Month: November 2017

JFP supports an employee with her Master’s thesis

29.11.2017

Krista Allinen, Research Assistant, joined JFP in September 2017. Krista is doing her Master’s degree at Hanken School of Economics and is at the moment working on her Master’s thesis, supported by JFP.

“Together we wanted to find a subject that could be useful for us and other actors in the executive search field”, says Risto Wahlroos, Managing Partner at JFP. The field has changed due to socioeconomic challenges in the past, and now the field has been challenged by technological advances, like the Internet and social media. There has been discussions about the executive search field and its situation in the changing recruitment dynamics.

The thesis discussed how social media affects recruitment, and specifically executive search. Some say that the executive search field should have collapsed years ago. However, according to a report made by AESC the field has still shown growth in the past years.

Krista will interview HR Directors from Finnish companies within different industries. The thesis will be posted on our website during Spring 2018.

 

 

New Senior Partner Markku Leskinen

31.12.2024

JFP Executive Search is pleased to announce the addition of a new Senior Partner Markku Leskinen to our team from 2.1.2025 onwards. Markku is an experienced leader with over 25 years of expertise in managing people, teams, and businesses in demanding roles across various industries. He has held leadership positions in both domestic and international companies leading B2C and B2B operations. Markku has extensive experience in sales, marketing, and business development, particularly in High-Tech, manufacturing, import, export, as well as in direct, wholesale, and retail trade, and the service sector.

Managing Partner Jouko Pitkänen: “We warmly welcome Markku to our team! His experience in the executive search industry, both in Finland and the US, will strengthen our team and JFP’s position in the global market. We recognize Markku as an excellent fit to JFP’s culture – quality at the heart of business!”

At JFP Executive Search, Markku works on Executive Search and Leadership Advisory projects, bringing his expertise to support organizational success. His mission is to find the right people for the right positions, thereby helping organizations and teams achieve their goals.

Markku Leskinen: “JFP Executive Search combines three key factors that are important to me: the Consultants’ strong business background, a skilled and very well-resourced Research department, and the fact that the company is employee-owned. These factors bring significant benefits to clients, which translate into successful and smoothly executed projects.”