Riga, Latvia – “You create something from nothing, and you work together with plenty of smart, humorous, and focused colleagues.” Valerija Makijenko, Head of Development at Visma Enterprise Latvia. Evita Lune, Global Digital Economy Partner, interviewed Valerija for Riga Tech Girls, an IT community in Riga, Latvia dedicated to tech, start-up and digital education.
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Minsk, Belarus – How easy is it to find a good specialist in Belarus? How do language skills affect salaries, and what is the demand for narrowly-focused specialists? What’s going on in the labour market? And is it true that there are more and more highly-paid vacancies? Lola Trapsh, Country Manager for Belarus at Pedersen & Partners, discusses these questions and more.
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September 8th, 2017 – Hong Kong – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Brant Burke has joined its Hong Kong team as a Principal within the Asia Pacific Industrial Practice Group.
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Tallinn, Estonia – Talent is a hot topic – at the national level, in business ventures from global corporations to start-ups, and everywhere else, it seems. Everybody knows that "talent" is important for their own business or country, and feels obliged to mention it frequently. But what is actually behind these words? Does your organisation have a clear talent strategy and an action plan, and has it defined what exactly it wants to achieve? Most importantly, does the strategy exist only on paper, or is there clear follow-up on progress and measured outcomes?
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The “digital” buzzword is to today's business world what “internet” was in the 1990s. And "digital transformation" covers a wide range of new (but different) technologies now in the same way that "the internet" once did, encompassing innovations such as big data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and robotic process re-engineering. Yet it is a deceptive half-truth to assume that the deployment of bleeding-edge technology is all that is needed for digital success.
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Riga, Latvia – Evita Lune, Global Digital Economy Partner, interviewed Gunita Kulikovska, Founder and CEO of Vividly for Riga Tech Girls, an IT community in Riga, Latvia dedicated to tech, start-up and digital education. Vividly was founded in 2016 by young architects and tech professionals driven by the synergy between architecture, virtual reality, and people. Its CEO does not speak the traditional start-up language – she is a visionary, who aspires to facilitate the development of a new medium (virtual reality) as the paradigm shift in the way architects communicate with their clients and teams.
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Warsaw, Poland – AI: Human labour transformed. Artificial intelligence will force companies to revisit and reinvent their processes; this is the only way in which they will become more efficient, innovative and focused on new processes. Cooperation, teamwork, creativity, flexibility, efficiency, and diversity of corporate cultures will become increasingly significant at all levels.
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Paris, France – Romanian top managers who are entertaining the idea of a secondment in Paris need to be aware that the compensation packages, after taxes, are roughly comparable to those in Romania. The main benefits of a Parisian secondment are personal rather than financial, with most expats choosing the French metropolis for the pleasant lifestyle possibilities.
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Kiev, Ukraine – Ukraine’s agricultural industry has changed dramatically over the past decade, largely due to technical progress – as has its management.
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August 10th, 2017 – Hong Kong – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Tim Cox has joined its Hong Kong team as a Regional Client Partner covering Asia Pacific.
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September 8th, 2017 – Hong Kong – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Brant Burke has joined its Hong Kong team as a Principal within the Asia Pacific Industrial Practice Group.
Read moreTallinn, Estonia – Talent is a hot topic – at the national level, in business ventures from global corporations to start-ups, and everywhere else, it seems. Everybody knows that "talent" is important for their own business or country, and feels obliged to mention it frequently. But what is actually behind these words? Does your organisation have a clear talent strategy and an action plan, and has it defined what exactly it wants to achieve? Most importantly, does the strategy exist only on paper, or is there clear follow-up on progress and measured outcomes?
Read moreThe “digital” buzzword is to today's business world what “internet” was in the 1990s. And "digital transformation" covers a wide range of new (but different) technologies now in the same way that "the internet" once did, encompassing innovations such as big data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and robotic process re-engineering. Yet it is a deceptive half-truth to assume that the deployment of bleeding-edge technology is all that is needed for digital success.
Read moreAugust 10th, 2017 – Hong Kong – Pedersen & Partners, a leading international Executive Search firm with 56 wholly owned offices in 52 countries, is pleased to announce that Tim Cox has joined its Hong Kong team as a Regional Client Partner covering Asia Pacific.
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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.
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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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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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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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Riga, Latvia – “You create something from nothing, and you work together with plenty of smart, humorous, and focused colleagues.” Valerija Makijenko, Head of Development at Visma Enterprise Latvia. Evita Lune, Global Digital Economy Partner, interviewed Valerija for Riga Tech Girls, an IT community in Riga, Latvia dedicated to tech, start-up and digital education.
Read moreMinsk, Belarus – How easy is it to find a good specialist in Belarus? How do language skills affect salaries, and what is the demand for narrowly-focused specialists? What’s going on in the labour market? And is it true that there are more and more highly-paid vacancies? Lola Trapsh, Country Manager for Belarus at Pedersen & Partners, discusses these questions and more.
Read moreRiga, Latvia – Evita Lune, Global Digital Economy Partner, interviewed Gunita Kulikovska, Founder and CEO of Vividly for Riga Tech Girls, an IT community in Riga, Latvia dedicated to tech, start-up and digital education. Vividly was founded in 2016 by young architects and tech professionals driven by the synergy between architecture, virtual reality, and people. Its CEO does not speak the traditional start-up language – she is a visionary, who aspires to facilitate the development of a new medium (virtual reality) as the paradigm shift in the way architects communicate with their clients and teams.
Read moreWarsaw, Poland – AI: Human labour transformed. Artificial intelligence will force companies to revisit and reinvent their processes; this is the only way in which they will become more efficient, innovative and focused on new processes. Cooperation, teamwork, creativity, flexibility, efficiency, and diversity of corporate cultures will become increasingly significant at all levels.
Read moreParis, France – Romanian top managers who are entertaining the idea of a secondment in Paris need to be aware that the compensation packages, after taxes, are roughly comparable to those in Romania. The main benefits of a Parisian secondment are personal rather than financial, with most expats choosing the French metropolis for the pleasant lifestyle possibilities.
Read moreKiev, Ukraine – Ukraine’s agricultural industry has changed dramatically over the past decade, largely due to technical progress – as has its management.
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Lima, Peru – Digital transformation began a few years ago in Europe and the U.S.; it is now taking off exponentially in Latin America, and will soon become critically important for business organisations. Fernanda García, Country Manager Colombia at Pedersen & Partners, gave a presentation at the Lima Business Club called “Digital transformation – Talent and culture” to expand on the subject.
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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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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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Tallinn, Estonia – Talent is a hot topic – at the national level, in business ventures from global corporations to start-ups, and everywhere else, it seems. Everybody knows that "talent" is important for their own business or country, and feels obliged to mention it frequently. But what is actually behind these words? Does your organisation have a clear talent strategy and an action plan, and has it defined what exactly it wants to achieve? Most importantly, does the strategy exist only on paper, or is there clear follow-up on progress and measured outcomes?
Read moreThe “digital” buzzword is to today's business world what “internet” was in the 1990s. And "digital transformation" covers a wide range of new (but different) technologies now in the same way that "the internet" once did, encompassing innovations such as big data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and robotic process re-engineering. Yet it is a deceptive half-truth to assume that the deployment of bleeding-edge technology is all that is needed for digital success.
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 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].
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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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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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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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