In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Silvia Eggenweiler speaks to Patricia Corsi, Bayer Consumer Health’s chief marketing and information technology officer. Corsi discusses the initiative she launched on creativity and consumer health, how she combines a marketing role with a digital and information technology role, how she helps to build a diverse organization, and the importance of personal branding. She also shares the value of working in different countries and across sectors, and tal...
Feb 27, 2023•20 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Victoria Reese speaks to James Ford, the senior vice president and group general counsel at global biopharma company GSK. Ford discusses the evolution of the legal function over the past two decades and how it complements the compliance function, which he also leads. He also shares how living in many different countries made him into a better leader, what lessons he learned as a legal leader during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how he works to advance DE&a...
Feb 23, 2023•25 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Josh Clarke speaks to Karishma Patel Buford, chief people officer at Spring Health, which provides comprehensive mental health solutions for employers and health plans. Beauford discusses how the role of HR leader is evolving as a strategic business partner and how she identifies leaders who can fit into and thrive in a hyper-growth environment, as well as what else leaders should be considering in terms of leadership capabilities for fast-growing compa...
Feb 09, 2023•26 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Adam Howe speaks to Rend Stephan, CEO of ClicData, a global data analytics and business intelligence company; the author of the book Anti-Complex: The Leadership Mindset for Ultimate Performance ; and the founding partner of endCX, helping leaders build anti-complex business models. Stephan shares why complexity can be a trap for organizations and argues for why being anti-complex is the most vital leadership capability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Feb 06, 2023•20 min
In this podcast, Rudy Figueroa, the senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer at Mitsui Rail Capital, discusses the importance of DE&I and shares his insights on moving from a law firm to in-house counsel. He also talks about how his experience in HR and risk has informed his leadership capabilities and reflects on why it’s so important for general counsel and chief legal officers to build a personal brand and network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Jan 26, 2023•17 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Julian Ha speaks to Tim Hwang, the founder, chairman, and CEO of FiscalNote, an information services company focused on reshaping how companies understand global policy and market intelligence by combining AI technology, expert analysis and legislative regulatory and geopolitical data. Disclosure: Julian Ha has been an adviser to and is a shareholder in FiscalNote. Hwang shares his journey from politics to founding FiscalNote out of a Motel 6 room to ta...
Jan 12, 2023•22 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Matti Takala speaks to Amy Chen, senior vice president and chief innovation officer at Kone about industry shifts in the industrial sector and which leadership capabilities drive innovation forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 09, 2023•22 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Christina Cary speaks to Suni Lobo, the chief human resources officer at Marqeta, a digital payment, innovation, and modern card issuing platform company; and Missy Forlani, the chief people officer at PowerSchool, a global provider of cloud-based software for the K–12 education sector. Lobo and Forlani, who both recently stepped into their first public-company head of HR role, share what their experiences have been like over the first few months on the...
Dec 08, 2022•22 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Tom Cunnigham speaks to Anish Batlaw, managing director at General Atlantic, a global growth equity investor. Batlaw discusses talent management strategy, must-have criteria for CFOs, and the global economic and geopolitical challenges ahead for this role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 05, 2022•14 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Marianne Hill speaks to Candice Pillay, the newly appointed general manager of legal services for the BMW Group in South Africa. Pillay shares her interest in and commitment to the professional development of teams, specifically harnessing and developing talent from within to help companies achieve their goals. She also discusses the leadership traits necessary to navigate in today’s complex environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Nov 21, 2022•16 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Carlos Garcia speaks to Len DeCandia, former global chief procurement officer at Johnson & Johnson and former chief procurement officer at Estée Lauder. DeCandia, who has held multiple procurement and supply chain leadership roles throughout his career shares his thoughts on the evolution of these functions and what leadership capabilities have been most helpful through the upheaval of the past few years as well as growth and consolidation, acquisit...
Nov 10, 2022•16 min
We know today that thriving cultures are sustained when leaders understand that culture is a journey in its own right and not a destination. This special episode of the Heidrick & Struggles’ Leadership Podcast is about organizational culture: what it means, how to build a positive one, and why it matters now more than ever. With the constancy of change in our world today and the looming economic uncertainty, it is culture that will enable organizations to sustain performance, even in times o...
Oct 27, 2022•59 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Peter Behncke sits down with Michael Pontzen, the CFO of German chemicals company Lanxess, to discuss the challenges of the last few years, what lessons Pontzen learned from them, and how he plans to help Lanxess meet the continuing challenges of climate change, the war in Ukraine, and economic uncertainty. Lanxess aspires to be climate-neutral by 2040, and Pontzen shares how this will impact the organization’s workforce and how he is preparing the fina...
Oct 17, 2022•20 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Francesca Michel speaks to Laura Ortman, the newly appointed chief executive officer of Cologix, a Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners–backed network neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company. Ortman, the company’s former president and chief revenue officer, shares her leadership philosophy for leading and managing in a fast-paced and constantly evolving industry as well as how driving high-performance teams allows their company to d...
Oct 13, 2022•12 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Nick DeMagistris speaks to Jim Miller, board member and advisor at TheRealReal, Brambles, and Deep North, and former CTO and board member of Wayfair and VP of worldwide data center operations at Google, about the innovation and leadership trends in the data center and public cloud industry. Miller discusses what the next five years could look like for the industry and whether or not we could be approaching a saturation point, particularly for AWS. Mille...
