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New business models, technological disruption, and increased global competition have led to urgent demand for insights from consulting, audit, and other professional services firms. But the types of insights needed have changed as well. The days of consultants cloistered among themselves in open-ended, large-scale projects are over; clients want true partners who work alongside them as catalysts and co-creators. This environment calls for a different type of firm leadership.

Egon Zehnder’s Professional Services Practice helps your firm evaluate leadership capabilities and identify partners with the personal qualities needed to create a culture centered on collaboration. We help you grow leaders who can spur innovation both at home and in client organizations. And we work seamlessly with our colleagues in 63 global offices across multiple industry and functional practices to recruit partners with the standing and networks to build vibrant new practices.

At Egon Zehnder, we understand the challenges professional services firms face—not only because many of us have spent time as consultants, but because Egon Zehnder is itself a professional services firm. We look forward to partnering with you.


Professional Services Consultants

Christoph von Gagern

Christoph von Gagern

Munich

Global Lead

Christoph von Gagern, based in Munich, is active across Egon Zehnder’s Services and Consumer Goods practices with a particular focus on the travel &… Read more

Tom Reynolds

Tom Reynolds

Atlanta

Tom Reynolds, based in Atlanta, is the leader of the global Supply Chain Practice and advises clients in all aspects of supply chain management and… Read more

Justin Casazza

Justin Casazza

Chicago Office Leader, Minneapolis

Justin Casazza is Managing Partner of Egon Zehnder’s Chicago Office and co-leader of the firm’s Business Services Practice globally. He works across… Read more

Marwa Zohdy

Marwa Zohdy

Chicago

Based in Chicago, Marwa Joy Zohdy is an active member of Egon Zehnder’s global Health Practice. Read more

Maggie Steenland

Maggie Steenland

Dallas

Based in Dallas, Maggie Steenland is active in Egon Zehnder’s Services Practice leveraging experience in travel and transportation, media, and… Read more

Whitney Chamberlain

Whitney Chamberlain

Los Angeles

Based in Los Angeles, Whitney Chamberlain belongs to Egon Zehnder’s Services and Consumer Practices Groups. Read more

David Ain

David Ain

Toronto Office Leader, Montreal Office Leader

David Ain is the Managing Partner for Egon Zehnder in Canada and leads the firm's Private Capital Practice in the country. Read more

Jennifer Dewar Thomas

Jennifer Dewar Thomas

Toronto

Jennifer Dewar Thomas, based in Toronto, leads Egon Zehnder’s Financial Services Practice in Canada. She is an expert in CEO succession and C-suite… Read more

Valerie Spriet

Valerie Spriet

Toronto

Valerie is a leader in Egon Zehnder’s Global Leadership Advisory and Board practices.  Valerie has deep expertise in CEO succession… Read more

Drew McFeetors

Drew McFeetors

Toronto

Drew McFeetors, based in Toronto, leads Egon Zehnder’s FinTech and Technology Officer Practices in Canada. Focusing on senior executive search and… Read more

Alain Serhan

Alain Serhan

Montreal, Toronto

Alain advises public and privately held organizations on their CEO succession and Board member transitions. Leadership selection… Read more

Benoît-Carl Coulombe

Benoît-Carl Coulombe

Montreal, Toronto

Benoît-Carl Coulombe, based in Montreal, is a core member of our Global CFO Practice Group and spends much of his time recruiting CFOs and other… Read more

Jodie Zimmerman Frenkiel

Jodie Zimmerman Frenkiel

Montreal, Toronto

Jodie Zimmerman Frenkiel advises leading Canadian and global consumer, retail and healthcare companies on leadership challenges. Based in Montreal… Read more

Daniel Doria

Daniel Doria

Mexico City, Monterrey

Based in Mexico City, Daniel Doria is active in Egon Zehnder’s Health, Consumer Products, Professional Services, and Financial Services practices. Read more

Alejandro Elizondo

Alejandro Elizondo

Mexico City, Monterrey

Based in Monterrey, Alejandro Elizondo leads Egon Zehnder’s Industrial Practice in Mexico. He is also an active member of the firm’s global Financial… Read more

Richard Stark

Richard Stark

London

Richard Stark, based in London, is a trusted advisor to global companies on talent strategy and succession planning. He primarily works with public… Read more


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How can a company be reinvented successfully? Kati Schütte, Global CEO Practice Leader at Egon Zehnder, looks at this question in a case study… Read more

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Over the past 15 years, the telco industry has evolved from an infrastructure business to being a critical enabler of digital transformation. Read more

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Quite often, board succession planning consists of a member announcing to the board that he or she plans to retire next year, and the… Read more

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With Sarbanes-Oxley increasing the responsibilities shouldered by today’s directors, do some individuals have a seat on too many US boards, asks The Boston Globe? Read more

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Over the past year Egon Zehnder has conducted an extensive research project involving direct interviews with more than 25 CEOs of major airlines around… Read more

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