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As part of a push towards even more gender equality in The Netherlands, an increasing number of executive search firms are signing the Executive Search Code, under which they voluntarily commit to taking an active role in the appointment of women to top positions. SER Topvrouwen gives these companies a platform, and directly asks them: how do they contribute to a better male/female balance at the apex of the business world, how do they deal with quandaries, and what successes have they achieved?
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In late March 2021, the Pedersen & Partners Private Equity Practice Team had the pleasure of welcoming Rudy Provoost, Founder and Managing Director of YquitY, an advisory and consultancy practice focused on the PE and VC space as well as executive mentoring and strategic counselling of family-owned and listed companies.
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Pedersen & Partners’ Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice Team had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Markwin Velders, an experienced biotech professional and the Chairman of HollandBIO (an association of 225 biotech companies).
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In this edition of the FinTech Innovator Chats, Partner Evita Lune is joined by Kimmo Rytkönen, serial entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Income marketplace. Evita and Kimmo discuss the potential of peer-to-peer lending, what "skin in the game" means for marketplaces, how Decentralised Finance (DeFi) will affect the industry, and why Kimmo’s expansion strategy has been global from Day 1.
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May 24, 2021 – Milano, Italy – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 54 wholly owned offices in 50 countries, welcomes Simone Carletti to the Italian team as a Principal in the Industrial Practice.
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Between massive price cuts and increased innovation, the Chinese market is facing headwinds. In search of innovative organisations, it is shaking up the traditional pharmaceutical scheme, and could quickly foreshadow the future of pharma in the world.
By Fabien Nizon
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At the beginning of March 2021, the Pedersen & Partners Private Equity Practice Team and the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice Team had the pleasure of jointly welcoming Andrew Thompson, a Silicon Valley entrepreneurial leader who has been a frequent presenter for the World Economic Forum.
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May 3, 2021 – Munich, Germany – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 54 wholly owned offices in 50 countries, welcomes Michael Ade as a Client Partner to its global Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice.
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The Covid crisis has posed significant challenges to companies, managers and directors over the past year.
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March 14th, 2017 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Jaap den Hartog has joined its Amsterdam team as Principal.
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March 7th, 2017 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Peter Crul has joined its Amsterdam team as Client Partner.
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Vienna, Austria – If you want to look back at a long and successful professional life in your old age, you should take the right steps now.
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Prague, Czech Republic – At a recent annual event organised jointly by Pedersen & Partners and the law firm CMS, over 150 participants marked the 25th anniversary of the Private Equity (PE) industry in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Riga, Latvia – As the recruitment market in Latvia continues to grow, recruitment and Executive Search players strive to find their own niche and focus, while expanding their scope internationally.
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January 17th, 2017 – Kiev, Ukraine – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Ekaterina Kharitonskaya has joined its Ukrainian team as a Consultant.
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January 9th, 2017 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Pedersen & Partners is proud to announce the opening of its office in Amsterdam. Founded in 2001, Pedersen & Partners has become an established provider of Executive Search services internationally, with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. At Pedersen & Partners, consultants work as one team worldwide, in one global profit centre – a truly globally-integrated firm,…
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9 januari 2017 – Amsterdam – Pedersen & Partners is trots haar nieuwe kantoor in Amsterdam te openen. Sinds de oprichting in 2001 is Pedersen & Partners, met 56 eigen kantoren in 52 landen, uitgegroeid tot een erkende aanbieder van internationale executive search services in Europa, Midden Oosten, Azië, Afrika en Noord- en Zuid America. Bij Pedersen & Partners werken consultants wereldwijd als één team, in één wereldwijd profit center; een werkelijk geïntegreerd executive search bureau…
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Toronto, Canada – Although the extraction of minerals and metals is one of the world’s most important economic sectors, mainstream media coverage of the mining industry has been essentially negative for at least the past four decades.
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Madrid, Spain – A Chief Financial Officer or CFO must have a strong set of hard skills – technical and analytical competence – and soft skills, such as strategic communication, commercial, interpersonal, and managerial competence.
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Nicosia, Cyprus – Christiana Kyriacou, the Country Manager for Cyprus at Pedersen & Partners speaks to "Eurokerdos Magazine" about the advantages of Executive Search.
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Nairobi, Kenya – Kenya’s burgeoning economy is creating new and untapped opportunities across many sectors. American President's Barack Obama’s recent visit to the East African country may have attracted the world’s attention to the opportunities in the region. However, a dramatic transformation has long been taking place in what is the one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
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Vienna, Austria – Dr. Conrad Pramböck, Head of Compensation Consulting at Pedersen & Partners, explains why it is better to define intentions than set goals for a personal career path.
