As 2022 finishes and we start to look into what 2023, we reflect on some of the top-viewed articles of the last 12 months.
Global HR Outlook Q4 2022
ChapmanCG President and COO Stefanie Cross-Wilson shares an overview of hot topics and trends within global human resources as we transition into a new year.
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Unpacking the Great Resignation
The “Great Resignation” is analysed by ChapmanCG Senior Director Anna Taylor. She looks at potential root causes and the various ways businesses might want to think about combating employee turnover.
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Is Internal Mobility the Future of Talent Retention?
ChapmanCG Director Andrea Merrigan evaluates how a thoughtful and creative internal mobility strategy can help businesses develop and retain top employees.
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The Effects of Climate Change on Talent Strategy: Exciting Work Ahead for In-Demand Talent Leaders
Senior Director Fiona Jury looks at how climate change and the need for sustainability have the potential to shape talent strategy around the world.
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It is Time for Rising Talent to Shine
HR is playing a pivotal role in shaping the future success of businesses, so it is a great time to be working in the HR profession. Senior Director Abby Walters looks at common themes key to moving up the ranks.
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Five Talent Tips for Turbulent Times
Managing Director Steve Brown considers key strategies that HR and businesses should be thinking about to be ready for more rough waters ahead in our tight labour market.
Sustainability: HR’s Next Frontier?
The case for a strong sustainability strategy has been on the business agenda for a while. ChapmanCG Senior Director Nicola Hasling investigates the opportunity for human resources practitioners to help lead the way for their organisations.
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The Great Impact of India on Global HR
India is earning growing recognition for the depth and breadth of its HR talent. ChapmanCG Director Prachi Desai and Associate Director Devijaya Nair discuss the role HR leaders have in nurturing homegrown talent and positioning India as a global HR hub.
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Stefanie Cross-Wilson
President and COO
Global ManagementStefanie Cross-Wilson is President and COO at ChapmanCG, based in Los Angeles. Along with the other members of the company’s executive team, Stefanie is responsible for the day-to-day running of ChapmanCG. She also leads complex HR searches globally for ChapmanCG’s top clients.
Before joining ChapmanCG, Stefanie was President, Recruitment & Talent Management for North America at Hudson (NASDAQ: HSON). Prior to that she lived and worked in Asia for over 20 years, most recently as Hudson’s Asia CEO.
Stefanie has worked extensively with leading multinational employers across a broad range of geographies and industries. Working closely with HR and business leadership teams, she advises on the development and implementation of best practice HR and Talent strategies.
Stefanie is originally from Chicago and a graduate of Sydney University in Australia. She is an international speaker and subject matter expert on global Human Resources and Talent Acquisition trends, and working cross-culturally.
Latest Articles by Stefanie
Global HR Outlook Q1 2024
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Global HR Outlook Q4: Trends for 2024
Global HR Update Q4 2023
Global HR Outlook Q3 2023
Global HR Update Q3 2023
Global HR Outlook Q2 2023
Global HR Update Q2 2023
Global HR Outlook Q1 2023
Global HR Update Q1 2023
Fiona Jury
Senior Director, Global Research and Market Intelligence
Consulting TeamFiona Jury
Senior Director, Global Research and Market Intelligence
Fiona Jury is the Senior Director, Global Research and Market Intelligence at ChapmanCG. She is passionate about excellence in search delivery and leads ChapmanCG’s global research and market intelligence team in identifying top-quality HR talent.
Fiona’s executive search and recruitment career spans over 20 years, working across multiple markets including Asia Pacific, the United States, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand. A search consultant at heart, Fiona understands the unique needs of clients. During her time with ChapmanCG, Fiona has delivered on CHRO, Global HR Director, Regional HR Director, Global Talent Head, Global Head of Reward and many other high impact searches.
Prior to joining ChapmanCG, Fiona held a variety of leadership and senior consulting roles at Talent2 and at Morgan & Banks/TMP. She possesses broad industry experience across pharmaceuticals, FMCG, financial services, media, professional services and IT & Telecommunications.
Fiona originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant and spent her early career with Coopers & Lybrand. She holds a Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) from Monash University in Melbourne. Outside of work, Fiona enjoys spending time with family and her three children. She enjoys all sports and is fascinated by human ingenuity and positive psychology.
Latest Articles by Fiona
Unearthing Hidden Talent Through Skills-Based Talent Practices
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Cultural Disruption: How to Build Culture in the Hybrid Workplace
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Abby Walters
Managing Director
Consulting TeamAbby is a Managing Director with ChapmanCG’s EMEA practice. She leads complex searches across the UK, Continental Europe and the Middle East, and works closely with the global team to identify senior HR leadership talent across the region.
Abby has enjoyed over 20 years working in the executive search industry, based in both London and Dubai. Prior to joining ChapmanCG, Abby worked with a major international search firm and a boutique legal search business, leading teams and advising clients on senior level executive assignments across Europe and the MEA region. She has an excellent reputation for her consultative approach.
Outside of work, Abby can be found buried in cookery books, preparing for half marathons and looking after her two young and very active daughters. She is an avid skier and is always looking for new travel opportunities. Abby holds a Bachelors Degree in Modern Languages (German and Italian) from University of Exeter.
Latest Articles by Abby
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Anna Taylor
Senior Director
Consulting TeamAnna is a Senior Director with ChapmanCG, responsible for senior HR searches in the United States. She has been with ChapmanCG since 2015 in various roles around the world.
