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When you think about sustainability, you don’t think of the financial sector first. This is a mistake. Meltem Ay spoke with  Reinhard Pfingsten, CIO Bethmann Bank & Global Head Asset…

The big ‘WHY?’   Why do you want to change your job? Many candidates primarily consider what they know against the job description. Having the right expertise is an important…

We spoke with Dorota Serwińska and Anna Rudzinska, our Partners in Poland, to hear their Friisberg story.   You have both been Partners in Friisberg for a few years. What…

We spoke with Nijole Kelpsaite, Managing Partner, Lithuania, to hear her Friisberg story. You have been a Partner in Friisberg since 1994. What was the career path you took to…

We sat down with Magda Porizkova Magda works with companies across various industries, guiding them through transformation and change, to build a culture of innovation and creativity. What are the…

We met with Tanya Kosseva-Boshova, Managing Partner of Park Lane Developments, part of AG Capital. Tanya is also the Chair of the Association of Commercial Building Owners in Bulgaria, a…

The Seven Principles of Public Life. For over 25 years the Nolan Report has provided the underlying ethical basis for public life in the United Kingdom. In theory it is…

We asked more than 500 senior executives what they were most looking forward to when they return to the office, a staggering 28% of them said “Nothing.” Many said that…

Reputation and its importance to company branding   Steve Jobs said that it doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. You should hire…

After a year that has shocked the whole world, we have become aware of how vulnerable we are and it is time for analysis and introspection. The rules of the…

We spoke with some of our researchers who are vital to the success of each and every Search process we undertake at Friisberg. Here’s a few insights from Delyan Grozdev,…

Leadership challenges in a VUCA world   VUCA: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity – an acronym used in 1987 to describe the unpredictability after end of the Cold War and…

We caught up with Lorri Lowe, one of our Partners in the UK, over an espresso and asked her how companies can secure diverse talent in the post-pandemic workplace? Progressive…

Over a quick espresso, we asked  Zoltan Petho for his views on effective international business development.   You have been responsible for international business development for years. What do you…

Contrarian Director   With such economic volatility and uncertainty currently, oversight by boards is more important now than ever. A balanced view is critical to the success of a company,…

Impact on Inclusion and Diversity We are certain that the pandemic, in addition to all the harm and damage it is bringing to the world, has also accelerated the adoption…

The constant struggle to find the balance between ‘the talk’ and ‘the walk’. There is often a discrepancy between initial outspoken enthusiastic support for an idea, ‘the talk’ compared with…

Deutschland hinkt in puncto Geschlechtervielfalt anderen europäischen Ländern hinterher. Was meinen Sie, wo liegt unser Problem? Ich glaube, das hat auch viel mit unserer Sozialisierung zu tun. In den 70iger…

Changes in CFO role The future is anything but predictable and having a strong finance leader is crucial for any organisation as the CFO most directly contributes to a company’s…

A (virtual) Lunch with Peter Strandberg. Peter has been President of Friisberg since 2012.   What was the path you took to get to where you are today?  I took…

Norwegian requirement for 40% female directors has yielded better boards Norway currently tops the European statistics for gender-balanced corporate governance, with France and the UK in second and third places.…

What advice can you offer to women starting their careers? We asked two of our female Partners, both very successful management consultants…   Susanne’s answer I have two pieces of…

The Digital Revolution: Many companies are in a process of epochal change. The Italian Experience…   Digital transformation is now a strategic priority for companies in all sectors and the…

How did institutional funds selling change in 2020? What personalities will be in the highest demand in 2021?   The efforts made by the management companies and by the Buy…

What does a digital leader do in the 21st century? An interview with Antti Kleemola, CDO at the Finnish Rail Company, VR Group. Digitalization has transformed the business world, depending…

Number of women on FTSE boards up by 50 per cent in just five years Today, the fifth and final report from the Hampton-Alexander Review was published. The Hampton-Alexander Review…

Jørgen Friisberg, our founder, talks with Lorri Lowe about his career and the foundations upon which Friisberg was built.   Why did you decide to start Friisberg in 1977? To…

As diversity gradually increases in many boardrooms (still too slowly, in my opinion) we are seeing more women take on the role of: Chairman… or should that be Chairwoman… or…

Onboarding Top Management, in a virtual world An interview with Alfredo Lalia Neto, CEO for Sompo Seguros (a Sompo Holdings Group company) which is one of the biggest insurance companies…

What do women need to make it to the top? Many résumés for women in top positions read like a handbook to business success. They didn’t need a quota, the…

