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Chris Barrett, Client Partner for Pedersen & Partners’ Houston office, interviewed Orianna Bretschger and Sofia Babanova for the “Women Leaders – Driving Change” series. Bretschger and Babanova are both experienced scientists, with a diverse and advanced background in electrochemistry, physics, biochemistry, microbiology, material science and analytical chemistry. Together, they founded the award-winning startup Aquacycl, which provides technologies for safe, reliable and cost-effective wastewater treatment.…
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September 8, 2020 – Istanbul, Turkey – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 54 wholly owned offices in 50 countries, is pleased to announce that Ceren Donmez has rejoined the firm as a Consultant in Istanbul, Turkey.
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In a recent Bannerflow survey[1], 90% of brand clients are confident about taking the step to go in-house. Brand owners are reaping the benefits of ditching marketing agencies and moving more and more of their digital operations in-house, with nearly three-fifths (58%) of the surveyed client marketers witnessing a positive return on investment from the switch, including enhanced use of data, greater collaboration, improved efficiency, and boosts to creativity. Of the client marketers who observed an increase in…
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7 August 2020 – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 54 wholly owned offices in 50 countries, is pleased to announce that it has launched its Global Business Services Practice Group to serve companies worldwide. Paul Inman, a seasoned Executive Search and Shared Services professional has been appointed as the Head of the new Practice Group.
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Perhaps the most significant of all recent developments in retail is the growth and progress of e-commerce. According to a joint study by Dubai Economy and Visa [1], the UAE is currently the most advanced e-commerce market in the Middle East and North Africa, revealing an estimated annual growth of 23% between 2018 and 2022. While customers continue to enjoy the ‘destination shopping’ aspect of visiting a physical store, COVID-19 has encouraged many people to try e-commerce for the first time. This jump in online…
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Rebecca Boudreaux, Ph.D., President Oberon Fuels. Trained as a chemist, Rebecca is an entrepreneurial technology executive with a unique blend of technical skills and business development expertise. She has served on the management team or Board of Directors of various startup companies in the clean tech, life sciences, high tech, and non-profit sectors. Presently, she is President and Director of Oberon Fuels, a California-based company making DME (dimethyl ether) as pathway to zero-emission mobility and carbon…
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The Digital Transformation journey requires the repositioning of IT in the organisation. For Digital Transformation to succeed, IT must evolve from a cost centre to an integral part of the value chain towards the customer. Many asset-heavy companies transform into “technology” companies, in which data comes to substitute for many of the assets previously listed on the balance sheet, drives customer experience and allows the creation of new business models. As a result, many formerly outsourced or “bought” IT…
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Clients and candidates in our Life Sciences & Healthcare practice are seeing the recent pandemic as a turning point in Telehealth, Health Technology and MedTech. Physicians, consumers and regulators are increasingly using connected or fully-digital technologies, with some describing it as a major revolution. After 20 centuries of medicine in which doctors invariably met patients in person – the same room at the same time – the use of telemedicine is a real paradigm shift.
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A successful digital transformation requires the repositioning of IT in the organisation; IT must evolve from a cost centre into an integral part of the value chain. Many asset-heavy companies transform into “technology” companies, where data replaces many of the assets previously listed on the balance sheet, drives customer experience and allows the creation of new business models. As a result, many formerly outsourced or “bought-in” IT functions and solutions are brought in-house.
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Kiev, Ukraine – Recruiting an executive is a complex process that has several instrumental components. The most essential of them will be the core of the following piece.
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Lima, Peru – What are the characteristics of a high performance team? What does it take to assemble, manage and develop one? At a recent business breakfast event in Lima organised by Pedersen & Partners in association with Club Empresarial from Peru, the business community had a chance to discuss the importance of the executive coach in developing successful teams and achieving company growth.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Focusing on the Consumer sector in particular but also taking a number of other sectors into consideration, we have seen an increasing number of international firms moving their Middle East & Africa headquarters to Dubai, and in the process facing the inherent challenges of hiring senior executives across North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Dubai, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate – Die nähere Betrachtung insbesondere des Konsumsektors, wie auch einer Reihe anderer Branchen, zeigt eine steigende Zahl internationaler Unternehmen, die ihr Headquarter für den Mittleren Osten und Afrika nach Dubai verlagern und vor der Herausforderung stehen, ihre Top-Führungskräfte in Nordafrika und südlichem Afrika zu gewinnen.
