By Sofia Hjort Lönegård
Stockholm, October 6th
The effectiveness of Boards and CEOs is crucial to an organisation’s success, both in the short term and the long term. Recognising this, MU is pleased to announce the launch of its innovative Board & CEO Practice, dedicated to challenging the conventional landscape of leadership acquisition and development.
“MU Board & CEO Practice is our response to the increasing demand for our services in the realm of Board and CEO recruitment and advice,” says Christian Schaffenberger and Mieke Weijenberg, Global Board & CEO Practice Leads & Partners at MU.
MU provides a reliable alternative for Board and CEO acquisition and development. Our expert’s advice, based on MU Leader Selection Science®, leads to improved performance and diversity of leaders. In organisations’ own unique context, we now offer science-based, tested and proven recruitment, selection, and development services for Boards and CEOs. The services provided are mainly tailored towards SME Boards – i.e. family businesses, private firms, small and mid-sized corporations.
The services we are now providing are a reliable alternative for Board and CEO acquisition and development, executed by certified MU experts globally:
“When asked, Board Directors and CEOs confirm that they expect more professional and objective service from their Executive Search partners, and that candidates put forward lack diversity. They also state most development work with Boards and CEOs does not offer business value. A more reliable way of selecting and developing Boards and CEOs is required. Our goal is to provide a reliable and science-based alternative to conventional approaches, ultimately enhancing leadership effectiveness and diversity,” Christian and Mieke continue.
The impact of Boards and CEOs on results is large and systemic, making their roles crucial. However, conventional Executive Search approaches have shown limited success, with only 50-60% of CEO and executive leadership appointments yielding positive outcomes. MU provides a unique, and reliable alternative for Board and CEO acquisition and development. Our expert’s advice, based on MU Leader Selection Science®, leads to improved performance and diversity of leaders. Find out more about our science-based approach to the effective selection and development of Board and CEOs at www.mercuriurval.com.
Sofia Hjort Lönegård
Public Relations, Head of Marketing & Communications MU
sofia.hjort.lonegard@mercuriurval.com