Forging inclusive work cultures where women’s careers thrive and achievements are celebrated   “We need more women in leadership”   The world needs more women leaders – whether that is…

5 Ways to Build Your Executive Presence   To improve your leadership potential, invest time and effort in developing your executive presence.   While knowledge, skills, experience and achievements are…

Impact and Recovery The French Market – Out of 2020 & Into 2021.   2020: A  Year of Contrasts The French job market was heavily impacted by Covid-19 in 2020.…

Onboarding Top Management, in a virtual world An interview with Anders Blom Monberg, Country Manager for Protector Insurance Denmark.   Working from home can be a challenge, even when you…

Friisberg & Partners International welcomes Marcia Arcoverde as our new Senior Consultant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Marcia has 21 years of C-Level executive recruiting, career transition and executive coaching, working…

Friisberg & Partners International welcomes Susanna Hübner as their new Executive Search Lead Consultant in Berlin. She has several years of professional experience as an Executive in Financial Markets and…

Thorsten Marquardt has joined Friisberg & Partners International in Germany. Thorsten has extensive knowledge of the international energy industry from more than 20 years in various management and executive functions…

A successful recruitment process enables growth – even in the middle of a prolonged crisis The arrival of COVID-19 in Finland transformed the economy and working life, to say the…

CURRENT TALENT  TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICA Despite the impact of Covid-19, and a slowing economy, executive search activities are still brisk in South Africa.   Friisberg South Africa has observed:…

EPD Over the last five years we have further developed our Evidence-based Personnel Diagnostics (EPD) capabilities. EPD is based on the latest and long-standing scientific findings in brain research, psychology…

Our Global Financial Services Practice Group held its first – online – meeting of 2021 yesterday with our Partners from USA, UK, Spain, Lithuania, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Romania and…

Irina Andonova recently joined Friisberg as a Senior Consultant in our Sofia office. With more than 20 years of versatile in-house and consulting experience in human capital management, she decided…

WORKING WITH RECRUITERS Richard Lipstein Partner, USA   While the majority of jobs are found directly through networking, developing and maintaining relationships with executive search firms and recruiters remains an…

You already have a personal brand. You just need to know how to use it. Personal branding is what people think of when they think of you; it is the…

The challenges of working from home… and how to overcome them!   Throughout the past year our work environment changed dramatically and work from home (WFH), or a home office,…

Friisberg’s Nordic News Picked Up by Global Media Hunt Scanlon Media “Leadership Intelligence” (huntscanlcon.com), one of the most respected publications covering Executive Search markets Globally has run a Page1 article…

“…ensuring a smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power” – an abused phrase in recent days.   The Trump-Biden transition traumas will be the subject of many a student essay…

The old year has gone… a New Year has arrived.   Little did we know a year ago what the year 2020 would bring, but all too soon we learned……

Friisberg & Partners International is delighted to announce three significant additions to its Partnership in Oslo and Stockholm, further strengthening its already market-leading presence with seven offices in the Nordic…

Cats or dogs? I’m a cat person, I have 3 cats. Tea or coffee? Tea… and coffee. Red or white? Red, but my first thought was cars, not wine. 3…

Cats or dogs? I have both but I am definitely a dog person. She is my running buddy. Tea or coffee? Coffee and plenty of it! Red or white? Red…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Coffee. Red or white? BUBBLES! 3 interesting facts about you? I’ve done more than 20 parachute jumps. I love restoring old furniture. I’m…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Coffee. Red or white? Red. 3 interesting facts about you? I’m married to a Dane. I won a sauna competition in Finland. I…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Both. Red or white? Red. 3 interesting facts about you? I have just started to breed bees. I am a regular badminton player.…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Coffee… too many. Red or white? Black. (Guinness.) 3 interesting facts about you? I love horse racing – my horse won the American…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Always. Tea or coffee? Both. Coffee in the morning, helps making my brain work. Tea for the rest of the day. Red or white? Red in…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Coffee. Red or white? Red. 3 interesting facts about you? I have a predilection for timepieces… (I’m a specialist in the luxury goods…

Cats or dogs? Horses. Tea or coffee? Tea, ideally organic Matcha Green Tea. Red or white? Rosé. 3 interesting facts about you? I`m building a parallel career as an actress…

Cats or dogs? Cats! I have two big Norwegian cats called Michael and Mufassa. Tea or coffee? Coffee. Red or white? Both – I can’t choose! 3 interesting facts about…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Coffee. Red or white? RED!!!! 3 interesting facts about you? I used to be an elite athlete in Handball and Sail Racing. Infamously…

