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Hild Kinder, Partner in our Oslo office, chairs the Stockman Committee for The Norwegian Society of Financial Analysts. Their purpose is: To contribute to public understanding of the function and…

September is a fresh start for Milan. After two years of absence in light of the pandemic, September 2021 represents a new beginning for the city: Design, which reopened its…

The pandemic has transformed the process of hiring top executives. Many companies are poorly served by their current hiring practices – especially when competition for top talent remains so keen.…

We are delighted to introduce Ioana Badea. Ioana has joined Friisberg & Partners, Romania as a Digital Technology Partner. With a background in Human Resources Management and an extensive experience…

The path to a ‘New Work’ For most employees, home office means having flexibility and freedom and many are reluctant to give these up. However, if studies by the Leibniz…

We are delighted to welcome Laurence Pinget to our offices in France. Laurence has joined Friisberg from Transearch International as a Senior Consultant and will be based in both Paris…

Jacob Gylling Mahler recently joined our team in Copenhagen.   Jacob is looking forward to being a part of the Friisberg family and working closely with colleagues and our clients…

Growing a family business from the outside The tiptoeing phase is over, and the time to start building is now. An avalanche of stimuli is about to be triggered in…

The phrase “Turnover Tsunami” is becoming slightly overused, but it is accurate – and there is no doubt it is happening. I was speaking with a CEO yesterday about why…

Over the last two years, the Covid crisis has elicited stark changes within multiple business areas and Executive Search is no exception. In my opinion, there have been two noticeable…

How important are sponsors in the careers of women? And are female managers committed supporters of women? In my conversations with female managers, I like to ask the women whether…

Jeff Bezos’ 2 pizza rule is a useful guideline for deciding how many attendees should be invited to a meeting.   In theory, meetings should be small enough so attendees…

We are delighted to welcome Leszek Porembski to our Warsaw office as a Senior Consultant. Leszek  joined Friisberg in July 2021 and focuses on Executive Search and HR executive advisory…

Friisberg will drive your diversity agenda. Before writing this article, I had one of those “Blah” days when I felt low and could not put my finger on why. For…

Meet our next global Chair, Zoltan Petho   Every four years, our senior partners elect one of their peers to serve as our global Chair. The role plays an important…

Friisberg & Partners are delighted to announce their inclusion in the UK Department for International Trade Investment Support Directory. The UK government recently updated the UK Department for International Trade…

A resignation is a strategic career move, so do it right!   Sooner or later most of us face a resignation. Resigning is never easy, especially when you’ve worked at…

Interview with Cristina Mancas, VP HR SEE at Schneider Electric Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centres, Infrastructure, and Industries.…

Is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence? At the moment it certainly seems to be! In 25 years our UK Partners have not seen it…

In our line of work, we are privileged to work with brilliant leaders. We aim to get to know you by understanding your leadership style together the philosophy and culture…

The Polish Executive Search Firm, Rudzinska Serwinska Consulting (“RSC”) has been a Partner Firm of Friisberg since 2016.  We are delighted to announce that from today RSC has will be…

Guglielmo Sallustio, who leads our office in Milan, announced today that Apis has now officially rebranded as Friisberg & Partners International, Italy in recognition of its growing traction in both…

We are delighted to welcome Yvonne Erlandsson to our Stockholm office as a Senior Consultant. Yvonne has a truly global background from her career as a Talent Acquisition leader from…

German coalition clears the way for women’s quota and family time off for board members.   In the future, board members with four or more members will have to have…

How do you maintain culture, loyalty, and relationships when communication takes place primarily at a distance and via online meetings – and often with fluctuating technical quality? Several of our…

The most effective way to grow is to hire diverse executive talent. Is it better to hire someone who’s a good match for your culture, or someone who can make…

We spoke with Agata Jach, Group HR Director, who joined InPost in March 2021. InPost is the largest logistics company in Poland operating in the e-commerce industry, offering courier services…

Why would any business engage an Executive Search firm? Surely there is plenty of information just waiting to be looked up on the internet? Finding the ideal person for a…

The advantages For some time now, environmental sustainability has been one of the most important issues globally involving governments, businesses and consumers. Consumers have never been so aware of the…

Perhaps I should say it quietly, but things are starting to look much better for the UK economy. Many larger companies are holding up well anyway, but more upbeat news…

We spoke with Nevena Nikolova, from our office in Bulgaria, to hear her Friisberg story. You have been a Partner in Friisberg since 2009. What was the career path you took…

Can a career while juggling a family ever be ‘strategically’ planned?   In my conversations with successful women, I always ask to what extent they have strategically planned their careers…

A Pineapple? It is what first came to mind, probably because the sun is shining and I am hoping for summer. There is probably an extended metaphor in there somewhere…

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,…

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…

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…

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…