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Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos – Centrándonos particularmente en el sector de Gran Consumo, pero también teniendo en cuenta otros sectores de la industria, hemos visto un creciente número de empresas internacionales mover sus sedes centrales para Oriente Medio y África a Dubái y, en el proceso, hacer frente a los retos inherentes a la contratación de ejecutivos de primer nivel en toda África del Norte y Subsahariana.
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Johannesburg, South Africa – “In the Sub-Saharan Africa talent market, job titles and therefore pay scales mean very little – i.e. a Vice President in one country could be a senior manager or a Director in another. Typically companies have simply been grateful that they can get talent to relocate to some of the countries where they operate in subsidiaries, so now they find themselves with confused pay scales. They find their calculations to be driven by what the markets dictate…
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February 5th, 2016 – Munich, Germany – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce the promotion of Gary Williams to Partner and equity owner of the firm.
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Johannesburg, South Africa – If we are to be successful when searching for executive management in South African universities, we need a complete understanding of what "transformation" means for that particular entity. Our tertiary education system is on a steadfast path of change, expansion and inclusivity. Funding is under great strain, but the pressure to be world-class has never been greater. Academia has a responsibility to create a long-lasting legacy and contribution to South Africa’s…
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February 2nd, 2016 – Bangkok, Thailand – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Dean McHugh has joined its Asia Pacific team as a Regional Client Partner.
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January 25th, 2016 – Bangkok, Thailand – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that James Prideaux has joined its Asia Pacific team as a Regional Client Partner.
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Riga, Latvia - Evita Lune, Partner and the Country Manager for Latvia at Pedersen & Partners, spoke to Dienas Bizness regarding Employee Value Propositions.
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Sofia, Bulgaria - Learn more from Irena Bushandrova, Country Manager and Borislava Nedelcheva, Research Consultant at Pedersen & Partners in Bulgaria. According to a recent survey conducted by the executive search company Pedersen & Partners, the annual compensation of a top manager in a big multinational corporation averages 1.4 million EUR. But top managers in Bulgaria earn only 72 200 EUR on average – near the bottom of the list.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Dubai is taking advantage of a strong tourism market, an influx of expats and a strong financial services hub – even before the World Expo 2020.
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Scopje, Macedonia - After a quarter-century of changes and transitions, who is the Macedonian businessman?
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Jakarta, Indonesia - In 2015, executive-level basic salaries at top multinational companies are projected to rise by 3.1% from 2014 levels. Short-term bonuses are expected to increase by 4.2% and cash compensation to 1.4 million euros, a 3.5% increase compared to last year. However, growth is slowing compared to the last 5 years. These figures are presented by executive search firm Pedersen & Partners, which released a survey on Thursday (01/08/2015).
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Vienna, Austria - “Statutory income limits only foster mediocrity and do not make salaries more legitimate”
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Vienna, Austria - Employee participation models can have positive effects when they are compatible with the corporate culture. It’s much easier for publicly traded companies to implement these models, but there are also ways for small and medium entities to let employees share in the company’s success.
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Vilnius, Lithuania - Top executives in Lithuania earn more than those in Latvia or Estonia, but their compensation is still far below that paid to top executives in Switzerland. Most top executives in Lithuania cannot expect considerable salary growth in the near future, as there is currently a fairly large pool of talented and experienced executives in the Lithuanian job market who are seeking work at lower rates of compensation. However, company shareholders are tending to set very clear…
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Residents in Dubai say their salaries are going up (albeit in single digits) but they can’t add to their savings.
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Vilnius, Lithuania - Executive search professionals say that the main competence that shareholders expect from general managers is the ability to increase business effectiveness. They also mention that general managers are expected to have an increased knowledge base outside their own markets.