Cats or dogs? Definitely dogs. I rescue animals so I have a menagerie with 4 horses, 3 big dogs and 2 cats. Dogs are the best pals to have on…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Coffee. Red or white? Red. 3 interesting facts about you? In the 1980s I was bullied as a kid for being a “nerd”,…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Both. Red or white? White. And bubbly. 3 interesting facts about you? I do a lot of gardening, it’s therapeutic. I love spicy…

Cats or dogs? Well my kids would have it otherwise but no cats or dogs (at the moment anyway). You see, they make the summer boating habit more challenging… Tea…

Cats or dogs? Dogs. Tea or coffee? Coffee. Red or white? Pink (with bubbles). 3 interesting facts about you? I love free climbing I have written a novel Daniel Craig…

Friisberg & Partners International are delighted to annouce its newest member of the Swedish team. Michael Rooslien has over 20 years of Executive Search experience and specialises in C-level and…

Meltem Ay joins Friisberg & Partners International with over thirteen years of experience in various fields of Executive Search. In recent years she has been primarily focused on Financial Services.…

Market analysis by the highly-respected publication Budapest Business Journal names Friisberg & Partners International as the Number One Executive Search firm in Hungary. Árpád Németh, Friisberg’s Managing Partner in Budapest…

Susanne Becker Mikkelsen – Denmark Looking back at 2020, Covid has impacted Friisberg & Partners International Denmark in ways we did not expect. First we saw several assignments being postponed,…

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…

CEOs face new and very specific challenges in supporting their organisations through, and then managing the lasting implications of, this current crisis. According to recent work by Gartner, sixty-nine percent…

Christmas is inching ever closer, although we know that this year Christmas and New Year celebrations will not be the same due to the impact of Covid-19. It is during…

Friisberg Network Advisory | FNA study finds COVID-19 is changing our networking habits. Based on recent client consultations on Organizational Development, conducted by our team of experts, including Zoltan Kadar Friisberg…

Atila Yenisen, CEO of Metro Bulgaria. Reducing gender inequalities is one of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform our world and the topic about the role of…

Doing the right thing is seldom easy, but doing the right thing is always the right thing. Political and business leaders face hard decisions and sometimes they will get it…

It can be difficult to maintain, grow, and develop company culture when most of us are working from home – and will probably be doing so for months to come.…

Gartner has identified 5 actions for CHROs in its recent publication “How to Build a Resilient and Responsive Organization”: Take a dynamic approach to reskilling Find talent that generates business…

“Women in the Workplace 2020” is a must-read report from McKinsey & Company. In summary: More than one in four women are contemplating what many would have considered unthinkable just…

Andrea Falleni CEO of Capgemini Italy Talks with: Guglielmo Sallustio, Partner, Friisberg & Partners Italy   “Imagination is the Key”   The risks and opportunities during this phase of radical…

Yellow Eve, a newly-launched magazine for equality-driven career women, featured an article by Friisberg Partner, Lorri Lowe.   ARTICLE    

“Diversity is the result, but inclusion is the action.” Over the past 14 years, the Global Gender Gap Index included in The World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2020…

I am very proud to announce that Friisberg & Partners International has upgraded its website. We have made friisberg.com much faster, easier to navigate, more welcoming and visually vibrant. It…

Well, we had an interesting summer from a business perspective in Hungary. Many of our assignments were stopped, or put on hold and obviously not much new business landed on…

Over the past six months Friisberg & Partners International has interviewed many candidates remotely. With coronavirus infections rising again, working from home looks likely to continue for a while longer…

Friisberg Denmark recently hosted the “Gå-Hjem Møde” at its offices in Copenhagen, in cooperation with Dreams & Details Academy, on the new requirements for boards. Together, we offered interesting insights,…

By Silvano Joly, Sales Country Manager, Centric Software Italia. What do you think could be the combination of success and good functioning of an organization? When one accepts a job…

The Survey “Friisberg Insights – CTO on SPOT” is part of regular in-depth exploration of different C-level roles aiming to identify respective key trends and findings. The Survey represents a…

What lessons have businesses learned from this Pandemic? Peter Strandberg Partner Friisberg & Partners Sweden The situation has forced all organisations to rethink policies, for example travel and from where…

What lessons have businesses learned from this Pandemic? Nevena Nikolova Partner Friisberg & Partners Bulgaria The COVID 19 pandemic has catalysed the digital transformation trends across all sectors. Even the…

