National Foreign Language Center at The Johns Hopkins University, SAIS. He also taught at [...]