Media Center – 2018

News

Women are on their way to the top, says headhunter who blazed a trail

26 November | Featuring Carol Leonard, The Inzito Partnership Founder and AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member This article by James Ashton was first published on 24 November 2018 in The Times Carol...

Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2018 Power 100: Judith von Seldeneck Recognised in the Top 100

21 November | Featuring Judith von Seldeneck, Diversified Search Founder and Chairman and AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member This list was first published in the November 2018 Philadelphia Business...

AltoPartners and Better Boards Announce Global Collaboration: Partnership to offer bespoke Board Evaluation, Board Audit and Board Retreat Services

21 November | AltoPartners, the international alliance of boutique executive search and leadership consulting firms, proudly announces their global collaboration agreement with Better Boards, an innovative,...

Accord Group ECE Celebrate 25th Anniversary : Founding Members of AltoPartners Honour Legacy & Focus on Future Growth

13 September | AltoPartners, the international alliance of boutique executive search and leadership consulting firms, proudly congratulates Accord Group ECE on the celebration of their 25th anniversary. Accord...

Making an Impact with the Board: AltoPartners Australia Workshop – 12 September 2018

08 August | Increasingly boards are assessing their human capital opportunities and risks. The demand placed on senior HR executives so that boards meet their obligations around people and culture has grown...

Laigaard & Partners Denmark Join AltoPartners: AltoPartners Boast Strongest Nordic Grouping Globally

16 July | AltoPartners, the international alliance of boutique executive search and leadership consulting firms, proudly announces the expansion of its global footprint through the addition of Laigaard &...

Hofer Tan & Partners Singapore Join AltoPartners: Expands Global Footprint – Strengthens Pan Asian Presence

06 June | AltoPartners, the international alliance of boutique executive search and leadership consulting firms, proudly announces the expansion of its global footprint through the addition of Hofer Tan...

Forbes Names Diversified Search / AltoPartners USA one of the Top Five Executive Search Firms in the USA

10 April | Magazine surveyed more than 30,000 recruiters to craft second annual ranking Diversified Search was named one of the top five executive search firms in the country on Monday 9 April 2018, the...

Kyung H. Yoon Joins Diversified Search / AltoPartners USA : Global Specialist in Technology Talent Recruitment is Firm’s Newest Senior Advisor

19 March | Kyung H. Yoon, acknowledged as one of the world’s premier talent strategists, particularly in the fields of technology and innovation, has joined Diversified Search in the role of Senior Advisor,...

AltoPartners Releases Executive Remuneration Report 2018 For Global Resources Sector

15 March | AltoPartners, the international alliance of independently owned executive search firms and leadership consultants, releases the 2018 Executive Remuneration Review for the Global Resources Sector,...

Diversified Search / AltoPartners USA Announcement : Firm Opens Boston Office, Recruits Molly A. Robb to Head New Office

19 February | Molly A. Robb Joins Diversified Search : Seasoned Search Executive Will Open Firm’s New Boston Office on 1 April 2018 Molly A. Robb, a seasoned search executive with more than 20 years of...

AESC Announces 2018 Appointments to its Council of Europe and Africa : Christo Badenhorst Joins & Represents Search Partners International / AltoPartners South Africa

26 January | Press Release — AltoPartners, the international alliance of independently owned executive search firms and leadership consultants, proudly announces that Christo Badenhorst, Director, Search...

AltoPartners Announces Partnership with The Cluen Corporation

18 January | Press Release - AltoPartners, a global alliance of leading executive search firms, announced its exclusive partnership with The Cluen Corporation, a leading industry provider of executive search...

Our People – Dr. Gabriele Werner

16 January | Profile: Dr. Gabriele Werner, Managing Partner at AltoPartners Austria With over than 25 years in executive search, Dr Gabriele Werner is one of the most experienced Austrian Executive Search...

Take Charge of Your Narrative

15 January | by Sonal Agrawal, AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member, AESC Main Board Member and Accord Group India Managing Partner This Q&A Interview was first published on LiveMint Sonal...

AESC Announces New Appointments to its Global Board of Directors: Sonal Agrawal Joins & Represents Accord Group India / AltoPartners

09 January | Press Release — AltoPartners, the international alliance of independently owned executive search firms and leadership consultants, proudly announces that Sonal Agrawal, Managing Partner, Accord...

Insights

Grow or Die : Imperatives of a value-added director

02 November | by Lauren E. Smith, Managing Director in the Board Practice at Diversified Search This Governance Letter was first published in the Directors & Boards 2018 Third Quarter Publication The world...

Collaboration – Why the Fuss?

02 November | by Richard Sterling, Managing Director AltoPartners Australia I was the keynote speaker at a recent forum of senior executives who were asked to rank the value of collaboration. It got a unanimous...

The CEO Blueprint : CEO Sourcing : The Small Cap Experience

02 November | by Peter Tulau, Director AltoPartners Australia For small cap companies and SME’s pursuing ambitious growth plans, the need to recruit the right CEO is imperative. But as Peter Tulau, Director...

Directing in a Disrupted World : Thinking the unthinkable? That’s what a board should do!

02 November | by Julie Garland McLellan, Consultant AltoPartners Australia The value of different thinking styles and perspectives around the boardroom table is no longer debated. Delivering it in practice still...

