In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ David Hui and Grace Gu speak to Peter Attfield, the former chief talent and learning officer at Jardine Matheson. Attfield shares how the Jardine Group has met the challenges of the last few years, how the company, the group, and the subsidiaries are preparing for the future, and what leadership skills or capabilities the group is focusing on in terms of both development and talent attraction....

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Federico Guerreschi speaks to José Pedro Almeida, a top health AI and chief AI strategist and advisory board member at Intelligence Ventures, an emerging venture capital firm dedicated to cultivating innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare within the United States. In this interview, Almeida discusses the potential of generative AI and its impact on businesses...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Will Krents speaks to Dr. Bob Maughon, the executive vice president, sustainability, technology & innovation and chief technology and sustainability officer at SABIC, the global Saudi Arabia–based chemical manufacturing company, to talk about how Maughon has seen the greater chemicals industry evolve over the last five years, particularly in regard to sustainability and digital...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Ina Sood speaks to Maggie FitzPatrick, the founder of FitzPatrick & Co and former global chief communications officer and head of public affairs at Johnson & Johnson. FitzPatrick discusses how she has seen the chief communications officer role evolve, particularly given the higher societal expectations for corporations to take a stand on public issues in recent years as well as the...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Martin Holm speaks to Thomas Holm Pedersen, the CEO of NMD Pharma, a clinical-stage biotech company with novel treatments for neuromuscular disease. Pedersen shares how he founded the biotech company and became CEO, sharing the capabilities he needed to learn right away. He discusses the foundational strengths that technically experienced CEOs have that nontechnical CEOs may struggle with in...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Victoria Reese speaks to Dr. Larry Richard, the leading expert on the psychology of lawyer behavior and the founder of LawyerBrain, a management consulting firm that exclusively serves the legal profession. Richard, who over his career has analyzed over 25,000 lawyers, shares what he thinks makes lawyers different and how they can best create relationships and environments for collaboration. He...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Scott Bae speaks to Angella Alexander, CHRO at ATS Corporation, a leading industrial automation solutions provider listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and member of the board of CCL Industries, a global specialty packaging pioneer and the largest label company in the world. Alexander begins by sharing her journey to becoming a public company CHRO and board member, and then turns to the biggest...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Sean McLean speaks to Jana Mosley, the president of ENMAX Power and a board member of the Western Energy Institute. Mosley, who has seen the electrical industry from multiple viewpoints, shares what she believes Canada’s leaders are doing well and where she believes they can improve, as well as how she and her team prioritize where to focus, what to learn, and which expertise to bring onto the...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Josh Clarke speaks to Caitlin Donovan, global head of Uber Health. Donovan shares what attracted her to an operational role and the healthcare ecosystem, what kept her engaged in the sector, and how she believes a strong operational focus has benefited her as a business leader. Speaking from her experience having worked with both early-stage start-ups and large-scale organizations, she also...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Roberto Hall speaks to Angela Hurtado, JPMorgan Chase & Co’s managing director and senior country officer for Colombia and independent director at Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, the Colombian stock exchange. Hurtado, also the chairperson of Women in Connection, discusses the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in Colombian businesses, the challenges and opportunities of managing both...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Shaloo Kulkarni speaks to Nabil Almessabi, the CHRO at TAQA, a high-growth, international clean energy publicly listed company headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Almessabi shares his thoughts on the disruption in the energy sector and what he believes are the most important trends to watch out for in terms of the future of work and the skills and capabilities needed, including how he is approaching the...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Laila Coffey and Marianne Hill speak to Warren Hero, the CIO and CDO of Webber Wentzel, a leading law firm on the African continent. Hero recounts how he created the first digital law firm in Africa and shares the benefits to clients that the digitization of legal work can bring, what leadership capabilities he believes were most useful in this process, and how has adapted his leadership style...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Josh Clarke speaks to Kaushik Bhaumik, EY Americas health technology leader. Bhaumik, who earned your PhD in electrical engineering and then became a consultant at McKinsey before moving into healthcare, shares what attracted him to the support of healthcare clients and offers advice to other executives who are looking to transition their careers. He also shares what leadership skills are most...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Peter Behncke speaks to Guido Kerkhoff, the CEO of Klöckner SE, a German producer-independent steel and metal distributor. The conversation revolves around AI: how it has changed the ways of working in the industrial sector, how it is being used and who is responsible for deciding how to deploy it, and how to manage the risks and opportunities it presents. Kerkhoff also discusses how to assess...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Adam Howe speaks to Sophia Velastegui, chief product officer at Aptiv and member of the AI Advisory Committee for National Science Foundation NSF. Velastegui discusses the leadership capabilities most important to her success and the challenges of digital transformations, sharing what she has seen some of the world’s most acclaimed technology organizations get right from organization, culture,...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Martin Xiang speaks to Eileen Burnett-Kant, the CHRO at CLP Group, an investor-owned power company in Asia Pacific. Burnett-Kant discusses the transformation CLP’s HR function has been undergoing, sharing what their needs have been and what approaches she adopted for the transformation. She also shares what she believes are the most important trends to watch out for in terms of the future of...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Frédéric Groussolles speaks to Sebastien Rozanes, group chief data officer of Carrefour, a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation. Rozanes discusses the role of chief data officer and how he is managing the growing role of AI at his organization: how and where he is implementing it, how he is measuring its impact, and who he is involving in the decision-making process around...

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Laryssa Topolnytsky speaks to Maura O’Neill, a faculty member at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and the first chief innovation officer at the US Agency for International Development. O’Neill, who does research on new ventures, innovation, and executive leadership, discusses narrow-mindedness: why humans have it and what we can do to mitigate some of its harms. She also shares her top...

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Laila Coffey speaks to Caroline Firstbrook, an award-winning people leader and former COO at Clifford Chance, an international law firm. Firstbrook shares a bit about her leadership journey, focusing on the skills and capabilities she needed to develop or add to her team at Clifford Chance. Regarding searching for talent, she shares her perspective on bringing talent in from outside the professional...

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Roman Wecker speaks to Steffen Metzger, member of the group management committee at The Heraeus Group, a Fortune 500, family-owned technology company. Metzger discusses the importance of empathy and inclusion in fostering a culture optimal for innovation and shares some methods for combatting unconscious biases, emphasizing how important it is as a leader to be self-aware and authentic. He also...

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Josh Clarke speaks to John Shagoury, president and CEO at IntelyCare, a leading healthcare workforce management platform. Shagoury shares insights drawn from his extensive career in both operating and investor roles, explaining how these differentiated experiences helped him develop as a leader and what ways he’s found effective to engage teams. He also shares what it was like joining IntelyCare as...

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Martin Holm speaks to Lise Kingo, an independent board director at Danone, Sanofi, and Covestro. Kingo, who served as chief of staff, executive vice president, and a member of the executive management team at Novo Nordisk and then held a five-year tenure as CEO and executive director of the United Nations Global Compact, implementing its Sustainable Development Goals, shares her insights on the...

In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Victoria Reese speaks to Kimberly Susan Cuccia, the senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary at NiSource, a US utilities company based in Indiana. Cuccia, who has been at NiSource for more than 15 years, shares her leadership development journey at the company, including the ways in which NiSource’s leadership supported her, why her willingness to take lateral roles benefitted...

In this next episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Heidrick & Struggles’ Tom Clarke and Michael Thomas speak to Sky Kurtz, CEO and co-founder of Pure Harvest, a technology-enabled agribusiness. Kurtz explores the role of technology, including IoT and AI, in addressing global food security challenges, especially in harsh environments such as the Middle East. He also discusses how he thinks about hiring leaders and building a thriving organizational culture,...