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Christine Hayward is the Executive Director for IIC Partners, one of the world’s largest executive search...

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Christine Hayward is the Executive Director for IIC Partners, one of the world’s largest executive search organizations. In her role, Christine leads the strategic direction, execution and development of programs to build relationships between offices, create beneficial partnerships and grow the organization. Reporting to the Board of Directors, Christine manages the global operational activities of IIC Partners, ensuring the highest level of service is provided to each office in order to help them strengthen their businesses. In addition, Christine facilitates the sharing of best practices to enhance knowledge and expertise of the executive search process. In her previous position, Christine was the Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets for the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC). She was responsible for managing the interests of AESC members throughout these regions, as well as creating and delivering programs to increase the understanding of retained executive search by the wider business community. She also served as Managing Director of the AESC's Campus program, providing professional training and education to executive search professionals worldwide. Previously, Christine was an analyst at Accenture in Australia within the Financial Services practice. Christine has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England, a Certificate in International Business Practices from Cambridge University and a Global Affairs Certificate from New York University.

Melanie Cooper is IIC Partners’ Head of Finance, Legal & Administration, based in London. Melanie gives IIC Partners...

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Melanie Cooper is IIC Partners’ Head of Finance, Legal & Administration, based in London. Melanie gives IIC Partners a wealth of experience in financial management along with office and operations management. Her credentials include gaining Association of Accounting Technicians and a Post Graduate Certificate and Diploma both in Management. Melanie worked in finance for 8 years within the Public Sector, and then continued to develop her skills in a number of sectors including financial for Ernst & Young, and more recently a multi-billion pound American Bond Insurer. She then started her own company and has worked with smaller companies reviewing and redesigning their internal systems to improve efficiency. Her responsibilities with IIC Partners include the financial management and control of IIC Partners, Legal and Compliance, Board secretarial duties, and events planning.