Insights

From an analysis of the latest industry trends to features about the effect of technology on the global executive search market, our H.I.E.C Insights provide you with the information and analysis you need to cope with a digitised search environment.

 

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Heads Up with Stefan Haenisch, Head of Strategic Workforce Planning, SAP

23rd April 2024

Stefan Haenisch is the Head of Strategic Workforce Planning at SAP. Appointed to this role in 2022, Stefan is working alongside SAP’s executive board and executive leadership team to realign the organization’s 105,000+ employees to conform with SAP’s strategic plan and business objectives. Stefan began his career with SAP in 1998 in Go-To-Market and Product Management leadership roles before transitioning in 2013 to lead the development and delivery of learning and development initiatives for customers, partners, and employees.

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Michael Baumann joins H.I.E.C as a Managing Partner of the newly opened Vienna office

3rd June 2019

H.I.E.C, a leading global executive search firm, welcomes Michael Baumann as a Managing Partner of H.I.E.C’s newly opened office in Vienna, Austria. The new office will further strengthen HIEC’s well…

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H.I.E.C Announces Strategic Partnership with AI-driven Executive Talent Analytics Platform, Teamscope

8th May 2019

NEW YORK, May 08, 2019 – H.I.E.C, the leading agile, globally-connected executive search firm, today announced its strategic partnership with Teamscope, an AI-driven talent analytics platform designed to help companies…

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Retailers Bridge the Digital Gap With Tech C-suite Positions

7th May 2019

In her recent article for WWD, Melissa Reed, Partner at H.I.E.C, discusses how changes in leadership hiring strategy can help bridge the digital gap for retailers. In the article, Reed…

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Essential Traits of Business-Driven IT Leaders

6th May 2019

CIO magazine interviewed Mike Goldstone, Managing Partner at H.I.E.C, on essential traits of CIO leaders for their recent article on the same topic. In the interview, Goldstone says that a…

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How to Replace Executives Without a Company Shake-up

23rd April 2019

Tim Robson, a Global Managing Partner at H.I.E.C, discusses three strategic steps for executive succession planning in his recent article for Fast Company. Unplanned CEO departures can take up to…

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Changing Retail Landscape Prompts Drive for C-level Talent

3rd April 2019

Chain Store Age spoke with Melissa Reed, Global Partner at H.I.E.C, about the recent uptick in hiring of top-level technology executives in retail. High-profile examples this year include Levi Strauss…

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Is It a CEO’s Example that Makes the Critical Difference in D&I Progress?

8th March 2019

In celebration of International Woman’s Day this year, we would like to share a recent article from HR.com written by David Gabriel, Managing Partner at H.I.E.C. The article explores how…

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Proptech

30th January 2019

$33.7 billion was invested into the Proptech Sector in 2017. What key property sectors have been most disrupted by the rise of Proptech? What does it mean for the property…

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Supernova 5K London Charity Run

26th October 2018

It was great to have H.I.E.C London team participate in supporting a great fundraising event at the Queen Elisabeth Olympic Park in London. Together with supporting Cancer Research UK, some…

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Pink Walk for Breast Health

22nd October 2018

“Pink Walk for Breast Health” has been the flagship annual fundraising event for Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (HKBCF) and has been held for 12 successive years. The H.I.E.C team…

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Rene Rossdeutscher joins to focus on Financial Services

27th July 2018

Rene joins from State Street, a global financial services and bank company, where over his 12-year career with the company he held various leadership positions in different countries, most recently…

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Melissa Reed joins as Partner to focus on Consumer & Retail

22nd May 2018

Melissa has twenty years’ experience in retail and consumer executive search. She has worked with many leading international quoted, private, and investor-backed clients on key positions including Chief Executive, Non-Executive Director as well as…

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