July 14h, 2017 – Kiev, Ukraine – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Konstantin Golovin has joined its Kiev team as a Consultant.
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Houston, USA – When nuclear fission was first discovered, many people imagined that the energy released from splitting atoms could provide a never-ending source of cheap energy powering a utopian society of flying cars and ubiquitous robots. More than half a century later, nuclear energy is as scorned and unpopular as “dirty” fossil fuels.
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July 10th, 2017 – Chicago, USA – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Steve DeCoster has joined its U.S. team as a Client Partner.
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Mexico City – Until recently, it was difficult to imagine the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as the next in line to succeed the CEO. Nevertheless, experts believe that as the current market rules require Finance Directors to broaden their skills, these executives are now better suited to be business leaders.
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Sofia, Bulgaria – In June 2017, Pedersen & Partners Sofia organised a discussion panel on the film industry with highly acclaimed Bulgarian actress Joana Bukovska-Davidova and Ivan Tonev, a prominent film cinematographer, producer and director, speaking to members of the Bulgarian business community. The event was held in collaboration with PostBank.
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Bogotá, Colombia – “We tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the short term and underestimate it in the long run” – Amara Law –
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Bogotá, Colombia – “Tendemos a sobreestimar el impacto de la tecnología en el corto plazo y subestimarlo en el largo plazo” – Ley de Amara –
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Bratislava, Slovakia – According to domestic and foreign Private Equity and Venture Capital investment experts, the Slovak Private Equity market should be active over the next three years, and there are optimistic expectations for the next three to five years.
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Lima, Peru – With more than two decades of uninterrupted economic growth and single-digit inflation, the Peruvian economy provides a sharp contrast to those of other LATAM countries. The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has projected that Peru will continue to lead the economic growth in the region for 2017 [1].
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Toronto, Canada – What’s shaping the future of the mining industry? What are the large producers, the mid tiers, and the junior players doing to surmount social, environmental, regulatory, and economic hurdles? What are the executive challenges for 2017?
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July 14h, 2017 – Kiev, Ukraine – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Konstantin Golovin has joined its Kiev team as a Consultant.
Read moreHouston, USA – When nuclear fission was first discovered, many people imagined that the energy released from splitting atoms could provide a never-ending source of cheap energy powering a utopian society of flying cars and ubiquitous robots. More than half a century later, nuclear energy is as scorned and unpopular as “dirty” fossil fuels.
Read moreJuly 10th, 2017 – Chicago, USA – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Steve DeCoster has joined its U.S. team as a Client Partner.
Read moreBogotá, Colombia – “We tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the short term and underestimate it in the long run” – Amara Law –
Read moreBogotá, Colombia – “Tendemos a sobreestimar el impacto de la tecnología en el corto plazo y subestimarlo en el largo plazo” – Ley de Amara –
Read moreLima, Peru – With more than two decades of uninterrupted economic growth and single-digit inflation, the Peruvian economy provides a sharp contrast to those of other LATAM countries. The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has projected that Peru will continue to lead the economic growth in the region for 2017 [1].
Read moreToronto, Canada – What’s shaping the future of the mining industry? What are the large producers, the mid tiers, and the junior players doing to surmount social, environmental, regulatory, and economic hurdles? What are the executive challenges for 2017?
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Tallinn, Estonia – Global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods companies need to have strategic presence in every country – or to be more precise, the physical availability of their best-known brands in stores (numeric and weighted distribution as key KPIs) is crucial. Although e-commerce in consumer goods is constantly developing, and represents a priority for corporate management teams across the globe, physical stores will remain important for the foreseeable future, and so consumer goods companies will need to be represented there in one way or another.
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Madrid, Spain – Accountability is one of those buzzwords that is often tossed about as essential in the business environment. However, in many cases only lip service is paid to an ideal that few companies actually meet. The fact is that accountability must be top-down; regardless of the company's size, industry or ownership structure, the board must assess its own performance in meeting the company’s goals.
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May 11th, 2017 – Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Figaro den Hollander has joined its Amsterdam team as Client Partner.
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Mexico City – Until recently, it was difficult to imagine the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as the next in line to succeed the CEO. Nevertheless, experts believe that as the current market rules require Finance Directors to broaden their skills, these executives are now better suited to be business leaders.
Read moreSofia, Bulgaria – In June 2017, Pedersen & Partners Sofia organised a discussion panel on the film industry with highly acclaimed Bulgarian actress Joana Bukovska-Davidova and Ivan Tonev, a prominent film cinematographer, producer and director, speaking to members of the Bulgarian business community. The event was held in collaboration with PostBank.