Originally from New Zealand, Anna has over 15 years of US and international search experience. In her current position, she leads regional and global HR searches across a variety of industries and HR specializations. She is most often called upon to lead heavily nuanced VP, SVP, EVP, and CHRO searches which require a creative approach and hard-to-find HR skillsets. A super-user of ChapmanCG’s technologies, processes and methodologies, Anna acts as a mentor to the global consulting team on best search practices.
Prior to joining ChapmanCG, Anna worked for a boutique technology search firm specialized in assisting both public and private organizations scale and build an international footprint throughout Europe and the Middle East.
Anna has an MSc in Psychology from Canterbury University. She enjoys travel, yoga, and the odd half marathon in her spare time—although she can be easily convinced to postpone a training session for good wine with friends instead.
Steve Brown
Managing Director - APAC & EMEA
Global ManagementSteve has worked for over two decades in the executive search and talent industry across multiple international markets, including the UK/Europe, Australia, Singapore, the Chinese mainland, and Hong Kong. Throughout his career, he has successfully executed numerous high-profile HR searches at the Chief, EXCO, and regional levels, spanning diverse industry sectors. His true passion lies in fostering lifelong relationships with CHROs, HR Leaders, and CEOs, advocating for a skills-based approach to enable inclusive and connected workplaces.
Steve is responsible for leading our world-class consulting team across APAC and EMEA, helping companies transform and accelerate growth by identifying and placing the best commercially astute CHROs and HR leadership teams who will elevate, drive, and sometimes challenge, the people agenda. By promoting the recognition and utilisation of diverse skill sets, we can drive creativity and exceptional performance.
Steve is a member of the Executive Committee at ChapmanCG.
Expertise: Delivering searches at group, international, regional, and market level for CHROs and their direct reports across HR business partnering; HR COO; talent management; people capability; organisation development; talent acquisition; total rewards; people analytics; diversity and inclusion; well-being; and ESG.
Latest Articles by Steve
HR Trends in Hong Kong 2024
Fear vs. Reality
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Nicola Hasling
Senior Director
Consulting TeamNicola Hasling is a Senior Director with ChapmanCG and is based in Northern Virginia, in the United States. She is responsible for senior level HR searches across all disciplines of HR in the energy, industrial, pharmaceutical, financial and professional services, and consumer goods sectors for major blue chip and private equity backed organizations.
Prior to joining ChapmanCG, Nicola was with Heidrick & Struggles International where she was a core member of the firm’s CHRO, CEO and Board of Directors, Private Equity, and Energy and Natural Resources practices. Originally from the United Kingdom, Nicola has over 20 years of experience in executive search, primarily in the US and has also conducted international searches in Europe and Asia. In her earlier career, Nicola worked in human resources management roles, corporate sales and for the diplomatic service in London and Prague.
She holds an MBA from Henley Management College, England. After spending time in Houston, Texas, she is now located close to Washington, D.C., which allows her the opportunity to spend time with her horse and compete in eventing and continue to try to improve her tennis skills.
Latest Articles by Nicola
Embracing the Opportunities of Generational Diversity in the Workplace
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Andrea Merrigan
Senior Director
Consulting TeamAndrea Merrigan is a Senior Director with ChapmanCG based in Hamburg, Germany. She is part of our EMEA team and delivers regional and global searches for major clients across different industries and HR specialisations. Prior to her current position, Andrea worked for ChapmanCG in Singapore.
Before joining ChapmanCG, Andrea was an HR recruitment specialist with Profile Search & Selection in Singapore and a Talent & OD Professional in both consulting and in-house.
Andrea is originally from the Republic of Ireland and has spent over fifteen years living and studying in different parts of the world, including New York, Hawai’i, China, Japan, UK and Singapore. Outside of work, Andrea loves to travel, dance and spend time with her family.
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Devijaya Nair
Director
Consulting TeamDevijaya (DJ) Nair is a Director with ChapmanCG based in Hong Kong. She partners with CHROs across industries to identify and successfully hire top-HR talent pan-Asia, with a specific focus on the Hong Kong, Southeast and South Asia markets. Prior to joining ChapmanCG, Devijaya specialised in HR business partnering and talent acquisition within the private banking, general insurance and retail sectors in Mumbai, India.
Born and raised in Mumbai, India; Devijaya relocated to Hong Kong in 2018 with her husband and son. She has a Postgraduate in Human Resource Management and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management with honours in Marketing from Mumbai University. Outside of work, Devijaya enjoys travelling, exploring different cuisines and performing Bollywood & Folk dance. She is trained in an Indian Classical Dance form called Bharatanatyam.
Prachi Desai
Senior Director
Consulting TeamPrachi Desai is a Senior Director at ChapmanCG based in India. As part of the Asia Pacific team, Prachi provides best-in-class HR leadership talent for organisations in India and Southeast Asia. With a decade of search experience, Prachi works closely with CEOs and CHROs to help build their HR leadership teams across strategic generalist and specialist roles in multinationals and Indian organisations.
With an MBA in Human Resources, Prachi started her recruitment career as a Talent Acquisition Manager at an Indian Insurance company in Mumbai. For two years, she was responsible for mid- to senior-level recruitment across all functions. She then relocated to Japan and worked as a Principal Consultant based in Tokyo for over six years, specialising in senior talent across FMCG, retail and hospitality, before returning to India.
Prachi enjoys spending time with her daughter, exploring different cuisines, reading fiction, and travelling.
Latest Articles by Prachi