Egon Zehnder

Our entire team at Egon Zehnder is joined together in celebrating Edilson Camara and Francesco Buquicchio and our CEO succession. We express our deepest gratitude to Ed as he completes his tenure as CEO. Through his effective leadership, Ed has led remarkable growth, expanded our services and guided us through challenging times with resilience and vision. He will now focus on CEO and Board client work, with an emphasis on the Industrial Practice, where his expertise and dedication will continue to make a valuable impact. And as announced earlier this summer, today marks the first day of Francesco Buquicchio as our new CEO. Francesco brings deep expertise in leadership advisory and an unwavering commitment to our purpose of "leadership for a better world. Our team at Egon Zehnder is here to help shape the future of your leadership. Please get in touch. Pictured is our Board (from left to right): Stefan Eisenhut, Stefanie Kahle-Galonske, Edilson Camara, Gabi Carvalho, Raphael Czuwak, Glenice Maclellan, Francesco Buquicchio, Lisa Blais, and Michael Ensser

Global talent management challenges are everywhere, but so are the innovations that could help leaders and businesses surmount them. In roundtable discussions and interviews Egon Zehnder conducted with some of today’s top international CTOs, we uncovered three focus areas that are poised to set talent leaders up for future success: 💡AI adoption 💡Worker empowerment 💡Assessing for potential   Read the full article here: https://ego.nz/3AckZdY   Authors: Andrea Berlin, Amy Cornwell

Save the date for the Kellogg Marketing Leadership Summit! Marketing leaders and thought pioneers will gather again on Northwestern's campus to explore the latest thinking about successfully navigating marketing's changing landscape. Details on the theme are coming soon but mark your calendar and plan to join the conversation.

With 15 years of leadership coaching under his belt, Ricardo Sunderland’s career is a testament to his ability to understand what drives organizations forward. In conversation with Egon Zehnder’s Global Head of Sustainability Rachael De Renzy Channer, he explained why self-reflection is just as important for board members and the C-suite as it is for the CEO. “If leaders role model new and sustaining behaviors, this will cascade throughout the organization,” he said. Read on for the full interview and more key insights from Ricardo’s new book, “The Energy Advantage,” here: https://ego.nz/45EZyOl

In a rapidly changing business landscape, defining and nurturing a new generation of leaders should be a key priority for all organizations. Sitting down with Egon Zehnder’s Global Head of Sustainability, Rachael De Renzy Channer, Rebecca Robins CMgr CCMI, author and Founder, CEO and Board Trustee of EY Foundation, shared four keys to consider when building future boards. ➡️ Building awareness and engagement ➡️ Adopting an open application approach ➡️ Prioritizing multigenerational involvement ➡️ Valuing quiet voices Check out the full conversation for more insights: https://ego.nz/3Y9hnCE

Around the world, family businesses account for the majority of economic output and employment, and their contribution is increasing. A key element that makes these companies stand out from their competitors is their distinctive culture—typically characterized by long-term vision, strong values, and a commitment to contributing meaningfully to customers, employees, and society. If the leaders of family businesses proactively nurture and manage that culture, it can underpin sustained growth and value creation. However, if not managed consciously, aligning cultures and leadership styles between different generations can pose numerous challenges and vulnerabilities. Egon Zehnder recently conducted a comprehensive study in partnership with FBN (Family Business Network), exploring the impact of culture in family business through a survey of 300 family business owners across Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Here's what we found: https://ego.nz/3Cbrcra #FamilyBusiness

“There is a lot of education to be done… we need to make sure everyone is on board with [AI] and that they lose their fear of working with it.” That’s what we heard from Marie-Theres Mangelsdorf, Chief Client & Digital Officer of Montblanc, in conversation with consultant Silvia Wiesner. In an environment polarized by AI – half pioneering and half hesitant – is there a universal path forward? Check out the full interview for more insights: https://ego.nz/47J5Kpx

Thank you, Diane Brady, for so thoughtfully capturing the essence of our conversation in today's Fortune CEO Daily newsletter. As you have highlighted, leadership goes far beyond industry knowledge–it requires strategic empathy and a deep understanding of geopolitical and other complexities. More than ever, it is about being deeply rooted in yourself to navigate an increasingly complex world. Edilson Camara and I are grateful to you for bringing these essential qualities of modern leadership to a wide audience of people who deal with them every day. https://lnkd.in/e4JfjvUY

For the last 60 years, we have remained committed to supporting our clients’ journeys toward enhanced governance, placing holistic leadership discovery and development services at the forefront. As part of our inaugural #ImpactReport, Francesco Buquicchio shares how Egon Zehnder’s unique, human-centric approach sets us apart. Learn more here: https://ego.nz/3xw81Xt

Earlier this month, the Egon Zehnder AI practice hosted Chicago-based board directors for a dinner to discuss the critical AI adoption challenges faced by board members today. Topics included the democratizing effects of technology, the risks of lagging behind on onboarding AI into organizational processes, and case studies on how companies have used AI to achieve transformation and growth in recent years.   Thank you to guest speaker Marina Chase Carreker, AI Executive and Data Privacy Attorney at Galleon Strategies, for sharing her valuable first-hand insights from the forefront of AI adoption, as well as our Egon Zehnder team Scott Texeira, Christoph Wollersheim, Naveed Bandukwala, and Shanil Verjee for bringing this event to life. We appreciate you all for joining us in these important conversations, and hope to see some of you at our next AI dinner series on November 14 in Atlanta!