This week our October conference is being held in Copenhagen and our Danish colleagues are looking forward to welcoming us to their beautiful city.
As ever, our conference will feature a rich programme of keynotes, presentations, workshops and panel discussions which will provide critical content to help our consultants, and the clients they serve, thrive.
Friisberg has a special and constant focus on Diversity and this conference will focus on gender diversity at CXO level.
We have invited several successful leaders to join us and share their opinions on this important topic.
We know that successful organisations must be prepared to adapt and evolve as the world around us changes. However, the impact of social crisis and economic dislocation also calls on us to reflect on how we work, what we believe, and what matters most.
We are looking forward to meeting old friends, making new friends and all being together again.
With 350 delegates from 50 countries meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland to consider and discuss developments in foreign direct investment, Friisberg was honoured to contribute.
Lorri Lowe, our UK Managing Partner, was invited to moderate the keynote panel discussion of the conference on Workforce Development & Global Competition for Talent. Her panel comprised experts from Lockheed Martin, IBM, Silicon Valley and and Auticon, a neurodiversity international social enterprise.
Andrew Guy, another UK Partner, was a panellist on the subject of Healthcare Infrastructure and Health Tech.
It was evident that the overriding consideration for investment promotion agencies throughout the world is the location availability and access to talent. Friisberg's representatives fielded numerous questions from the forum which was a cross section of the FDI community responsible for over $1.56trillion of cross border investment worldwide every year.
With over 45 years of as one of the preeminent international search firms, Friisberg is ideally placed to inform and support major investment with clients ranging from Fortune 500s to innovative tech start ups and scale ups.
On April 28-30th in Madrid, Partners convened for Friisberg's 116th Global Conference.
This conference had a particular focus on "Energy and Infrastructure" which involved dynamic presentations and discussions that addressed the future of the sector.
Our guest speakers, Rosa Mª Sanz García, Andreas Nauen, Florian Klein and Alberto Martín Rivals led a discussion on how the world of Energy has changed significantly during the last one to two decades including the “5-D” set of trends:
These already appear as the new normal in the objectives of the Executive levels in regional as well as global energy organizations.
It was especially useful to hear from a client in renewables, with operations in dozens of countries around the world, and discuss strategies for securing the specialist leadership talent they need.
We understand that today's shifting business climate commands constant growth and innovation. To face all the challenges, we must encourage our clients to INNOVATE and for this, the most important ingredient is PEOPLE.
Whilst the conference itself gave us the opportunity to extend our knowledge, it is always a great pleasure to meet with colleagues and friends from different countries.
When Jorgen Friisberg established our firm in 1977, he set the standard for a profession that always seeks to discover that rare talent - talent capable of launching businesses to new heights; talent that conditions future leaders for high endurance decision making, and talent to activate organizations to accelerate ahead of the competition.
We would like to thank everyone who attended our conference, and for our Spanish office who organised such a great event.
As ever, our conference will feature a rich programme of keynotes, presentations, workshops and panel discussions which will provide critical content to help our consultants, and the clients they serve, thrive.
Our Spring conference is being held in Madrid and our Spanish colleagues are looking forward to welcoming us, once again, to their vibrant city.
There will also be time for great networking opportunities as well as the chance to share knowledge and best practice. We all continue our relentless pursuit of constant improvement and advancement through learning from each other and growing together. We know that culture change and purpose are gaining more attention than ever as leaders seek to define their organisations as attractive and meaningful places to work.
Organisations must be prepared to adapt and evolve as the world around us changes. We must learn how the disruptions of the recent past can be reframed for a thriving future for Friisberg and its clients.
However, the impact of social crisis, economic dislocation, and global pandemic also calls on us to reflect on how we work, what we believe, and what matters most. We are a supportive organisation and recognise that many of our colleagues, especially those whose neighbours may now be at war, are facing unknowable challenges.
We all genuinely enjoy spending time with each other and look forward to visiting our beautiful offices in Madrid.
This International Women's Day we would like to celebrate the talented and determined women of Friisberg.
This year’s theme is #breakthebias which encourages us all to strive for a gender equal world.
We are proud that Friisberg & Partners International has been a long term champion of equality achieving 50-50 representation and ensuring women are fairly represented at all levels of the business.
It is a business-imperative and something that is increasingly seen as a differentiator in client relationships.
To attract and retain top female talent, we need approachable role models. Current and future talent demand it and, if it’s not authentically experienced in the workplace, that talent will vote with their feet and businesses will simply fail.
International Women's Day gives us a chance to focus on gender balance - the magic ingredient to make a team great to work in, and great to work with.
Since 2016, Friisberg & Partners International has been represented by Qualia Executive Search in Romania, a well-known executive search company on the local market.
After 6 years, Floriana Enescu, the Managing Director of Qualia Executive Search, has formed a new company, Friisberg & Partners International, Romania, and to end her collaboration with Qualia Executive Search. She said,
“I am grateful for all the experiences I had at Qualia Executive Search in the last 17 years. It meant a lot for my personal and professional growth, and for that I deeply thank my clients and my colleagues, especially to my colleague & co-founder, Ionut Balintoni, from whom I learned so many things that brought me to what I am today.
"Sometimes, after so many years, it is better for friends & partners to follow different paths. I am sure that Ionut will lead Qualia Executive Search to continue to offer the best services to its clients and partners, in the most ethical way.
"I started this new journey with a lot of enthusiasm and I thank my Friisberg & Partners colleagues for all their support. The world around us is changing and it embodies our deep dedication to client success and relationships, wherever our clients do business. Friisberg has a determination to never stop leading the way in innovation and thought leadership, so recognising that we were already so well aligned philosophically with Friisberg, we are genuinely delighted to now be Friisberg Romania.”
