AESC Executive Research Forum London 2018

Paul Benson focuses on construction and infrastructure clients, with particular emphasis on the growing U.K. and international construction and support service sectors. Within this market, he has undertaken a wide range of searches, which have included all levels of functional, technical, and financial appointments, including chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, project management, and project financing roles. Prior to joining the firm, Paul was managing partner of the U.K. industrial practice of another leading search firm. Previously, Paul worked at Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen, where he was a cross-industry auditor before joining their energy & utilities group as industry development manager. During this time, he worked between London and Houston and managed the global energy & utilities knowledge management, marketing, PR, business development, and account management teams in the U.K., European, and global energy practices. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Manchester, specializing in organizational and social psychology.

Kelsey Froehlich is a Partner in the London office. She specializes in investigations related to due diligence and cross-border asset-tracing, and in complex civil litigation matters and commercial disputes. A Certified Fraud Examiner, Kelsey conducts investigations on matters around the world for international law firms, executive search firms, corporations, and not-for-profit institutions. Kelsey’s recent work has included: investigating allegations of negligence and fraud at a government security contractor; getting behind an infringing website run by shell companies in Eastern Europe; uncovering efforts by a Chinese company to hide assets related to counterfeit products; investigating self-dealing by executives at large financial firms in Europe and the U.S.; and performing background investigations on executives and potential business partners and litigation opponents. Prior to joining the Mintz Group, Kelsey worked as a research consultant for Deloitte & Touche and the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion in London, where she did econometric and qualitative research in infrastructure procurement, employment policy, and economic development. Kelsey has a M.P.A. in public and economic policy from the London School of Economics and a B.A. cum laude in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley.

Vera Klaus is one of the founders and owners of Phoenix Executive based in Belgium. Vera speaks five languages, has lived in seven countries, and has a truly international mindset. She uses this in her daily working life for cross-border searches and to attract candidates for the executive search industry across the globe. Phoenix Executive is a SPEAKERS
global recruitment research and search company. Their 50+ years combined experience and expertise gives them a unique strength to bridge continents and find the right candidates. Phoenix Executive provides a complete search service, including the creation of talent pools and competitive analysis.

Hayley is a prominent keynote speaker and consultant to a number of FTSE100 Boards. She is a subject matter expert on Diversity and Inclusion, Unconscious Bias and Inclusive Leadership in the corporate setting. Recent commissions have included designing an Inclusive Leadership Programme for the 600 top leaders globally at T-Mobile/Deutsche Telekom and designing an ‘Embracing Difference’ culture change programme for BAE Systems. She offers highly practical insights in to how we can all start to identify and reduce the impact of our unconscious bias.