
Jim
Harmon
Odgers Berndtson
Büro Ottawa
Jim joined Odgers Berndtson’s Ottawa office in 1994 having previously held several management roles in the transportation sector. He was named a Partner in 1997, and Managing Partner in 2000. Jim also chairs Odgers’ Canadian Innovation Practice and serves on the firm’s National Executive Committee.
Jim specializes in recruiting executives that fundamentally impact the bottom line. He has carried out hundreds of CEO, CFO, CIO and VP-level searches for innovation sector start-ups, large private and publically-held enterprises, as well as public sector organizations.
In 2002, Jim and several other technology sector business leaders founded MindTrust, a forum exclusively for technology CEOs. Together with some of the region’s leading Chief Financial Officers, Jim organizes the CFO Breakfast, a semi-annual event that welcomes new CFOs to their roles. He serves on the Governance Committee of the Ottawa Hospital Foundation Board and is a Director of a New York-based charitable foundation. Jim is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick.
Die Globalisierung dieser auf Spitzenleistung und hohe Wertschöpfung ausgerichteten Branche verlangt nach außergewöhnlichen Führungskräften, die es verstehen, Leistungen zu differenzieren, auf Innovation zu setzen und Werte zu schaffen.
Today's Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) play a vital role in the creation of the firm's strategic plan and in articulating how technology can enable business strategies.
Im Bereich Technology und seinen nahezu unerschöpflichen Anwendungsgebieten und Märkten macht der Faktor Mensch den Unterschied: mit seiner Führungskompetenz und Richtung weisenden Erfolgen.
Globalisierung, Fusionen, vertikale Integration, Partnerschaften - alle diese Faktoren stellen immer höhere Anforderungen an die Verantwortlichen in Spitzenpositionen der Industrie.
Wie erfolgreich Spitzenunternehmen die Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts meistern, hängt entscheidend vom Topmanagement ab.