Occupation: Human

01 November | Featuring Corinne Klajda, Accord Group Polska Managing Partner and AltoPartners Founding Partner This article was first published in the October 2018 Careers section of Elle Magazine in Poland / ...

The Rise of Counteroffers in Executive Search

14 September | Featuring Julia Scheffer, AltoPartners Global Director : Business Development This article was first published on the Hunt Scanlon website With talent in short supply it is a fact of life that your...

The Rise of the Gig Economy

24 August | by Hansjörg Meine, Partner at AltoPartners Germany - Alto Consultants GmbH This article was first published in the AESC Executive Talent Global Magazine WHAT IS THE GIG ECONOMY? With a name...

Workforce engagement: What we need is an app for every millennial worker

14 August | by Sonal Agrawal, Managing Partner Accord India, AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member and AESC Main Board Member This article was first published on the LiveMint website Contrary to how...

Attracting Talent Beyond Just a Paycheck: How Purpose, Meaning and Fun Drives Visionary Leadership

31 July | by J. Veronica Biggins, Managing Director Diversified Search, AltoPartners Global Board Practice Leader This article was first published in the Directors & Boards 2018 Annual Report The...

Ten insights from Ladies Who Lead—Women on Top

17 July | by Sonal Agrawal, Managing Partner Accord India, AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member and AESC Main Board Member This article was first published on the Landor website and blog A buzz of...

Case Study: Executive Team Capability Review in a M&A Context

21 June | By Peter Tulau, AltoPartners Australia Director This article was first published on Peter Tulau’s LinkedIn Pulse A major French construction company was in the process of acquiring a very...

Diversity, Done Better – Hunt Scanlon 2018 State of Industry Report

20 June | by Judith M. von Seldeneck, AltoPartners Global OCO Member and Diversified Search Founder & Chairman and Dale E. Jones, AltoPartners Global OCO Member and Diversified Search President and CEO...

Q&A : Transcending Human Biases in Recruiting – Hunt Scanlon 2018 State of Industry Report

20 June | by Hugo Feuglein, and John J Keller, Diversified Search Managing Directors John Keller leads Diversified Search’s Innovation and Transformation search practice, where he serves as a Managing...

AltoPartners Austria Presents a Discussion on “ECE Is Great For Business Development”

09 April | AltoPartners Austria hosted an interesting panel discussion at Looshaus, located in the heart of Vienna. Dr. Daniel Thorniley, one of THE economic experts for Central Europe, led the discussion. As...

I Love My Job: Executive Recruiter Judith von Seldeneck Explains Why She Doesn’t Read Fiction

15 March | Judith von Seldeneck, AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member and Diversified Search Founder and Chair This article was first published on the Philly Magazine website WRITTEN BY FABIOLA...

Hire Purpose: 7 Ways To Help Make Your Workplace More Diverse

13 March | by Dale E. Jones, AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member and Diversified Search President and CEO This article was first published in the Wasingtonian Magazine, March 2018 WRITTEN BY PAUL O...

What Makes a Great Executive Leader?

08 January | Perspectives from the BlueSteps Executive Webinar Series, featuring Albert Froom, Managing Partner Leaders Trust / AltoPartners Netherlands, and John Ryan, Managing Director & Member of Global...

Videos

Lack Of Term Limits Hinders Boardroom Diversity

17 September | Term limits is just one major reason why boardroom diversity remains a challenge in the corporate board sphere these days, says Dale Jones, AltoPartners Global Operating Committee Member and...

Supervisory Boards & The Search Consultant’s Role

19 June | What is the role that Search Consultants play in helping establish a Supervisory Board? Carol Leonard, Managing Partner at AltoPartners UK / The Inzito Partnership, and Albert Froom, Managing...

Succession Planning & Leadership Onboarding

13 March | Internal promotions where good succession plans were in place lead to easier leadership transition and result in minimal business disruption. The Chairman and Board must support the new CEO as much...

Succession Planning : The Strategic Importance

08 March | Identified as one of the most important jobs of corporate boards, Mpho Nkeli, Partner at SPi / AltoPartners South Africa, and Ian Taylor, Managing Partner Sheffield Search / AltoPartners New...

Succession Planning : Overview & Key Insights

26 February | Succession planning, the practice of identifying and developing in-house candidates for top executive positions, is perhaps the most important job of corporate boards. Mpho Nkeli, Partner at SPi /...

Diversity & Women’s Leadership: The Industries Leading Diversity

19 February | Industries in professional services, particularly led by financial services, have actively worked to attract more women into the workforce at entry level and the worked to retain them as they grow...

Diversity & Women’s Leadership : Diversity As A Search Criteria

12 February | Companies are increasingly cognisant of the need to have a diverse and representative workforce and are actively focusing attention on attracting and retaining women into senior positions. Sonal...

Diversity & Women’s Leadership : An Increased Focus on Diversity

07 February | The AltoPartners global alliance is well placed to discuss your diversity needs with you. Our teams are ethnically diverse and a large number of our member firms are headed by women. Here Sonal...

Expats vs Local Leadership: What is Best in Latin America

29 January | As the trend world-wide is moving from expats in leadership positions to rather placing local candidates in top leadership positions, MMario Mora, AltoPartners OCO Member & Managing Partner at...