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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Latest Insights From HIEC

Ed Fanshawe promoted to Managing Partner

25th January 2022

Ed joined H.I.E.C in early 2020 from a leading boutique search firm. As a Managing Partner based in London, Ed will be leading the growth of H.I.E.C’s Private Equity Solutions…

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Melissa Reed promoted to Managing Partner

17th January 2022

Melissa joined H.I.E.C in May 2018 and has over twenty years’ experience in retail and consumer executive search. Melissa has worked with a large number of leading international quoted, private,…

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Navigating the next wave of C-Suite changes – by Melissa Reed

2nd January 2022

There is no doubt at all that 2021 will be recorded as one of the most turbulent in recent memory, but brace yourself now as the biggest wave of C-Suite…

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Fighting the Wage War in 2022 – by Matt Schwartz

6th December 2021

So, you’ve identified a crucial hire. Their current base and bonus structure allows you to make them an offer worth considering. The problem is, they also have $500K in long-term…

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Melissa Reed sits on the judging panel for Movers & Shakers in Retail 2021

8th November 2021

HIEC’s Melissa Reed sat on the judging panel for the Retail Insider’s ‘The Top 80 Retail Movers & Shakers 2021’ report for the third consecutive year. The report celebrates the…

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H.I.E.C Private Equity Series, Part I: The State of the Market – by Ed Fanshawe

18th October 2021

With so much going on in the Private Equity space, we sat down with H.I.E.C Partner Ed Fanshawe to get his take on the hottest topics in regards to Executive…

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The role that had never existed… until now – by Matt Schwartz

12th October 2021

How do you fill a role that’s never before existed in your company… …And perhaps has never existed anywhere? That was the dilemma facing PepsiCo. They’d just acquired their bottlers,…

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H.I.E.C welcomes four new Partners across APAC and Europe as it looks to further growth

16th September 2021

H.I.E.C (H.I. Executive Consulting), the leading global executive search firm, welcomes two new Managing Partners, Bill Katsaros based in Sydney and Stephan Tils based in Munich, and two new Partners,…

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H.I.E.C supports Volcon with successful search for CEO with the appointment of Jordan Davis

30th August 2021

H.I.E.C would like to congratulate Jordan Davis on his appointment as Chief Executive Officer at, US based, Volcon, the first all-electric, off-road powersports company. Jordan has been recruited to execute…

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The Caring Economy, the Podcast episode with Toby Usnik & Christina Farrell Danka, Partner at H.I.E.C

3rd June 2021

Christina Farrell Danka, Partner at H.I.E.C, was recently featured on The Caring Economy podcast series with Toby Usnik. Toby’s podcast, The Caring Economy, features accomplished, responsible leaders about their career…

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H.I.E.C welcomes new North America Partner, Brian Donohoe

19th May 2021

H.I.E.C, the leading global executive search firm, welcomes Brian Donohoe as a Partner. Based out of Atlanta, Georgia, he will focus on Digital and Technology, Private Equity and Enterprise SaaS.…

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The Year of the Marketplace by Melissa Reed

9th April 2021

Whilst we are seeing extraordinary growth in the marketplace model, not everyone is going to win this race, particularly if they don’t address vital changes to operating model and leadership…

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