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Is luxury at a turning point? Our luxury team recently hosted a Front Row dinner in London, led by Caroline Pill, global sector leader for luxury, and Charlotte Reeve, principal and member of the global luxury practice, bringing together senior female leaders from across fashion, beauty and lifestyle to discuss the future of the industry. The conversation was clear and candid: 👉 Growth is no longer guaranteed 👉 Over-distribution is diluting desirability 👉 Authenticity, creativity and cultural relevance are becoming the new drivers of value As consumers become more informed — and as the next generation redefines what is aspirational — luxury brands are being challenged to rethink their foundations: from scale to storytelling, from product to purpose, from data to instinct. A big thank you to all who joined us for an evening of honest dialogue and fresh perspectives — with more to come from The Front Row series. #Luxury #ConsumerMarkets #Leadership #FutureOfLuxury

Earlier this month, in partnership with 30% Club UK, we convened 16 FTSE Chairs and Senior Independent Directors in London for a dinner and discussion focused on one of the most pressing questions in UK leadership today: how to increase the number of women reaching CEO roles in the FTSE 100. Over the past fifteen years, the UK has made significant progress in improving female representation on boards. But translating that progress into the top executive role remains an unfinished challenge. Our conversation explored what it will take to replicate the momentum seen at board level and build a deeper, more sustainable pipeline of future female CEOs. It was a rich and candid discussion, touching on the structural barriers that still exist, the actions boards can take to shape stronger leadership pipelines, and the responsibility Chairs and directors hold in driving meaningful change within their organizations. We left the evening energized by the openness and commitment in the room, and by the shared recognition that progress at the very top requires deliberate, collective action. This dinner was the second in a series of conversations we are hosting with The 30% Club, following our February gathering at LSEG. Thank you to Kirsty Osborne, Kit Bingham, and our partners at The 30% Club for their continued collaboration, and to all the leaders who contributed their insight and perspective on the night.

Our 2026 US Board Monitor report was recently featured in a piece by Corporate Board Member, exploring how boards may need to build their own AI-literate directors. As boards assess their future composition, the challenge is becoming clear: AI expertise can’t be added quickly enough through hiring alone. Increasingly, boards will need to develop that fluency from within—equipping directors to oversee strategy, risk, and value creation in real time. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gsDNfCqg #CorporateGovernance #AI #BoardLeadership

As healthcare becomes more tech-enabled and consumer-centric, leadership demands are evolving just as quickly. From AI-driven platforms to digitally enabled care models, organizations need executives who can navigate complexity, scale innovation, and deliver impact. Our Health Tech Practice brings deep sector expertise and a global perspective to help build those leadership teams. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4lScjx1 #Leadership #HealthTech #Healthcare #PrivateEquity

As organizations navigate disruption, resilience is becoming a core leadership capability—not just an individual trait. In this episode of The Heidrick & Struggles Leadership Podcast, Katharina Hesse speaks with Alison Martin, CEO, Life, Health, and Bank Distribution at Zurich Insurance Group, about what it takes to build resilient organizations today. From the role of AI and workforce transformation to the growing importance of measuring employee wellbeing, Alison shares how leaders can connect resilience to performance, productivity, and long-term success. Listen to the full conversation: https://bit.ly/3PHBWEz #Leadership #Resilience #AI #WellBeing

Great evening in Miami hosting board members and CEOs for a timely discussion on governing the AI era. Thank you to our partners at the Latino Corporate Directors Association and to everyone who joined the conversation. Proud to have our Heidrick & Struggles team on site: Paulo Mendes, Gabi Rocha, Andres Mejia, Gustavo Alba, and Ryan Bulkoski.

As family offices grow in scale and responsibility, compensation is no longer just about benchmarking — it’s about attracting the leadership required for what’s next. Our inaugural Family Office Compensation Survey offers rare, data-backed insight into how pay is being shaped across investment roles, structures, and geographies — and what that means for executives preparing for 2026. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4sj32QU #FamilyOffices #Compensation #Leadership #CompStrategy

In today’s environment, leadership decisions are shaped by complexity, uncertainty, and competing priorities. Boards need more than a view of experience and track record: they need to understand how leaders think and decide under pressure. Our AI-enabled immersive approach makes that visible. By recreating real enterprise conditions, we capture decision-making as it unfolds - revealing how leaders navigate trade-offs, respond to stakeholders, and adapt as situations evolve. This creates a new kind of insight into leadership judgment, interpreted through Heidrick’s advisory experience. Watch the video to see how immersive simulation reveals leadership in motion, and to find out more read the press release: https://bit.ly/40Pgz6D #AI #Leadership #HeidrickImmersive #LeadershipAssessment

Our US Board Monitor was recently featured in Charter's latest piece on how leading organizations are building with AI. As organizations move from experimentation to real impact, the question isn’t just how AI changes tasks, it’s how it reshapes leadership, governance, and the skills required in the boardroom. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3POVerC #AI #Leadership #Boards