What lessons have businesses learned from this Pandemic? Dorota Serwinska Partner Friisberg & Partners Poland The full impact of the pandemic is not known yet, but we have noticed that…

What are the priorities for business leaders as lockdowns start to lift? Neil Greco Partner Friisberg & Partners US As businesses look to ‘re-open’, there will be no exceptions to…

What are the priorities for business leaders as lockdowns start to lift? Mika Rossi Partner Friisberg & Partners Finland   People in Finland have missed face-to-face meetings, but we hope…

What are the priorities for business leaders as lockdowns start to lift? Lorri Lowe Partner Friisberg & Partners UK Priority One is the well-being of the people in the business.…

What are the priorities for business leaders as lockdowns start to lift? Pille Päss Partner Friisberg & Partners Estonia This is the second large economic crisis in Estonia since 1991…

How will business change for the better following Covid-19? Gadea Zumárraga Partner Friisberg & Partners Spain This situation has accelerated the digital transformation of companies, having had to adapt in…

How will business change for the better following Covid-19? Árpád Németh Partner Friisberg & Partners Hungary In Hungary, many businesses face the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world will…

How will business change for the better following Covid-19? Anna Rudzinska Partner Friisberg & Partners Poland The ‘low touch economy’ concept has gained an important place in the global post-pandemic…

How is the relationship changing between business, society and government? Guglielmo Sallustio Partner Friisberg & Partners Italy   Italy has been one of the worst affected countries and the repercussions…

How are business leaders planning for the new normal? Floriana Enescu Partner Friisberg & Partners Romania   The Coronavirus crisis has accelerated societal and company technological connectivity. In a study…

How are business leaders planning for the new normal? Zoltan Petho Partner Friisberg & Partners Hungary Most firms are operating in a very different way due to COVID-19 and these…

How are business leaders planning for the new normal? Mary Keane Partner Friisberg & Partners Czechia Clients we’ve spoken to all agree that lessons are still being learned from this…

What have business leaders done to reassure and support their workforce through the Coronavirus crisis? Karen Del Prete, Partner Friisberg & Partners US In the US we have a mandatory…

What have business leaders done to reassure and support their workforce through the Coronavirus crisis? Susanne Becker Mikkelsen Partner Friisberg & Partners Denmark In Denmark businesses have been compelled to…

What have business leaders done to reassure and support their workforce through the Coronavirus crisis? Luis Saverio Stateri Partner Friisberg & Partners Brazil Here in Brazil there is a big…

What have business leaders done to reassure and support their workforce through the Coronavirus crisis? Derrick Planting Partner Friisberg & Partners South Africa South Africa faces a few unique problems…

What have business leaders done to reassure and support their workforce through the Coronavirus crisis? Andrew Guy Partner Friisberg & Partners UK British business leaders were way ahead of the…

How is the relationship changing between business, society and government? Emiliano Sacristán Partner Friisberg & Partners Spain In Spain the ability and resilience of Spanish managers is demonstrated once again.…

How is the relationship changing between business, society and government? Nijole Kelpsaite Partner Friisberg & Partners Lithuania The Lithuanian government has endorsed an unprecedented economic stimulus package, totalling 5 billion…

How is the relationship changing between business, society and government? Shane Collins Partner Friisberg & Partners Ireland Ireland’s societal response to date is encouraging – business, government and civil society…

How are business leaders planning for the new normal? Alexander Matthies Partner Friisberg & Partners Germany Business Leaders must have maximum flexibility, agility and resilience to navigate through this pandemic.…

Sergio Scornavacca, Director Industrial Markets & Northern Italy Lead, Indra Italia Talks with: Guglielmo Sallustio, Partner, Friisberg & Partners Italy   Since the Covid-19 Crisis began, what steps have you…

Burcin Ressamoglu CEO of Sodexo Employee & Consumer Engagement Talks with: Lorri Lowe, Partner, Friisberg & Partners UK   Employee Engagement is now more important than ever. What changes have…

Göran Björkman, CEO Sandvik Materials Technology & Chair Swedish Association of  Industrial Employers Talks with: Peter Strandberg, Partner, Friisberg & Partners Sweden & President Friisberg & Partners International   Since…

Stefano De Capitani, CEO Municipia SpA Talks with: Guglielmo Sallustio, Partner, Friisberg & Partners Italy   Since the Covid-19 Crisis began, what steps have you taken? Our company is part…

Everyone at Friisberg joins in congratulating our German Partners on their latest in a string of awards. GetAhead Executive Search would like to thank all their clients for the positive…