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Riga, Latvia – The HR Managers of most large companies do not participate in the work of the board. This role is seen as that of an administrator, not a partner of the management team.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Family offices must take into consideration that life cycle of entity will rarely exceed one or maybe two generations.
By Richard Foulkes, Client Partner at Pedersen & Partners.
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Vienna, Austria – Ignore the competition; truly successful people are more distinctive than the rest, not better.
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Vienna, Austria – Conrad Pramböck, Head of Compensation at Pedersen & Partners, answers five key questions about compensation in the IT industry.
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Riga, Latvia – Evita Lune, Partner and Country Manager for Latvia at Pedersen & Partners speaks to "Dienas Bizness" about the parameters of decision-making.
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Lima, Peru – Studies of the corporate world predict that over the next 25 years, about a third of new CEOs will be women.
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Sofia, Bulgaria – I often get questions from local and international clients alike as to which management position is most difficult to fill. While our firm covers a vast range of positions and fields, my answer is always the same: the Human Resources Manager. This might surprise you – if you know that there is a large community of HR professionals out there, and that most companies in your country have an entire HR department to handle this work, why should this be a hard position to fill? What’s…
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Bogotá, Colombia − Most of us have heard the term “motivation” thousands of times in various areas of our lives. Companies are increasingly concerned about “getting the best talent” and ensuring that this great talent is motivated.
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Bogotá, Colombia – We live and work in a fast-moving world with little stability. This paradigm is the reality in our own industry, and in all of the other industries with which we interact. Media, news stories, technologies and social networks, which are central to our lives today, will likely be obsolete and forgotten tomorrow. The dynamics of the world no longer seem to be under our control.
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Bogotá, Colombia − The UN, the World Economic Forum and the ILO are just a few of the international organisations discussing the term “sustainable” and what it means.
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Nairobi, Kenya – When President Obama touched down in Kenya for his historical visit, he brought with him the promise of American investments into East Africa’s infrastructure and emerging business culture. Announcing a ‘new chapter of co-operation’ with the US, the President talked about creating local jobs and ‘unleashing economic growth’ throughout Kenya and across the continent. Hopefully, his visit will enhance investor confidence and thus stimulate hesitant global organisations and…
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Bogotá, Colombia − We usually discuss and publish articles and recommendations on the things that executives – the leaders of organisations – need in order to perform to the utmost and be the best leaders they can be. However, we sometimes forget that these executives, these great leaders, were once up-and-coming young hopefuls with big ideas and a strong will to win, always seeking companies that would give them the opportunity to develop their talent.
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Madrid, Spain – The most recent forecasts from the Bank of Spain predicted that the national economy would increase by 2.5% in the first quarter of 2015. In 2014, the bank predicted that economic growth would increase by 2% through 2015, but has since raised this projection to 2.8%. The European Commission and IMF have also raised their forecasts to 2.8% and 2.5%. 2014 was the first year since the 2008 real-estate crash that Spain experienced economic growth (1.4%).
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Bogotá, Colombia – A few years ago, Professor Michael Porter was invited to Colombia by the Social Foundation to celebrate their centennial. He was asked in an interview why competitiveness is important, and he explained that competitiveness, if properly understood, is the root of prosperity. The main idea of competitiveness is productivity; every place and every nation has certain geographical resources, including the people who live there. The way in which we take advantage of those…
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Sofia, Bulgaria - All major corporations and a significant number of small and medium entities have a Chief Financial Officer (CFO – also known as a Financial Director). The CFO is responsible for the company's day-to-day financial accounting and reporting, and the overall strategic direction of its development. The CFO is also the Executive Director's right-hand man, and a key figure on the Board of Directors, as he actively participates in defining the company's long-term strategy, evaluating…
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May 19th, 2015 - Munich, Germany - Slowly but surely, governments and legislators are becoming aware of the need to integrate women further into the corporate world. It is widely recognized that women should be encouraged to take more prominent top roles, not just because they have a right to do so, but because their potential and skill sets are of incredible value, and the perfect complement and a necessary balance to the strengths of men.
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19. Mai 2015 - München, Deutschland - Langsam aber sicher erkennen Regierungen und Gesetzgeber, dass es nötig ist, Frauen umfassender in die Geschäftswelt einzubinden. Es ist eine allgemein anerkannte Tatsache, dass Frauen bestärkt werden sollen, wichtige Ämter zu übernehmen: nicht nur, weil sie das Recht dazu haben, sondern weil ihre Leistungen und Fähigkeiten – als perfekte Ergänzung und notwendiges Gegengewicht zu männlichen Stärken – von unschätzbarem Wert sind.