H.I. Executive Consulting Partners with Boardwave
December 4, 2024 – Global search firm H.I. Executive Consulting (HIEC) has established a new partnership with Boardwave. Since its 2022 launch, Boardwave has become a mission-driven hub for the U.K. and European software industry, attracting over 1800 members. As a social enterprise offering free membership to CEOs and founders, Boardwave provides resources and support to drive the region towards global leadership by 2034. The partnership will leverage HIEC’s experience in technology leadership placement and align with Boardwave’s mission to increase the depth and size of software companies across Europe.
“For 17 years, HIEC has been instrumental in growing global software and technology businesses, extending our expertise across listed, private and investor-backed platforms,” said Ed Fanshawe and Tim Chamberlain, managing partners of H.I. Executive Consulting. “Our partnership with Boardwave goes beyond sponsorship – it declares our commitment to Europe’s software future. We believe this partnership enhances the vibrant Boardwave community of accomplished board members, seasoned CEOs, and ambitious founders.”
“With our expertise in executive search, access to funding and deep networks of world-class advisory leaders, we’re well placed to provide advice and support to Boardwave members at every stage of their growth,” they said. “At its core, this partnership is about building the future of European software, strengthening our community and supporting the careers and lives that will shape our digital landscape.”
“We’re delighted to welcome HIEC as our newest partner at Boardwave. Partnering with HIEC strengthens our commitment to giving our members valuable insights and access to expertise that drives meaningful change and long-term growth,” said Phill Robinson, CEO and co-founder of Boardwave. “We’re excited to start working together and look forward to the positive impact this partnership will bring to our community.”
Launched in May 2022, Boardwave is a mission-driven community, fostering a powerful network of founders, CEOs, and investors. Drawing inspiration from Silicon Valley’s collaborative spirit, Boardwave is dedicated to propelling the U.K. and European software industry forward by offering a free membership model to CEOs and founders that grant them access to a comprehensive ecosystem of support, including networking opportunities, access to expertise, mentoring, and capital.
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H.I. Executive Consulting is a global transformational executive search firm founded in 2007, focused on hiring transformational board, CEO, and senior-level executives globally for digital focused clients. The firm operates across 13 offices in North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Past Alliance
HIEC recently formed a strategic alliance with Software Club (SWC), a fundamental business value research platform focused exclusively on the analysis of public and privately owned software and technology companies for private equity funds and professional investors. “This partnership is an opportunity for HIEC’s network of world-class chairs, chief executives, private equity funds and family offices to benefit from access to Software Club’s analysis and insights, the extensive and close knit community Software Club has generated and the robust and often proprietary data and market insight brought together on a daily basis,” the search firm said.
Software Club was established to forge an advanced, qualitative and quantitative methodology for insight gathering into the top European and U.S. software and technology companies to invest in, learn from and connect with. “Helping private equity funds form precise origination strategies, valuation metrics and creating an invaluable network around specific subsectors or themes,” HIEC said.
A Look at the Trends Impacting Executive Search Today
Recruiting top talent today is more complex than ever. Return to work, the ban on non-competes, and the critical importance of company culture are changing the way we approach executive search. But these are not the only factors influencing recruiting practices, according to Alissa Henriksen, co-founder and co-president of Grey Search + Strategy. “More trends continue to develop in the world of executive recruiting,” she said. “Companies and employees seek diverse leadership with a new definition of executive presence.”
“Candidates continue to evaluate potential employers’ diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) efforts,” Ms. Henriksen says. “New technologies like artificial intelligence are impossible to ignore. These trends bring many complexities for recruiters and companies to navigate, but taking time to understand the nuances can help you leverage them to your advantage in today’s competitive job market.”
HIEC was already supporting the SWC community of global leaders and private equity funds by bringing an overlay of global leadership insight, talent and organizational advisory services, market access and connectivity to those building and leading top software, technology and data businesses across an array of subsectors and scales.
“Where Software Club brings unparalleled depth of specialist company data and insight, HIEC brings the equivalent in talent, leadership and global network across private equity and listed technology and software businesses,” HIEC said. “The partnership between HIEC and Software Club marks a significant milestone and allows both businesses to bring new levels of support to our clients and board and executive communities, with informed decision making tools and a platform through which to build trusted connections.”
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
