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About Us

Boyden is recognized as one of world’s premier talent advisory and leadership solutions firms. We work with globally-oriented, growth, and emerging organizations providing executive search, interim management, and leadership consulting services. We are committed to collaborating with clients to discover the right leadership solutions that enable them to meet their business objectives.

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We are among the world’s foremost leadership and talent advisory firms focused on globally-oriented, growth and emerging organisations. Our partners are committed to delivering a consistent level of service excellence to clients around the world. We are astute client advisors, working collaboratively to build and maintain a common core of global capabilities that deliver exceptional client value.

To view all of our Executive Search Partners please visit: https://www.boyden.com/partners/

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Solutions And Expertise

Through our solutions of Executive Search, Interim Management and Leadership Consulting we partner with clients to address their critical leadership needs. Clients look to Boyden as an extension of their organisations in identifying talent on developing leadership requisite to their success.

Solutions
  • Advisory Services
  • Assessment
  • Board Services
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Search
  • Interim
  • Leadership Consulting
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Onboarding
  • Succession Planning
Industries
Functions
  • Advertising
  • All Functions
  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • CEO/President
  • Communications/PR
  • Customer Service
  • Data/Analytics
  • Development
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Finance/Accounting
  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
  • Government
  • Human Resources
  • Information/Digital
  • Invest. Mgmt./Banking
  • Investor Relations
  • Legal/Compliance
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Medical/Clinical
  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

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News Briefings

Boyden Recruits CEO for the Canadian Marketing Association

Boyden has assisted in the recruitment of Esther Benzie as the new president and CEO of the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA). Ian Collyer led the assignment. Following Alison Simpson’s retirement announcement in September 2025, the CMA board of directors launched a comprehensive executive search to identify the association’s next leader. The search attracted strong interest from highly

Six Steps to Sharpen Leadership Focus and Protect Performance in 2026

The start of a new year often tempts senior leaders to move straight from results to resolution, skipping the quieter work of reflection. Yet without pausing to examine how leadership is experienced—not just measured—patterns of strain, growth, and resilience remain invisible, quietly shaping the year ahead. What follows is a structured way to slow the

Boyden Recruits CEO for Sonic Healthcare Limited

Boyden has assisted in the recruitment of Jim Newcombe as managing director and CEO of Sonic Healthcare Limited. Current CEO Colin Goldschmidt recently announced his retirement. “We are delighted that Dr. Jim Newcombe will succeed Dr. Colin Goldschmidt in leading Sonic Healthcare, preserving its unique medical leadership culture while embracing the transformational changes in healthcare which Sonic

Boyden Appoints Co-Leader of Global Industrial Practice

Boyden has named Elizabeth Garforth as co-leader of its global industrial practice. She joins Helga Kayser-Dörr, who has led Boyden’s global industrial practice since 2022. “Elizabeth built her career with multinationals in the industrial sector, living and working on three continents,” Boyden said in a LinkedIn post. “Based in France, she focuses on cross-border assignments, bringing multicultural

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Press Releases

Boyden UAE Appoints Bashar Kilani as Managing Partner

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 7, 2024 – Boyden, a premier global leadership and talent advisory firm, has appointed Bashar Kilani as Managing Partner. Kilani brings nearly 30 years of experience to Boyden’s UAE office, advising blue-chip multinationals, private sector and government clients across the Middle East and Northern Africa. Magdy El Zein, Managing Partner

Boyden Elects New Chair Craig Stevens

Americas board director elevated to Chair, as three new board members are elected NEW YORK, June 3, 2021 – Boyden, a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 75 offices in over 45 countries, announces the election of Craig Stevens to a two-year term as Chair of Boyden’s Board of Directors. Effective immediately,

Boyden Canada Healthcare Heightens Presence

TORONTO, October 1, 2019 – Boyden, a premier global talent and leadership advisory firm with more than 65 offices in over 40 countries, today announced that James Stonehouse and Pamela Colquhoun have joined as Partners in Toronto. The new partners will further boost Boyden’s standout Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. Their clients have included Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Alberta Health

Boyden Expands Tech Practice in Canada

OTTAWA and VANCOUVER, August 21, 2019 – Boyden, a premier global talent and leadership advisory firm with more than 65 offices in over 40 countries, today announced that Amanda Gordon has joined as a Partner in Ottawa and Owen Rowley as a Principal in Vancouver. The additions further build Boyden Canada’s position as a leading tech practice in executive search,

Boyden Appoints Reid Wang as Partner in Greater China

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, JULY 17, 2019 – Boyden, a premier global talent and leadership advisory firm with more than 65 offices in over 40 countries, today announced that Reid Wang has joined the firm as a Partner in Greater China, based in Shanghai. Wang joins Boyden with over 20 years of strategic human resources experience, focused on organizational

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Boyden's Industry Reports

Strengthening Valuation Leadership for a Leading Private Credit Manager
The CFO to CEO Pathway: What Boards Look for in Leader
Building Institutional Investment Operations Leadership for a Mission-Driven Family Office
What’s Next for Industry? AI, Transformation, and the Talent Imperative
Offshore Wind: An Insider View on Unshackling our Captains of Industry
Global Banking and Capital Markets in a New World Order
Navigating Leadership in 2025
Finance Transformation Drives Strategic Value Creation

In The Media

Why Family Business Succession Planning Needs More Than a Handshake Deal
Canadian Recruitment Trends and Use of AI
Rapid response on site: Local interim CFO stabilizes Portuguese subsidiary of automotive supplier
The $400,000 Chief of Staff Is the CEO’s Secret Weapon in the AI Age
Navigating Uncertainty: Private Equity’s Next Phase of Value Creation
From Punch Cards to AI: Innovation in Executive Search – What Has Changed and What Hasn’t
From Consulting to Executive Search: Why Companies Seek External Expertise
No exit: why PE-backed energy needs a new leadership playbook
The interim discipline: rethinking succession in a volatile market
The CEO Magazine featuring Boyden CEO, Chad Hesters: At Your Service
CFO Evolution Puts Spotlight on Data, Tech Skills
What Midcap Companies Look for in a CFO