Read moreBratislava, Slovakia – According to domestic and foreign Private Equity and Venture Capital investment experts, the Slovak Private Equity market should be active over the next three years, and there are optimistic expectations for the next three to five years.
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Warsaw, Poland – Last week saw the successful conclusion of the CEE FutureTech Congress, one of the most important business summits in Central and Eastern Europe. Held in Warsaw, the two-day event was devoted to debates, panel discussions, and brainstorming sessions about innovations and top trends in the FinTech, InsurTech, and Big Data industries, and their organic impact on the disruption of traditional business models. Evita Lune, Global Digital Economy Partner, represented Pedersen & Partners at the Congress and spoke about finding and managing leaders for disruptive industries from a CEE perspective.
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Vilnius, Lithuania – Technological developments in the workplace and the general acceleration of the pace of life have encouraged companies to choose younger candidates for general management positions. Executive Search experts note that top executives need management skills as well as technical know-how, but that the lack of the former skill is a challenge for young executives aspiring to the C-suite.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia – The search for CFOs and Financial Directors becomes more and more complex every year, and most companies do not want to increase CFO compensation. Slovenian companies are recruiting finance professionals through ads in public media, and more discreetly, through specialised Executive Search companies. Corporations are aware that a good CFO contributes to successful operations, with good risk and finance management necessary to assure good relations with banks and provide liquidity.
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Kiev, Ukraine – Here in Ukraine, the talent pool of top managers is very small. Entrepreneurs run the risk of losing out on the best talent.
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Phoenix, USA – While developing an Executive Search business across emerging markets, I always received exaggerated respect from locals for my achievements in handball and alpine skiing, sports that most of them know nothing of.
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Kiev, Ukraine – Large Ukrainian agricultural companies are suffering from a shortage of good executives. AgroPortal.ua asked Vladimir Kolomoets, Country Manager for Ukraine at Pedersen & Partners, about the cause of the personnel shortage, and the strategies that companies should adopt in their quest for professional managers.
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London, United Kingdom – Mary Murray, Consultant at Pedersen & Partners, asks: “What’s shaping the future of the global mining industry and how are professionals harnessing it?
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Houston, USA – When nuclear fission was first discovered, many people imagined that the energy released from splitting atoms could provide a never-ending source of cheap energy powering a utopian society of flying cars and ubiquitous robots. More than half a century later, nuclear energy is as scorned and unpopular as “dirty” fossil fuels.
Read moreBogotá, Colombia – “We tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the short term and underestimate it in the long run” – Amara Law –
Read moreBogotá, Colombia – “Tendemos a sobreestimar el impacto de la tecnología en el corto plazo y subestimarlo en el largo plazo” – Ley de Amara –
Read moreLima, Peru – With more than two decades of uninterrupted economic growth and single-digit inflation, the Peruvian economy provides a sharp contrast to those of other LATAM countries. The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has projected that Peru will continue to lead the economic growth in the region for 2017 [1].
Read moreToronto, Canada – What’s shaping the future of the mining industry? What are the large producers, the mid tiers, and the junior players doing to surmount social, environmental, regulatory, and economic hurdles? What are the executive challenges for 2017?
Read moreTallinn, Estonia – Global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods companies need to have strategic presence in every country – or to be more precise, the physical availability of their best-known brands in stores (numeric and weighted distribution as key KPIs) is crucial. Although e-commerce in consumer goods is constantly developing, and represents a priority for corporate management teams across the globe, physical stores will remain important for the foreseeable future, and so consumer goods companies will need to be represented there in one way or another.
Read moreMadrid, Spain – Accountability is one of those buzzwords that is often tossed about as essential in the business environment. However, in many cases only lip service is paid to an ideal that few companies actually meet. The fact is that accountability must be top-down; regardless of the company's size, industry or ownership structure, the board must assess its own performance in meeting the company’s goals.
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Houston, USA – Nobody can doubt China’s commitment to clean energy. China is now recognized as the global superpower in renewables, and it has established its dominance through huge investments. Conversely, the US is starting to lag behind in its clean energy commitments, which not only poses an environmental risk but could seriously damage its economy and job market.
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During the last couple of years, we have been working intensively with large firms that aspire to drive digital change, and also with growing companies whose business models are based on digital platforms. In both cases, we have experienced a significant difference in mindset and culture compared to large traditional firms. This article highlights the main elements of these cultural differences.
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Biometric customer recognition, virtual reality dressing rooms and the seamless merger of retail with technology, media and entertainment – this is not science fiction, but the reality of consumer retail in Asia. In China, which is responsible for almost half of the world's e-retail sales, every smartphone comes with an app that can display, locate, order and pay for items from any online or retail store.
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