Life Sciences is a competitive and global market. The best CSOs, CMOs and CFOs can pick and chose. Finding top talent is always a challenge and convincing them to join your firm takes skill. Retaining the best people is another conversation altogether.

Marie-Hélène De Coster of Heidrick & Struggles will talk to us about how to navigate the talent pool in Europe and the US, shed  light on what the best candidates are looking for, how to create a diverse team and what makes people want to stay in their job. Interestingly, the answer is not simply to throw money at the problem.

Marie-Hélène is Partner and runs Heidrick & Struggles in the Benelux region from Brussels. She focuses on CEO, C-suite and Board assignments in the Global Life Sciences and Healthcare sector. She additionally advises clients on Board assignments including evaluations across industries.

Marie-Hélène has 20 years of experience in Executive Search. She previously served as a Heidrick & Struggles partner in Brussels from 2006 to 2012 and returned in 2016. Prior to returning to the firm, she was a Managing Director at an executive search firm operating at Board, CEO, and C-suite levels and leading the Global Medical Device practice.

Before her search career, Marie-Hélène worked for Dow Chemical for 14 years where she acquired a thorough understanding of global marketing and sales and asset management. She also led complex supply chain projects in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa involving major manufacturing units across the regions.