Sep 14, 2022•23 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Björn Lindberg speaks to Roger Hunter, vice president, E-Mobility, at Shell, the global energy company. Hunter shares where the energy and mobility markets are heading and how Shell is responding to these market trends from both an industrial perspective and a talent perspective. He also shares how his roles as chairman as well as his experience in acquiring a start-up have supported him in his daily work at Shell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Sep 06, 2022•14 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Victoria Reese speaks to Deborah Farone, a strategic marketing consultant in for professional services; a former chief marketing officer of two global law firms, Cravath, Swain & Moore and Debevoise & Plimpton; and the author of Best Practices in Law Firm and Business Development and Marketing. Reese and Farone discuss the importance of building a personal brand and networking for an in-house counsel and what skill sets are most important to hig...
Aug 18, 2022•14 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Sean McLean speaks to Theresa Jang, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Stantec, an award-winning international engineering and design company based in Canada and listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. Jang shares her career journey and what it was like taking on a CFO role in a new industry, and offers advice for aspiring CFOs. She also discusses the leadership lessons she learned while serving as both an executive and ...
Jul 28, 2022•21 min
AmerisourceBergen’s CFO and SVP of corporate responsibility and sustainability share some of the key ESG initiatives that AmerisourceBergen is currently focused on and how they collaborate on meeting their goals and communicate with their various stakeholders. In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Dorothy Badie speaks to Jim Cleary, executive vice president and CFO of AmerisourceBergen, and Susan Lorenz-Fisher, the senior vice president of corporate responsibility and sustainability. One of...
Jul 11, 2022•26 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Claudia Schneider speaks with Livia Freudl, senior vice president and head of human resources at Varian, a radiation oncology treatment and software maker headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and now a Siemens Healthineers company. Freudl shares her insights on how Varian’s people strategy has evolved since Varian's acquisition and how she has been driving full integration while maintaining both company cultures. The key to success, she says, is to s...
Apr 18, 2022•20 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Victoria Reese speaks to Tracey Heaton, Heidrick’s chief legal officer and corporate secretary, about the evolving role of the legal function. Heaton joined the firm in 2021 and is responsible for the company's global legal and compliance function. Prior to that, she was the senior vice president and chief corporate counsel for Visa Inc. Heaton discusses the way her differentiated experiences have helped her develop as a leader and offers advice to othe...
Apr 12, 2022•15 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Matthieu Galian speaks to Alexandre Menais, executive vice president, group head of M&A strategy and corporate development, and group general counsel at Atos, a world-leading international information technology company listed in the CAC 40 Index. Menais shares his views on how leadership skills for success have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what skills will be required in the future. He also discusses how companies can build and mai...
Mar 22, 2022•14 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Scott Bae speaks with Ben Nyland, the president and CEO of Vancouver-based Loop Energy, an industry-leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of hydrogen fuel cell systems for vehicle OEMs and power generation system manufacturers. Bae and Nyland discuss the impact good leadership can have and how leaders of public companies can meet the challenge of addressing both short-term commercial outcomes and long-term business sustainability. Nyland also sh...
Mar 10, 2022•12 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Victoria Reese speaks to Scott Stengel, the general counsel at Ally Financial, a US-based bank holding and insurance company. Stengel discusses the greater ownership general counsels are now taking in the enterprise, and how he has been navigating the growing complexities of the regulatory environment and the role as well as becoming more of a strategic business partner. He also shares his plans to further Ally’s progress on diversity, equity, and inclu...
Feb 24, 2022•11 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Stefano Salvatore speaks to Andy Brown, CEO of Galp Energia, one of the leading companies in Southern Europe in oil and gas, and now also in solar assets. Brown shares his insights on where the energy sector is today as well as how Galp is responding to the sector’s continuous changes and volatility. He also shares how Galp is rethinking its people strategy to become more people first and what the company is doing to attract and retain talent. Hosted on...
Feb 14, 2022•17 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Emilie Johnson, a principal and member of the global Industrial Practice, speaks to Marty Proctor, the vice chair of ARC Resources, a leading Canadian energy company, about the challenges and opportunities currently facing the oil and gas industry. Proctor shares the leadership strategies he believes are essential in driving organizations to embed sustainability throughout operations, as well as how leaders should approach attracting and retaining talen...
Jan 20, 2022•17 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Rachel Farley speaks to Paula Stannett, the chief people officer at Heathrow Airport. Stannett discusses how she and her fellow executive team members dealt with the collapse of the aviation industry that was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and how they’ve been building the industry up again. She also discusses the importance of making DE&I a part of organizational strategy and prioritizing employees’ health and well-being and offers her opinion of ...
Jan 10, 2022•20 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Shaloo Kulkarni speaks to Abakar Saidov, co-founder and CEO at Beamery, a talent lifecycle management platform headquartered in London. Saidov shares his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and discusses the process and goals of building his company’s culture and values as well as his perspective on how to think about building diverse and inclusive teams. Finally, he shares what leadership skills he believes will be most important to drive success in 2022...
Dec 14, 2021•15 min
Aisha Oliver-Staley, New York University's senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary, joins Heidrick & Struggles' Victoria Reese to discuss the challenges of onboarding remotely and managing risk within her own career and as general counsel for a global institution. She also shares what leadership skills have been essential as she navigates her new roles and leads her team, as well as the ways NYU as a whole is building on the lessons of 2020 and 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Dec 02, 2021•15 min
In this podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Claudia Schneider speaks to Sangeeta Pandey, human resources director of the Convenience Cluster at Metro, a leading international wholesale company headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany. Pandey shares how she experienced leadership in an uncertain and fast-moving crisis and impresses how critical developing the right people is for the future success of every company. She further touches upon the importance of being transparent about gender goals for all...
Nov 23, 2021•13 min
