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Leadership Development Programs

The questions posed to leaders have never been more difficult. Globalization, convergence, disruption, and uncertainty pose increasingly challenge demands on leadership. This is why companies today want more than a consultant; they want to co-create customized leadership solutions in true partnership with trusted, long-term advisors.

At Egon Zehnder, we are built on a foundation that supports partnership in the truest sense of the word and aligns our interests with the interests of our clients. Our 525+ consultants across 63 offices and 36 countries are former industry and functional leaders who collaborate seamlessly across geographies, industries and functions to deliver the full power of the Firm to every client, every time. 

Our leadership solutions cover individual, team and organizational effectiveness, development and cultural transformation. These include executive and CEO search; board advisory; CEO succession; and individual, team, and organizational assessment to unlock potential at all levels. We focus on your specific leadership needs, whether facing disruption, building a culture of innovation, managing talent in mergers and acquisitions, expanding globally, driving growth, or supporting a generational shift in a family business. 

We have extensive expertise working closely with operating partners, CEOs, and governing boards of many of the world’s most successful companies. We provide the leadership solutions that will ensure your organization’s success — for today and for the future.

Together, we can transform people, organizations and the world through leadership.

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In Executive Search, we have assisted in the appointment of more than 1,200 CEOs in the past five years, advising boards through a robust and future-oriented process. Our global Board Practice, with a unique reach and deep network, has performed more than 3,600 assignments and placements in the past five years alone. And our Executive Assessment and Development team has partnered with more than 30 percent of the world’s top 1,000 organizations, assessing more than 10,000 executives over the past three years.

Whether we are identifying, assessing, or developing your organization’s leadership, we have proprietary tools to support your goals. These include our Potential Model, which helps clients understand how to identify and unlock their executives’ full capabilities, our Transformative Leadership Framework, a blueprint for leaders to trigger disruptive change, and iQ, our “Innovation Quotient” approach, which helps organizations build a culture of successful innovation. We have also partnered with Mobius Executive Leadership to create our acclaimed invitation-only Executive Breakthrough Program — a unique and powerful approach to developing your most senior leaders.
 



Leadership Development Programs Consultants

Francesco Buquicchio

Francesco Buquicchio

Milan, Rome

Global Lead

Francesco Buquicchio, based in Milan, is the global leader of the Leadership Advisory practice and is a trusted advisor to CEOs and family… Read more

Neil Waters

Neil Waters

Hong Kong Office Leader

Neil Waters leads the Hong Kong office and serves as the Joint Head of Egon Zehnder in China. He also leads the firm’s board and CEO succession… Read more

Fiona Cai

Fiona Cai

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Fiona co-leads Egon Zehnder’s Financial Service Practice in Greater China. Based in Hong Kong and Shanghai, Fiona is active in Egon Zehnder’s family… Read more

Alex Lee

Alex Lee

Hong Kong, Shanghai

Alex leads Egon Zehnder’s Services practice in Asia Pacific, and jointly runs the firm’s Marketing and Sales practice in the same region. Read more

Rohit Harjani

Rohit Harjani

Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, Rohit Harjani is active in Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services and Technology practices with special focuses on FinTech, blockchain… Read more

Richard Lin

Richard Lin

Hong Kong

Richard Lin serves as Global Semiconductor Practice Group leader and is also a core member of the firm’s Technology and Communication Practice in… Read more

Benno Jaeggi

Benno Jaeggi

Hong Kong

Benno Jaeggi, based in Hong Kong, is a core member of Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services practice with a particular focus on Banking, Markets and… Read more

Jenny Mok

Jenny Mok

Hong Kong

Based in Hong Kong, Jenny Mok is active in Egon Zehnder’s Consumer practice, with a focus on retail, apparel and luxury sectors. Read more

Ran Wu

Ran Wu

Shanghai Office Leader, Beijing Office Leader

Ran Wu is Managing Partner of Egon Zehnder’s mainland China offices and serves as the Joint Head of Egon Zehnder in China. Read more

Sandy Zhang

Sandy Zhang

Shanghai

Sandy Zhang, based in Shanghai, is a core member in Egon Zehnder’s Health Practice. She has deep expertise in board search and consultancy… Read more

Jason Jia

Jason Jia

Shanghai

Jason Jia, based in Shanghai, is a Partner of Egon Zehnder and currently leads Egon Zehnder’s Consumer Practice in Greater China. Read more

Yan Lu

Yan Lu

Shanghai, Beijing

Yan Lu is Partner of Egon Zehnder and leader of China Industrial Practice. She brings deep expertise in the industrial and other sectors when serving… Read more

Xuemei Bennink-Bai

Xuemei Bennink-Bai

Shanghai

Xuemei Bennink-Bai is a Partner and trusted advisor to global and Chinese clients. She specializes in top executive succession, leadership… Read more

Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim

Seoul Office Leader

Eugene Kim is the leader of Egon Zehnder’s Seoul office. He has spent his career advising some of the largest Korean conglomerates and world-leading… Read more

Julie Lee

Julie Lee

Seoul

Julie Lee, based in Seoul, is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services, Consumer, and Technology & Communications practice groups. Read more

Wanmay Ang

Wanmay Ang

Singapore Office Leader

Wan May Ang leads Egon Zehnder’s office in Singapore. She is a key leader in its Private Capital and Consumer practices. Read more


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