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 Phill Robinson, CEO, Boardwave

As part of our new partnership with Boardwave, we are excited to kick off 2025 with an inspiring Heads Up interview with Phill Robinson, the Founder of Boardwave and former CEO of Exact Software, conducted before Christmas.  Phill Robinson is among the most accomplished Chairpersons, CEOs and Non-Executive Board Members, in the European software industry. [...]
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Essential Traits of Business-Driven IT Leaders

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

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

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?

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

$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

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

“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

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

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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Tim Robson, Global MP at H.I.E.C, moves to the New York office

Tim’s global experience and industry knowledge makes him a much sought out search executive amongst the clients looking for international industry knowledge and experience. He works extensively with Private Equity…

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H.I.E.C Expands in APAC

H.I.E.C is proud to announce the hiring of three new Partners across Asia-Pacific to further strengthen its presence in the region. The appointments serve to better support the company’s mission…

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Walter Hagemeier joins as Managing Partner

Walter joins from Accenture, where as a Managing Director he led Management and Strategy Consulting within the German-speaking countries and most recently led their Global M&A practice. Previously, he spent…

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