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Board Practice

In today’s global business environment, companies are seeking growth opportunities in emerging markets, corporate governance issues have resulted in more regulations, shareholder activism is on the rise, and enterprise risk management has never been more important. Amid these challenges and risks, there is an increased focus on the responsibilities – and liability – of board directors.

Based on the range of skills and experiences required, identifying the right mix of directors for your company, or assessing the effectiveness of your current board, can seem like a complex and overwhelming challenge.

Building upon the strength of our global network of search partners, our expertise with cross-border searches, and our access to a global talent bank of influential executives, the InterSearch Board Practice provides clients with such top-level services as:

  • Board search (non-executive director and chairman search)
  • Board effectiveness advisory
  • Board evaluations
  • Corporate governance advisory services (1 tier, 2 tier, NGOs, etc.)

We serve as trusted partners to clients both public and private of all sizes across a wide range of industries.

Banking & Financial Services Practice Group Leader

Photo of Samantha RobinsonSamantha Robinson
IWW Board Member & Managing Director, InterSearch Middle East

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  S.Robinson

20 years combined executive search and in-house recruitment experience across Europe, Middle East, Africa & APAC within financial services. Her career with InterSearch commenced in 1996 in Australia, and continues today in the Middle East.

She personally executes executive search assignments in the Banking & Finance sector and has been the InterSearch Worldwide Industry Group Leader since 2013, which is responsible for proactively developing cross border relationships across the InterSearch Worldwide network of almost 90 offices in over 40 countries.

InterSearch offers a depth of experience partnering with a variety of clients across the full spectrum of senior-to-mid level executives in Retail, Wholesale Banking, Payments; as well as for Investment Banks, Private Equity Firms and Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Samantha has previously worked internally with the HR teams of Merrill Lynch & BP International in London UK, as well as Standard Chartered Bank in Dubai, UAE. She holds a Bachelor of Science, major in Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia.