On Tuesday 6th December 2022, EMEA Recruitment was joined by our career development partner, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) for a hybrid event in Geneva, Switzerland.

How to Find your High-Performing Self and Leverage this in your Career was available in person for those living or working in Geneva, or virtually for those who could not attend.

The event explored how to acknowledge and appreciate your unique features and accelerate your growth, as well as how to perform consistently on the basis of unidentified fundamentals that give you confidence and belief.

Speaking was Jonathan Cave, the Founder and CEO of MyPhy, who helps senior executives, leaders and business owners master the art of “InPowerment”.

This session in Geneva was the first in a series of three events we’re hosting in partnership with IMA – each will be available virtually or in person, to enable guests from across Switzerland to partake in each meeting.

A Journey in Personal Leadership

On 6th December, attendees learned:

• How to acknowledge and appreciate your unique features and accelerate your growth
• How to perform consistently on the basis of unidentified fundamentals that give you confidence and belief

Jonathan Cave had a successful career as a highly-trained lawyer/partner in a multi-family office in Geneva, where – for nearly 15 years – he helped high and ultra-high-net-worth families grow their businesses and protect their fortunes.

At the age of 40, he reoriented his career and trained in coaching, public speaking, and leadership.

Upcoming Events in the Series

In the New Year, we will be hosting further events with IMA on the following topics – dates to be confirmed:

How to Boost your Energy Levels at Work and at Home – Zurich or virtual

How to Create your Personal Inspiring Vison & Roadmap to Success – Zurich or virtual

If you have any questions or would like to receive an invitation to these events, please get in touch with Mark Robinson: [email protected]

On Thursday 12th May 2022, the EMEA Recruitment team attended the Zug 2022: Competitive Advantage conference in Switzerland.

The CIPS Switzerland Conference is hosted annually by CIPS Switzerland, CSCMP Roundtable Switzerland and Kanton Zug.

EMEA Recruitment was proud to sponsor the event for the seventh consecutive year, with John Byrne, CH Country Director, Neil Cope, Manager of Procurement & Supply Chain, Charlotte Cruise, Senior Consultant, Sienna Grey, Senior Consultant, and Sasha Gill, Consultant, of our Procurement & Supply Chain recruitment team in attendance.

This year, the conference explored how to secure competitive advantage by linking Procurement and Supply to corporate direction, top-level strategy and executive decisions.

We were pleased to hear from a range of brilliant panellists, who shared their career experiences and challenged attendees with their personal opinions:

• Arnd Franz, CEO at LKQ Europe
• Alexandra Tarmo, Head of Partnerships & Social Procurement at Unilever
• Werner Lieberherr, CEO at Landis+Gyr
• Barbara Stolle-Amedick, Head of Supply Chain, BU Transformers at Hitachi Energy

The hybrid event was fully booked for in-person tickets, but guests could also join virtually.

CIPS and CSCMP conferences are typically attended by more than 200 Procurement & Supply Chain professionals in Zug.

Last year’s conference focused on Carbon + Circularity, exploring the consequences of business activity on others.

We are proud to continue our partnership with CIPS Switzerland and CSCMP Roundtable Switzerland, and look forward to joining future events.

In June, we co-hosted Procurement Perma-Crisis – Leading the Way? in Zurich with CIPS Switzerland, which explored how long-term strategic, solution-led, business impact/value stream approaches that centre around partnerships and wider business initiatives are crucial to survive and thrive in the current environment.

If you are interested in attending future Procurement & Supply Chain events in Switzerland, please reach out to Neil Cope, Associate Director, who will ensure you receive any upcoming information: [email protected]

On Thursday 20th April 2023, EMEA Recruitment joined IMA (Institute of Management Accountants) at the IMA European Finance & Accounting Conference: A New Frontier in Amsterdam.

During this event, leaders from across the Finance & Accountancy discipline investigated the current matters, trends and advancing technologies presenting themselves in the competitive market, including sustainability, cybersecurity and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I).

Along with the discussion of hot topics, this was an opportunity to engage with leaders and advance your professional network.

Michael Bentil, one of the Senior Consultants in our Dutch Finance & Accountancy recruitment team, presented our Career Consultancy: The Three Stages of a Finance Career – from the technical stage, to managerial and strategic.

Michael also provided insights into how to effectively plan a five to ten-year career path. 

EMEA Recruitment is pleased to offer you a trial membership of IMA’s career development resource, which can help you advance your Finance & Accountancy career. Find out more and take advantage of this offer through our website: https://www.emearecruitment.com/institute-of-management-accountants

If you have any questions or wish to attend similar events in the future, please contact Michael to register your interest: [email protected]

EMEA Recruitment were excited to host an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Roundtable in partnership with Syngenta.

