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Deliver the right candidate for one specific executive or board role – guiding the process from a fact-based candidate profile and requirement specification to signature
Our team has in-depth experience from advising organizations in restructuring and developing organizations, and has served global companies as well as local privately owned companies
Evaluation of individuals and teams; leveraging our in-depth understanding of individual and organisational performance with our proprietary tools and on-line solutions to quantify leadership and functional capabilities and understand potential for individuals to deliver in more complex roles
Seasoned advisors who have helped multiple international and local companies implementing and coaching on leadership development, succession planning and performance & talent management
We only serve clients in industries where we believe we can add real value – thus we will only accept assignments where we have substantial experience from the industry and/or function. Our primary industries are:
IT & Telecom
Professional Services
Retail & FMCG
Industrial
Energy
Financial Services
Strategy – Digital – Consulting
Tech scale up
SW-sales – Marketing – Business Development
BACKGROUND: A R&D business had developed a leading software technology (simulation and modelling software) with a strong reputation in the global energy industry. However, being an R&D organization, they were not able to maximize the full commercial value of the technology.
CHALLENGE: A new software firm was established, and we were asked to find someone to head up the sales and marketing side. This had to be someone with both the strategic mindset to envision the opportunities for the technology and develop new concepts and business models, but at the same time being a hands-on salesperson with solid domain understanding able to open doors and close deals all over the world.
SOLUTION: Our search strategy was to target companies delivering solutions to the same clients and identify candidates who wanted to leverage their experience in an emerging segment of the industry. We identified candidates with several years abroad working for international corporations, who had returned to Norway and now wanted to take part in the massive technological shift in the industry. In addition to their sales experience, the candidates had introduced new offerings in different markets and managed operations in different regions of the world.
An international management consultancy
Strategy – Digital – Consulting
BACKGROUND: A leading management consulting company had selected digitalization as one of its key strategic growth areas. To strengthen and deepen its digital capabilities they needed a Director Digital Advisory.
CHALLENGE: The new leader would build and strengthen the local team, driving business acquisition and developing talent. The new leader would need exceptional digital experience both from a strategic, operational and design point of view. He/she would need to challenge the established business approach in the company – while being a credible problem-solver and come across as a “classic strategy consultant” internally.
SOLUTION: We needed to strike the balance between established Management Consulting background and a comprehensive experience from Digitalization and IT strategy. In a Nordic search we identified candidates with significant exposure to digital transformation and strategy projects. The new leader documented a very solid business approach balancing a strategic view with a deep operational insight. After two years he has secured an impressive client portfolio, whilst also attracting and retaining an exceptional team of professionals.
One of Norways largest FMCG producer
Supply Chain – Logistics – Operations
BACKGROUND: Facing fierce competition in the market space – the client needed significant OPEX reductions – especially within production and logistic. The strategical challenges commanded a new EVP Logistics able to establish a world class logistic operation – leading an organization of + 1400 FTE.
CHALLENGE: With probably one of the most complicated Supply Chain Operations in Norway the new EVP needed exceptional experience and results from large and complex organizations/value-chains. The client faced severe challenges in its S&OP process – and the logistic function lagged in performance and credibility internally/externally. The new EVP would need to redesign and reestablish the Logistic division’s credibility – in concert with significant efficiency improvements.
SOLUTION: We targeted leaders with unrivaled logistic expertise, impressive experience and results from transformations/turn-arounds in production centric organizations. We found a leader with an impressive track record from FMCG production as well as logistic operations.
Furthermore, the candidate had successfully led some of the most radical turn-arounds in the Nordics. Today the client is approaching world class performance, the logistic division has significantly reduced supply chain cost and is one of the best performing divisions in the organization.
Mid size heavy industry corporation in large scale transition period
General Mgmt. – Change Mgmt. – Business development
BACKGROUND: The client was shutting down a business with a 100 year history, resulting in both a significant downsizing, identifying new business areas as well as carrying out a huge and complex environmental project whereby removing 100 years of industry production.
CHALLENGE: WThe client needed a leader with significant industrial experience both in terms operations and business development, combined with a proven track record of managing large and complex projects with significant interaction with multiple external stakeholders. The right candidate would also have to relocate to the arctic.
SOLUTION: We searched all over Norway and the Nordics to find candidates with a fairly scarce combination of experiences. The chosen candidate had been identified as a high potential in a large corporation, and thus been exposed to very different challenging P&L’s and projects nationally and internationally.
