Egon Zehnder Expands in Canada with New Vancouver Office

October 9, 2024 – Leadership advisory firm Egon Zehnder has opened a new office in Vancouver, British Columbia. The expansion comes on the heels of opening a Seattle office last year and reflects the firm’s efforts to serve clients across the Pacific Northwest. “We are thrilled to expand our footprint into Vancouver, a city known for its innovation and unique, vibrant business community,” said Ed Camara, CEO of Egon Zehnder. “As British Columbia continues to grow as a global business hub, this additional Pacific Northwest office will enable us to be even closer to our clients, partners, and the industries we serve in Western Canada.”

The Vancouver office will be led by three founding consultants: Constantin von Oppen, the Pacific Northwest region leader along with Chris King-Sidney, and Anne-Laure Brault. “This founding team of leadership advisory experts, all based in the Pacific Northwest, will bring local expertise and a global perspective to support the Vancouver market across sectors and industries to meet the local market needs,” Egon Zehnder said.

Mr. von Oppen is experienced in board and executive team development, capability, and talent building as well as succession planning. He provides the full range of leadership services especially for highly entrepreneurial enterprises. Mr. von Oppen acts as an advisor for families and founders and advices on reshaping business strategy, culture, structure, and talent. Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, he gained experience in a variety of roles at Glencore, a multinational commodity, trading, and mining company, where he was responsible for industrial assets, risk management, business development, and, ultimately, trading.

Mr. King-Sidney leads Egon Zehnder’s global mining & metals practice. He advises companies from the mining, resources, and engineering sectors on board and CEO succession, board effectiveness, and leadership development. Mr. King-Sidney has expertise in executive, general management, and finance function recruitment across North America.  Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, he was president of global consulting for Ausenco, a resources and industrials-focused engineering and construction firm.

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Ms. Brault is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s industrial practice focusing on the manufacturing industry. She applies her management and consulting experience to support clients while concentrating on executive and CEO search, board advisory, CEO succession, and assessment of individuals, teams, and organizations. Ms. Brault has a track record of building strategic partnerships and driving required transformations. Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, she managed a global business unit in Vancouver as an SVP at the GEA Group.

Top 5 Search Firm

Egon Zehnder currently ranks as a Top 5 global executive search firm, according to Hunt Scanlon Media. With more than 500 consultants in 68 offices and 40 countries around the globe, Egon Zehnder works with public and private corporations, family-owned enterprises, and non-profit and government agencies to provide board advisory services, CEO and leadership succession planning, executive search and assessment, and leadership development solutions. Since 1964, the firm has been at the forefront of defining top leadership in the face of changing economic conditions as well as major transitions in the executive search field.


Egon Zehnder Opens New Office in Seattle

Egon Zehnder has expanded in the Northwest with the addition of a new office in Seattle, WA. The firm notes that they will be opening another location in Vancouver, British Columbia opening in early 2024. “Time and again, the Pacific Northwest has proven itself as a hotbed for innovation and forward-looking leadership. Seattle continues to grow in both traditional and innovative industries while Vancouver is home to some of the world’s leading institutions, from technology to finance, and beyond,” said German Herrera, Egon Zehnder U.S. managing partner. “While Egon Zehnder has served clients in this area for more than two decades, we’re incredibly excited to expand our footprint with dedicated offices in Seattle and soon in Vancouver. We are drawn to the deep sense of community in this region and look forward to building long-term relationships with leaders who are driving innovation, navigating disruption, building dynamic teams, and more.


Egon Zehnder recently appointed Francesco Buquicchio as its new CEO, effective November 1. He succeeds Edilson Camara, following a strategic leadership transition and succession planning process. Mr. Buquicchio will be the seventh person to serve as CEO in Egon Zehnder’s 60-year history. The process to appoint a new CEO was headed by chair Michael Ensser with the support of the board and an advisory committee. It also included input from the entire partnership.

“We thank Ed for his leadership over these past six years—he laid a strong foundation that enabled the firm to accelerate its growth. We are pleased to share that he will continue with the firm, returning to client work,” said Mr. Ensser. “As we begin our seventh decade, Francesco will leverage our expertise in discovering leaders, developing leadership, unlocking transformations, shaping successions and advancing governance to craft more distinct client and candidate experiences, prioritizing innovation, sustainability and long-term value creation.”

Related: Egon Zehnder Appoints Co-Head for North America CEO Board Practice

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor  – Hunt Scanlon Media

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