Francesco Buquicchio Named Next CEO of Egon Zehnder
20 Mayo 2024 - 8:51AM
Business Wire
Egon Zehnder, the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm,
today announced Francesco Buquicchio as its next CEO. Buquicchio
succeeds Edilson Camara, following a strategic leadership
transition and succession planning process.
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Francesco Buquicchio, CEO of Egon Zehnder
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Camara, who will have served the maximum of two terms in the
position, will step down from his role effective October 31, 2024.
During his tenure, Camara has overseen significant growth and
expansion, opening Egon Zehnder offices in new regions and
developing enhanced advisory services, as well as leading the firm
through the Covid-19 pandemic and investing in internal IT
infrastructure enhancements.
Incoming CEO, Buquicchio, is based in Milan and currently leads
the firm’s global Leadership Advisory Services practice, a
strategic focus for the firm. Previously, he held the role of
Country Leader in Italy and served on the firm’s Executive
Committee for six years. Prior to joining Egon Zehnder in 2007,
Buquicchio worked for BT Italy, McKinsey & Company, TLcom
Capital Partners, and Excite.com in roles based in Rome, London,
and California.
Reflecting on his appointment, Buquicchio stated, “As we
celebrate our 60th anniversary this year, I am honored and humbled
to be a part of this remarkable Firm’s history. I look forward to
writing our future chapters with our extraordinary and vibrant
team, spanning many regions and world views, united by our
purpose—leadership for a better world.”
The process to appoint the CEO was led by Chair Michael Ensser
with the support of the Board and an Advisory Committee. It also
included input from the entire partnership. “We thank Ed for his
leadership over these past six years—he laid a strong foundation
that enabled the firm to accelerate its growth. We are pleased to
share that he will continue with the firm, returning to client
work,” Ensser said. “As we begin our seventh decade, Francesco will
leverage our expertise in discovering leaders, developing
leadership, unlocking transformations, shaping successions and
advancing governance to craft more distinct client and candidate
experiences, prioritizing innovation, sustainability and long-term
value creation.”
Buquicchio will be the seventh person to serve as CEO in Egon
Zehnder’s 60-year history and formally assumes his role on November
1, 2024.
About Egon Zehnder
Egon Zehnder is the world’s preeminent leadership advisory firm,
inspiring leaders to navigate complex questions with human answers.
We help organizations get to the heart of their leadership
challenges and offer honest feedback and insights to help leaders
realize their true being and purpose.
We are built on a foundation that supports partnership in the
truest sense of the word and aligns our interests with the
interests of our clients. Our 600 consultants across 64 offices and
36 countries are former industry and functional leaders who
collaborate seamlessly across geographies, industries and functions
to deliver the full power of the Firm to every client, every
time.
We partner closely with public and private corporations,
family-owned enterprises, and non-profit and government agencies to
provide executive search, leadership solutions, CEO search and
succession, board advisory, and diversity, equity &
inclusion.
Our services include discovering leaders, developing leadership,
advancing governance, shaping successions, and unlocking
transformations. We partner with Mobius Executive Leadership to
offer highly experiential, personalized and transformational
programs for senior leaders.
We believe that together we can transform people, organizations
and the world through leadership.
For more information, visit www.egonzehnder.com and follow us on
LinkedIn and X (former Twitter).
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