Leaving big corp he had gained additional experience as MD for an international firm, and we found him working for an investment firm. The new CEO and the team is currently delivering great results, and the environmental project is on track despite the exceptional challenges.
One of Norway’s leading energy corporations, with a significant production of hydroelectric power and infrastructure.
Communication
BACKGROUND: Renewable energy is a mega trend in Norway as it is in the rest of the world. Our client needed a step change in its communication and branding efforts in order to maximize its potential.
CHALLENGE: Finding the communication professionals who both understand the strategic challenges and can device the appropriate communication platform, whilst at the same time being able to be relevant as a key member of the executive management team, is always challenging. Also, the client is by far one of the largest corporations in the region, thus resulting the potential in the local candidate market was limited.
SOLUTION: We soon realized the local candidate market would not provide the solution. Thus, we turned the search into a national search to find the right profile willing to relocate. This resulted in a candidate with a unique understanding of both the political framework for the energy sector as well as business.
The new executive has changed the image of the corporation, the communication department is now truly a business partner for the business and the CCO has established a credible and valued platform as part of the executive management team.
International management consultancy
Finance – Strategy – Digitalization
BACKGROUND: Having recently completed a very successful IPO, this leading retail bank had positioned itself as a technological forerunner with the most advanced digital and customer centric solutions. Now they wanted to continue its digital strategy development by recruiting a Chief Digital Officer – organizing its Digital Strategy, Product Development and IT Delivery under the CDO
CHALLENGE: The new CDO needed substantial exposure to strategic development challenging existing paradigms, and the development of new and creative business models and solutions. Our search strategy was to aim for candidates with deep insight to technology/IT in general and in concert with a deep insight to multi-platforms and business development. In addition, the candidate would (ideally) need a significant exposure to the finance industry – with intimate insight to the regulatory concerns and competitive landscape.
SOLUTION: We identified candidates who had developed mobile strategies and innovative product/distribution solutions. The appointed CDO was also credible in identifying and negotiating/developing new business deals, contracts etc. With his strong analytics and established external network the CDO has been able to analyze create and deliver sound business opportunities for the bank.
The partners in Human Assets Consulting have extensive international work experience as management consultants and senior executives. We have managed international operations, high-level strategic projects around the world and conducted numerous demanding international executive search assignments.
Through years of experience we have built trusted relations with leading local executive search boutiques especially throughout Europe, APAC and North America, partners we trust. Combining this experience with the knowledge, expertise and local networks of chosen partners around the world greatly benefits our clients and candidates. It allows us to be a Norwegian firm based on Nordic business culture and ethics, whilst ensuring a global footprint and direct access to trusted advisors around the globe.
We are well positioned for assisting our clients with international searches, either bringing international talent to Norway or finding the right executive for your international locations.
Our partners have broad experience from recruiting and serving C-suite Executives in multiple industries. We have served clients facing critical decisions covering; composing new management teams, selecting new Board of Directors, managing challenging turn-around projects/reorganizations, start-ups and demanding change programs.
Having worked in executive search for many years, the founders of Human Assets Consulting wanted to add more value to executive search. We wanted to move away from the one-dimensional transactional focus, – instead we wanted to center our offering on business-critical advice based upon analysis, data and insight. We combine a thorough understanding of industries, functions and markets, with our vast experience from working with people and understanding what makes them tick. Our background is diverse, but all our experience is centered around human assets.
We have worked for top tier management consulting firms at partner level, advising clients around the globe on strategic challenges in diverse areas such as supply chain strategy, the development and implementation of global talent management and succession planning operations, as well as turnaround and restructuring cases.
Our Executive Search background is extensive and includes: Assessed and recruited both the executive and non-executive board of directors for a financial institution when preparing for an IPO, we recruited the management team for a 10 billion NOK investment in building a renewable energy business and we have helped VC backed tech companies finding their key employees to achieve aggressive growth targets. For a market leading FMCG producer we revamped the logistics operations. Acquired director and partner level consultants for some of the world’s largest management consulting firms.
We have also been Senior Executives for complex, national and international professional services firms. With seasoned consultants and probably the best research team in the industry, we are geared to find and develop the talent which will help your organization grow and prosper.
However, life is more than business. We believe in giving back to society. Thus, our people partake in various pro bono projects on a regular basis, assisting both local initiatives as well as organizations saving lives overseas. This adds a dimension to our experience which we are convinced bring value to our clients.
