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Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder is a global organisational consulting and leadership advisory firm helping organisations unlock their full leadership potential.

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Business Description

Egon Zehnder is an organisational consulting and leadership advisory firm with more than 600 consultants across 71 offices in 37 countries.

The firm focuses on human centric solutions, working with clients to understand leadership challenges and unlock organisational potential. It combines collective knowledge and industry experience to provide advice, build long term relationships and create value for clients globally.

Best for: Large organisations seeking global leadership advisory and executive search expertise.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Executive Search and Headhunting

Egon Zehnder provides Executive Search and Headhunting services globally, with 600+ consultants across 71 offices in 37 countries. They specialise in identifying, assessing and placing senior executives and C-suite leaders, with particular depth in CEO succession and board-level placements.

  • Global search capabilities across 37 countries with established market expertise and senior leadership networks.
  • Specialises in C-suite executive assessment and recruitment, with focus on CEO and board-level placements to ensure organisational leadership continuity.
  • Offers accelerated executive onboarding support to integrate new leaders rapidly, with evidence-based approaches reducing time-to-effectiveness.

Best for: Boards and large enterprises seeking senior executive talent, organisations planning CEO succession or board refreshes, and global companies requiring executive search with strategic leadership advisory.

Change Management

CEO Board Leadership Succession

Egon Zehnder provides CEO Board Leadership Succession advisory, guiding boards and incumbent leaders through structured, transparent transitions at the executive and C-suite level.

  • Specializes in CEO succession planning and board consulting, with emphasis on transparent evaluation processes that minimise leadership pipeline risk.
  • Offers strategic guidance on developing internal leadership candidates and evaluating external options to identify the best-fit successor.
  • Emphasizes structured executive onboarding and rapid integration to accelerate impact and cultural alignment for incoming leaders.

Best for: Boards planning CEO or senior executive succession, organisations concerned about leadership continuity risks, and enterprises seeking external advisory on C-suite stability and transitions.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • External Territories such as Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, and the Cocos Islands (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • New South Wales (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW, 2000
  • Tasmania (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • Victoria (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally
  • Western Australia (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally

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