Worklife Asks Cowen Partners About Executive Compensation
“In any economic slowdown, CFOs are indispensable,” said Shawn Cole, president of boutique executive search firm Cowen Partners. “CEOs are dispensable and can be replaced. A CFO right now, is much more difficult to replace — especially for publicly-held companies — that looks really bad.” Read more HERE ABOUT HUNT SCANLON MEDIA WorkLife chronicles the changes
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5 Ways Search Firms Support the Talent Management Priorities of PE Companies
Recruiting and retaining top talent for the private equity sector has been challenging, especially as competition continues to increase, according to a study from Cowen Partners. The search firm lays out five ways that executive search firms are helping private equity companies find success in their talent management endeavors. Read more HERE ABOUT HUNT SCANLON MEDIA Welcome
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PE Hub Quotes Cowen Partners
PE Hub is a premium intelligence service covering private equity deal-making in North America. Subscribers gain access to exclusive deal news and insight from the dedicated team of PE Hub journalists covering all industries. PE Hub provides detailed information on LBO deal trends, how capital is being deployed and why, fresh investment opportunities, quarterly deal
Read MoreCowen Partners Named Top Cyber Security Executive Search Firm
Hunt Scanlon presents its listing of search firms dedicated to cyber security and technology – a nod to the ever expanding convergence of web, cloud, social and mobile technologies. These 40 cyber security and technology recruiting specialists are well-positioned to identify your next best-in-class leaders. Read more HERE ABOUT HUNT SCANLON MEDIA Welcome to Hunt
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9 Employee Traits to Look for When Hiring in 2023
How do you find the right employee for your business? Look for these nine characteristics. Every business owes its success not just to its leaders but also to the employees who carry out the day-to-day operations. But how do you find the right employees for your business? You can develop a more effective hiring strategy by prioritizing
Read MoreCowen Partners Highlights Global Executives Changing the Face of Business
Cowen Partners has spent the last half-year profiling executives who embody the inspirational traits that make great leaders. NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA, October 2, 2023 — Executive search firm Cowen Partners is highlighting its Origin Stories series, which profiles executives who embody the traits that inspire leaders to be great and lead well. The series shares the
Read MoreCowen Partners Named Top Financial Services Executive Search Firm
Hunt Scanlon presents its ‘Financial Sixty’ ranking of search firms focused on the financial services sector in the Americas. Hunt Scanlon’s team of editors and analysts selected these 60 firms who we deemed the most prominent in the financial sector. Read more HERE ABOUT HUNT SCANLON MEDIA Welcome to Hunt Scanlon Media — the most
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Where Does DEI Go from Here?
Cowen Partners is proud to partner with Harvard Business Review’s IdeaCast and How Companies Can Recommit to Their DEI Goals After the summer of 2020 in the United States, many organizations made a big push to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in their ranks and operations. But now, many fear that that momentum is slipping, especially in
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Cowen Partners in Fortune
Last week, BP named Murray Auchincloss, the company’s CFO since July 2020, interim CEO. Today, BP announced that Kate Thomson will take on the role as interim CFO. Thomson is the first woman in that role at the company. She’s currently BP’s VP of finance for production and operations. Thomson has worked at BP for 19
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BP CFO steps into breach after CEO resigns
A CEO scandal has opened the door for CFO Murray Auchincloss to take over the company on an interim — and possibly permanent — basis. While still rare, CFO-to-CEO promotions are on an upward curve, as previously reported by CFO Dive. Those coming directly from a CFO seat made up 7.9% of sitting CEOs in 2022, according to executive search firm Crist Kolder
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