NU Advisory Partners Recruits CEO for Talogy
November 1, 2024 – NU Advisory Partners has recruited Russ Becker as the new CEO of Talogy, a market leader in the talent assessment and development space and a portfolio company of Waud Capital Partners. He succeeds Steve Tapp, who will continue to serve in a transitional role as special advisor to the Talogy board of directors. “Congratulations Russ Becker on joining Talogy as chief executive officer,” said Nada Usina, co-founder and CEO of NU Advisory Partners. “Your exceptional leadership and talent expertise will undoubtedly guide Talogy in its mission to deliver innovative solutions for talent screening, selection, and development. We’re excited to see the incredible impact you’ll make as you lead the organization to new heights. Thank you to Alice Hurh, David Lowenberg, Dan Pellegrino, Kenny Mleko, Matthew Clary, Richard Roggeveen, Justin DuPere, and the Waud Capital Partners team for your continued partnership.”
“I’ve been honored to lead the Talogy organization through its transformational journey as an independent, global talent solutions brand, and I am excited to hand over the reins to Russ to take the organization to new heights with his depth of market experience,” said Mr. Tapp.
“We are excited to start working with Russ, a proven leader with a long and established career leading organizations in the talent management space,” said Matt Clary, partner at WCP and a member of the board of directors. “Russ’s leadership capabilities, growth orientation, and market experience are a perfect fit for the next phase of Talogy’s standalone evolution as we continue to build a world class provider of talent solutions.”
Mr. Becker brings more than 20 years of experience in the talent and human capital management markets, most recently serving as the co-CEO of GP Strategies, a provider of talent transformation and learning & development solutions. Prior to that, he held senior leadership positions at AchieveForum, later acquired by global talent consulting firm Korn Ferry, and TalentPlus. Mr. Becker began his talent management career at Kenexa Corporation, a provider of recruiting and talent management solutions, rising from an entry level account executive role to the global head of assessment and executive vice president of sales, prior to the company’s acquisition by IBM.
“I am delighted to accept the role as CEO at Talogy”, said Mr. Becker. “I’ve long admired Talogy’s proposition that seamlessly combines deep talent expertise, a market leading assessment library, and a robust technology platform which drive truly actionable talent insights. I look forward to helping propel the organization built by Steve and the global Talogy team in its next phase of growth, as we continue to support nearly 10,000 global customers with innovative talent solutions.”
Last year, NU Advisory Partners was launched by former Russell Reynolds Associates recruiters Mar Hernandez, Libby Naumes, Meredith Rosenberg, and Ms. Usina. The firm is focused on senior executive, operating, and board positions.
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Ms. Hernandez specializes in placing corporate officers (CHRO, CFO, general counsel), and also supporting boards, financial services, fintech, telecommunications, and hospitality organizations in different talent needs. Prior to co-founding NU, she was a senior member of the corporate officers, DE&I, and financial services practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, where she was also the co-head of the Hispanic board initiative. Before her 12 years in the search industry, she held senior sales and marketing roles with firms such as Amicorp, Mphasis-EDS, and TTech.
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Ms. Naumes specializes in placing go-to-market and commercial roles across the sports, media, entertainment, technology, consumer, retail, and marketplace industries. Prior to co-founding NU, she spent 11 years building the consumer digital practice of Russell Reynolds Associates while also serving as the co-lead of the global sports practice. Ms. Naumes was previously the director of marketing and communications for NASDAQ’s Global Corporate Solutions Group.
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Ms. Rosenberg is a market leading voice in the edTech sector. She brings more than 25 years of entrepreneurial and operating experience in the education sector. Prior to co-founding NU, she led the global edTech practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. She spent 10 years there working across the entire sector, advising larger public companies and VC and private equity portfolio companies, as well as nonprofits and higher education institutions. Previously, Ms. Rosenberg was a senior vice president at Fullbridge Inc., a workforce development and upskilling company, and helped to co-found Global Student Loan Corporation. She was a vice president at The Yankee Group, where she led the consumer communications practice, and a senior consultant in the telecommunications and media strategy practice of Braxton Associates/Deloitte Consulting.
Ms. Usina’s board, CEO and C-suite placement expertise spans technology, sports, media, entertainment, industrial, and numerous other industries. Prior to co-founding NU, she was a member of the executive committee of Russell Reynolds Associates, the global leader of its technology media, entertainment, and sports practices as well as a senior member of the CEO & board practice. Ms. Usina spent 13 years leading high-level executive searches and advising leading private equity and VC firms across their portfolio companies. She had an extensive career as an executive at digital media and software companies, including as a member of the senior team at Broadcast.com, as president of Nokia Canada, as president of Comcast Venture-backed XOS Technologies which she successfully sold to publicly held JumpTV and then merged the company with NeuLion where she remained as president. Earlier roles in sports included the Florida Sports Foundation, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and Florida State University Athletics.
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