LHH Knightsbridge Assists Room Women’s Network and Women of Influence+ with President Search
March 17, 2025 – LHH Knightsbridge has assisted in the recruitment of Linda Kuga Pikulin as president of Room Women’s Network and Women of Influence+ (WOI+), two trailblazing organizations redefining the future of women’s leadership. Partner Tara Veysey and senior consultant Cheryl Lai led the assignment. “Linda is a transformative leader whose experience and strategic acumen will be invaluable in shaping the future of ROOM and WOI+,” said Alexandra Blum, co-founder of ROOM Women’s Network and chair of ROOM Holdings Inc. (parent company of the two brands). “With Linda at the helm, we are poised for tremendous growth, and an even greater impact on the future of women’s leadership, driving progress towards true gender equality in the workforce and beyond.”
“As we enter into a high-growth period, Linda’s expertise will be invaluable in helping us to scale and accelerate our goal of gender parity at the most senior levels,” said Sarah McMillan, co-founder of ROOM Women’s Network.
An accomplished senior executive with an impressive track record in corporate leadership, Ms. Pikulin will spearhead the continued North American expansion of ROOM and WOI+, while supporting their mandate to empower women leaders worldwide.
With decades of executive leadership experience across global brands, including president of PepsiCo Beverages Canada, Mark Anthony Brands, and most recently Cosmetica Laboratories Inc., Ms. Pikulin has been at the forefront of driving business transformation, optimizing operations, and building high-performing teams. Her expertise in strategic growth, financial performance, and talent development aligns seamlessly with ROOM’S vision of cultivating an unparalleled global platform for women leaders of today and tomorrow.
Ms. Pikulin’s appointment marks a significant milestone for ROOM Women’s Network as it continues to scale its influence and programming. Under Ms. Pikulin’s leadership, ROOM will continue its North American expansion, while also extending to other key global markets, ROOM has always been uniquely focused on supporting current women leaders, while providing the network and tool kit that the women leaders of tomorrow need to prosper. ROOM enables women to magnify their influence through connection, collaboration and education, providing a safe place to share and grow together.
“I am truly honored to join these incredible companies at such a pivotal time in their growth,” said Ms. Pikulin. “Throughout my career, I have been passionate about developing leadership talent and fostering inclusive spaces where women can thrive. I look forward to working alongside this dynamic team to expand both ROOM’s and WOl+’s impact, building a community of top performing and high-potential women that support each other as we drive gender parity in the executive ranks.”
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ROOM Women’s Network is a Canadian-headquartered global organization dedicated to advancing gender equity in senior leadership roles. By building a community that connects, educates, and supports women leaders of today and tomorrow, ROOM empowers its members through exclusive networks, resources, and skill-development opportunities to achieve their personal and professional goals. Women of Influence+ (WOI+) is a global organization committed to advancing women’s leadership and workplace equity. For almost three decades, WOI+ has been the community where ambitious women with wide-ranging expertise and innovative ideas come together to create a new future for themselves and for the world of work at large. In May 2024, ROOM Women’s Network and WOI+ announced a strategic partnership aimed at elevating pipeline and executive women.
Finding Senior Leaders
LHH Knightsbridge Search delivers expertise in three search practice areas: executive search and recruitment, interim executive management, and board of directors’ search. The firm assists organizations in finding new talent, as well as helping their employees navigate change, become better leaders, develop better careers and transition into new jobs. The firm is led by head of executive search, North America, Tim Hewat.
Ms. Veysey’s practice focuses on VP and C-level level mandates where she partners with clients primarily in the financial services and professional services sectors to help them advance their businesses through the acquisition and optimization of executive talent. Having built relationships and subject matter expertise across LHH’s various practices during her 14 year tenure as a senior consultant and VP, business development, she works particularly closely with the leadership development and career transition and mobility teams at LHH, crafting solutions that incorporate assessment, search, and coaching elements.
Ms. Lai is actively involved in executive search engagements in the broader public sector, where she focuses extensively on corporate leadership positions for large institutions spanning social-public enterprises, government, healthcare and education. Earlier in her career, she worked with global firms including KPMG, Boyden (Hong Kong) and Russell Reynolds (Hong Kong). Her reach and search experience has extended throughout North America and the Asia-Pacific China markets, where she was engaged in private sector practices in healthcare, retail and consumer packaged goods, luxury good markets, banking and manufacturing joint ventures.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
