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Demand for certain types of professionals has surged since the pandemic began and has only intensified in recent months, according to industry consultants and executive recruiters. View More>
CEO Larry Culp, the first outsider to run the 129-year-old company, has pursued external hires for key leadership positions. View More>
DHR International is pleased to announce it has appointed Roemer Koudstaal as Director of Research, Europe. He will be based in the European Headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. View More>
As part of our Future Ready Leaders series, Theresa Auld of Haws Corporation explains how strong company values combined with frequent communication have been instrumental in engaging employees through the pandemic. View More>
After a year of working remotely, many executive search firms are finding that hiring and placing top executive talent is very different in a post-pandemic world. Executive talent can be located anywhere, many firms are realizing, and with large companies leaving the Bay Area, they are also searching for executives in other parts of the nation and the world. Here’s what some of the Bay Area’s top executive search firms said about the changing world of hiring. View More>
Craig B. Clayton, Sr. Joins DHR to Lead Expanded DE&I Consulting Practice View More>
“You are seeing something that is different than normal in the energy industry,” recruiter Jina Abells Morissette said. “[General] counsel typically stay at those companies for a very long time.” View More>
DHR International begins search for Dr. Barbara Baker’s replacement. View More>
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's search for a new president and CEO has officially kicked off this week. A search firm representative was in Columbus on Wednesday and Thursday, meeting with zoo employees, leaders and donors and community members as he prepares a job description. He hopes to start recruiting candidates in about a week, with interviews ideally beginning by late July. View More>
Athletic directors are playing an increasingly vital role at colleges and universities across the country. In a search assignment led by Glenn Sugiyama, DHR placed former NCAA inclusion executive Derrick Gragg as the new athletic director for Big Ten’s Northwestern University. Let’s take a closer look at this important search as the school looks to make diversity and inclusion a top priority. View More>
If it feels to you like there’s been a lot of attrition lately, you’re not alone. It’s like there’s a new top banker or trader switching jobs, daily. Some people just want a new opportunity. But in part, there’s a frustration with corporations asking staff to come back too soon. View More>
Global executive search firm DHR International is pleased to announce Jina Abells Morissette has joined the firm as Partner to expand the Legal practice group into the Canadian market. Based in Calgary, Abells Morissette will support clients across Canada in the key markets of Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal. View More>
As Americans continue to get vaccinated, employment numbers have been improving – but at a slower than expected pace. Here’s the latest monthly jobs report just released from the Labor Department. View More>
As vaccinations spread and the economy revs up, employers are looking to fill a surge of job openings even as relatively few workers apply. As a result, more firms are recruiting – luring skilled workers and low- and mid-level managers from rival companies as if they were high-level executives. View More>
Having learned from past crises, PE firms are giving their portfolio companies more attention. That means looking closer at talent and finding new ways to unleash higher levels of leadership to boost results. After a year of turmoil, search consultants who specialize in private equity recruiting discuss what’s changed in the current COVID-19 environment, and what can be expected. View More>
Global executive search firm DHR International is pleased to announce it has appointed Marcey Rubin Stamas and Kristi LeBlanc as Managing Partners of its Global Consumer Practice Group. View More>
The rubric for determining CEO compensation at asset management firms varied widely in 2020, as leaders steered their shops through uncertain waters. Boards determined CEO pay based on their evaluation of what was important: some rewarded specific achievements, while others looked at employee wellbeing. View More>
DePaul University announced today that Tony Stubblefield has been named head coach of the men's basketball program. Stubblefield comes to DePaul after spending the last 11 seasons at the University of Oregon. Stubblefield has over two decades of experience in college basketball. View More>
CHICAGO (April 6, 2021) - Global executive search firm DHR International is pleased to announce the appointment of co-managing partners, Jeanne Branthover and Sal DiFranco, to lead the firm’s Fintech Practice Group. View More>
As part of our Future Ready Leaders series, Karl Johnson, Lead, Global Change & Organizational Development at Cargill, shares the factors that make or break digital transformation efforts. View More>
DePaul University has selected Chicago-based DHR International for its national search for the school's next men's basketball head coach. DHR's Managing Partner and Global Sports Practice Leader Glenn Sugiyama will partner with Director of Athletics DeWayne Peevy on the national search. View More>
DePaul athletic director DeWayne Peevy understands all eyes are on him. He’s about to make his first major hire since he got the job in August, one that will go a long way toward defining his tenure, now that the Blue Demons have fired coach Dave Leitao. And the pressure is on to get it right. View More>
Global Executive Search firm DHR International and its wholly-owned Emerging Leader Search firm Jobplex are pleased to announce the expansion of the North American Nonprofit Practice Group with three new Partners. View More>
Central Michigan University President Bob Davies announced alumna Shawna Patterson-Stephens will be serving as the next vice president and chief diversity officer in a March 8 email to the campus community. View More>
DHR International & Harvard Business School Latino Alumni Association Launch Program to Grow Latinx Representation on Boards View More>
George Azih, CEO & Founder of LeaseQuery, talks to DHR about how he has fostered Diversity & Inclusion at his company. View More>
DHR is pleased to announce James Abruzzo, the long-time global head of DHRs nonprofit executive search practice, is leading an initiative to support nonprofit organizations with their succession planning needs. View More>
The pandemic has thrown a wrench into the retirement plans of some fund industry employees. One high-profile case of this is Barbara Novick, a cofounder of BlackRock, who is credited with building a powerful lobbying arm within the world’s largest manager. View More>
James Abruzzo, Global Head of DHR International’s Global Nonprofit Practice, and his long-time friend and colleague in the field, corporate and arts communication consultant, Svenja Kluckow, have created and produced a podcast series on a subject they are both passionate about: arts leadership. View More>
Ehtisham Rabbani, CEO of SteelSeries, shares how agility helped the company find opportunities in the obstacles brought on by the pandemic. View More>