Nadia Kaddouri - The benefits of using Finance as a strategic partner

Nadia Kaddouri - The benefits of using Finance as a strategic partner
13 August, 2019

This episode of the EMEA Recruitment podcast welcomes Nadia Kaddouri as their latest guest. 

Nadia Kaddouri is SVP Head of Finance for the EMEA region at Swissport in Switzerland.

Nadia talks to Paul and Jenny about how she, and Swissport as a company, ensure that they are an inclusive leader, why she's passionate about finance working as a strategic partner to the business and why she enjoys the tranquillity of diving in her spare time.

Listen to the full episode here: 

Or at: http://emearecruitment.libsyn.com/015-nadia-kaddouri-svp-head-of-finance-for-emea-region-at-swissport-in-switzerland

Episode Timestamps: 

01:18: Who inspired Nadia to get into finance

03:13: Why Nadia doesn't have any regrets regarding her career

03:59: What Nadia does, and what Swissport does as an employer to make sure they are inclusive

06:32: The biggest challenges Nadia has overcome to progress to the senior level she's at now

09:32: The benefits of finance working as a strategic partner to the business

10:45: Resistance to this way of working

12:19: The main attributes they look for when recruiting to finance at Swissport

15:16: People who surprised Nadia at interview

17:32: The interview technique she has found to be most effective for finding the right candidate

20:35: How Nadia keeps herself updated with advances in finance and leadership

22:59: With an extra week off and money no object, what would you do and why Nadia enjoys diving so much

If you want to reach out to Nadia, you can connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-kaddouri-45b988b0/


The EMEA Recruitment Podcast with Paul Toms and Jenny Callum will take you through every aspect of recruitment. Looking at both sides of the process, Paul and Jenny will be offering career-changing advice to the job-seeker and essential exposure to recruitment ‘best practice’ for the hiring employer, giving each party an insight and understanding into the perspective of the other.


This podcast is brought to you by EMEA Recruitment.

At EMEA Recruitment we are specialists in Finance, HR, Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations Recruitment at Middle-Management to Executive levels across Switzerland, The Netherlands and the wider EMEA & US region. With offices in Zug, Amsterdam and Nottingham our consultants are well networked and can offer knowledgeable advice within these regions.


The podcast is hosted by Paul Toms, Founder of EMEA Recruitment, and Jenny CallumExecutive Recruiter and Recruitment Marketing Specialist.

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