On Wednesday 19th October 2022, we hosted senior Human Resources and ED&I leaders in Zurich for a face-to-face Roundtable event.

We were pleased to be joined by Syngenta’s Group Head Diversity and Inclusion, Rubén Alejandro Ramirez, who was a recent guest on the EMEA Recruitment podcast: https://www.emearecruitment.com/podcasts/a-champion-of-dandi-ruben-alejandro-ramirez/204

In order to provide a safe space for attendees to discuss their ED&I journeys and to enable us to support leaders in their roles, we invited a select group from our network in Switzerland. We were proud to be bring together a vibrant group of professionals from a broad range of sectors, including financial services, chemicals, hospitality and pharmaceuticals.

Keely Straw, who leads our HR recruitment team in Switzerland, was the host for the Roundtable. She was joined by our Switzerland Country Director, John Byrne, and Senior Consultant, Charlotte Cruise, who has led a number of Women in Procurement initiatives in the past.

We explored the following topics:

• Identifying your momentum and stage in your ED&I journey – identify different stages
• How to design an ED&I global strategy – identify needs for each population and engaging that population
• How to engage leaders and the employee community
• How to identify and measure progress

We have received feedback from our network that there is a lack of this type of event taking place in Switzerland. We are proud to be leading the way in providing an opportunity for HR and ED&I leaders to discuss their journeys and network across different industries.

We enjoyed sharing the topics and ideas discussed at the event!

If you’re interested in attending similar events in the future, please get in touch with Keely, who will ensure you stay up to date: [email protected]

On Thursday 10th February 2022, EMEA Recruitment was proud to host a CFO & CPO virtual Roundtable, in partnership with Philips and Accenture.

This exclusive event, Finance & Procurement Join Forces – Digital Transformation to Unlock Value, explored how Philips and Accenture are strategically combining Finance and Procurement to capture the next value unlock for the C suite.

We were delighted to host the following leaders in this area, who also took audience questions during the roundtable:

Alexander Visser - Global Head of Indirect Procurement at Philips

Alexander is the Head of Indirect Procurement and Head of Spend Management at Philips. He explored the opportunities that bringing Finance and Procurement together can create.

Alwin Tulner - Spend Management Strategy and Performance Director - Digitization Lead Indirect Procurement at Philips

As the Digitization Lead Indirect Procurement at Philips, Alwin is overseeing the company’s digital transformation to merge Finance and Procurement.

René Van Heijningen - Lead of the CFO & Enterprise Value practice for Accenture Netherlands

René is the Lead of the CFO & Enterprise Value practice for Accenture Netherlands. He spoke about how to optimize the Source-to-Pay process through digital enabled transformation.

Martijn Van Den Nieuwenhof - Lead of Sourcing & Procurement Transformation at Accenture

Martijn Van Den Nieuwenhof is the Lead of Sourcing & Procuremenr Transformation. He talked about how digital enabled Procurement can support in achieving quartile zero performance.

To register your interest in similar future events, please email Hannah Mallia, our Director – Finance in the Netherlands: [email protected]

Thank you to those who attended the CFO & CPO Roundtable on 10th February. 

On Thursday 21^st September 2023, we held a roundtable for our Human Resources network in Switzerland on Neurodiversity at Work: For Flourishing People and Organisations.

Neurodiversity is gaining great attention at an exponential rate. But what is neurodiversity – in general, and at work?

Why is it important for individuals and organisations in the context of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (and beyond)? And how can neuroinclusive workplaces be created that benefit wellbeing, sustainable performance and flourishing for all?

Attendees of this event were invited to actively participate in exploring and understanding neurodiversity at work, raising awareness on key issues and the benefits of incorporating it in any ED&I and/or wellbeing strategy, and what actions they can take as a result.

Keely Straw, who manages our HR recruitment team in Switzerland, and Drew Larcombe, Recruitment Consultant, were joined by the wonderful Joanna Williams, Positive Psychology Coach, Consultant & Trainer, and Founder of Flourish.

Fascinated by people and science, Joanna facilitates individual and organisational flourishing. In practice, she uses evidence-based approaches and a strengths-based lens to offer pragmatic, accessible and thought-provoking learning experiences and consultancy.

Joanna shared her expertise with the group, before we held a Q&A session and break-out discussions in smaller groups.

It was a very open and honest discussion that started with: If you don’t understand the language someone is using, you can’t have a conversation.

It is essential to understand how we, as recruiters, can adapt our processes to ensure that we listen and understand those who are talking.

We would be keen to hear your thoughts and understand if you would be interested in future roundtable events, either dedicated to ED&I or broader HR topics.

If you have any suggestions, please reach out to Keely: [email protected]