Zoltan Petho, Chair of Friisberg & Partners International, welcomed the opening of the new office. “Despite a global pandemic and economic crisis, Friisberg remains focused on its strategy to expand and innovate to connect clients to talent, internationally. We have made it our purpose to grow with our clients, as individuals and as a team, and Romania further strengthens our already significant presence in Central & Eastern Europe.”
Floriana Enescu is a psychologist with 20 years’ experience in recruiting and Executive Search.
Over the last 17 years, Floriana has coordinated searches for clients such as: Heineken, Beiersdorf, Allianz Partners, Phillip Morris, Danone, BNP Paribas Real Estate, Lagardere Group, Carrefour, Ikea, CB Richard Ellis, Hipp International, Coldwell Banker, Marks & Spancer, PayU, Signal Iduna, Tractebel, Siemens, Cushman & Wakefield, Vastint, Bionorica, Syngenta, Interbrands Orbico, Pinebridge, and Delamode.
Guglielmo Sallustio, from our office in Milan, is hosting our 115th Partner Conference this week. Accepting that for many travel is still not entirely safe, nor easy, we are running a Hybrid Conference with in-person and virtual delegates taking part.
We are all genuinely looking forward to seeing each other once again, to welcoming our new Partners and Consultants – we have had numerous arrivals to Friisberg in the recent months - and to discussing our 2025 growth strategy.
Ours is a Management Consulting firm that specialises in Executive Search, particularly for businesses operating in multinational markets.
Our six-monthly Conferences ensure that our Partners are always learning from each other to constantly improve the service, and the results, we deliver to our clients.
After two years of absence in light of the pandemic, September 2021 represents a new beginning for the city:
Milan is going through a slow and gradual reopening - it is seeking a new way of restarting.
Milan Design Week was one of the most anticipated design events to take place in Italy, and it has finally opened its doors to visitors. From the 5th- 10th of September, more than 350,000 architects, designers, artists, and craftspeople from all around the world had the chance to explore new design innovations and exchange ideas about interior design, furniture, and lighting. During the week-long event, Salone del Mobile, the renowned furniture and interior design event of the year, hosted local and international exhibitors at the Fiera Milano, Rho, along with interventions by world-renowned architects across the city.
New this year was the Supersalone, the special event of the Salone del Mobile, curated by the architect Stefano Boeri, that marks the restart in our
post-pandemic city. There were 425 brands in the four pavilions and 1,900 projects on display with spaces dedicated to companies and small consumers. The emphasis was on the smart component and the rediscovery of the home as an environment in which to live. There were 30,000 tickets only on the first day (the expectations were 50,000 for all six days), of which half were foreign visitors. And as we walk through the pavilions, the amount of visitors is undeniable.
"Milan is moving and, with Milan, Italy is moving again," said the Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala. "It is an event that brings to the world the positive image of our city and the country. I welcome and endorse the invitation of President Mattarela, who I thank for his presence, to assume our responsibilities. Milan takes responsibility and wants to lead the restart.".
Guglielmo Sallustio
Partner, Milan
The UK government recently updated the UK Department for International Trade Support Directory.
Friisberg has been recognised as a company that has the skills and experience to help overseas businesses establish themselves, or expand, in the UK.
At a time of both political and economic uncertainty, companies need trusted, professional advice on how to promote and grow their businesses. We already work with investors across the globe and the DIT has now made it even easier to access our multi-sector expertise.
We are delighted to have been included and recognised as a specialist Management Consultancy firm for FDI. This demonstrates that Friisberg enjoys a reputation as a game changing and an authoritative firm providing leadership and recruitment advice to UK and international companies, ranging from start-ups to global corporates.
We always work closely with our clients, offering bespoke recruitment strategies, training insights and estimated salary projections that could be essential to the success of your business.
Nevena Nikolova, the Managing Partner of Friisberg & Partners Bulgaria, has been invited to be a Moderator for AGILE HR - a virtual conference of the Bulgarian Association for People Management (BAPM) 23rd-27th November. As a member of the European Association for People Management (EAPM) and the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) it is a non-governmental professional organization established as a platform for sharing experience and knowledge among its members in order to raise the general level of expertise in the community in line with the increasingly dynamic business environment in Bulgaria.
As Moderator she will act as a host, introducing the guest speakers, leading the Q&A sessions and the debates, serving as an interface between the speakers and the audience, giving opening and closing speeches, and summarizing the key insights.
Read: Nevena's introduction to the BAPM Conference.
Nevana is delighted to be involved, she said:
“In a VUCA world the organization`s agility is becoming the most important capacity allowing the survival and prosperity of every company. This conference aims to challenge and inspire both business leaders and HR professionals to adopt Agile philosophy and practices by learning from key opinion leaders in the field.”
The Association was established in 2000 to develop the best professional practices in human capital management and development and to support and develop professionals in the field of human resource management, to raise the status of the profession and set high standards in work equivalent to the world practices and trends. Its mission is to support the progress of society by creating conditions for the advancement of people and organizations. It promotes sharing, interacts and partners with other professional non-governmental organizations as well as with state institutions.
Today BAPM has more than 850 individual and corporate members working in the field of human capital management and development - from various companies and industries including heads of human resources departments in Bulgarian and multinational companies, training and development managers, recruitment experts, compensations and benefits experts, as well as managers and specialists from consulting companies, academic lecturers, communications experts.
Nevena has more than 20 years’ experience in Executive Search, Executive Assessment and Development. She is a certified Management Trainer of Group Dynamic Trainings and qualified Executive Coach. In 2015 she was elected as General Secretary of the Management Board of Friisberg & Partners International.
(Conference Website)
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