Market-leading brands combine sector specialisation and global reach, strengthening leadership and talent expertise for Norwegian, European and multinational clients
Bendik Nicolai Blindheim is an executive search generalist with 15 years’ experience recruiting leaders and improving performance in a range of industries. A former management consultant, he also has broad business expertise and the ability to guide clients through complex challenges. He partners with executives, boards and owners to assess leadership needs and develop forward-thinking strategies.
Professional Focus
- 15 years’ experience in executive search with additional background in management consulting
- C-suite, senior executive and board-level search as well as leadership assessment, succession planning, human capital strategy and culture change
- Broad industry expertise including energy, natural resources and cleantech, industrial and high tech, technology and healthcare/MedTech, and nonprofit organisations
- Clients include private equity firms, large privately held, listed and government-owned companies
- Proven expertise as an advisor on complex business undertakings such as post-merger integration and transformation
- Native Norwegian, fluent in English
Business Expertise
- Managing Partner at Norway’s leading executive search firm; prior roles as Partner and Administrative Director
- Partner and Practice Lead, Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical at one of Norway’s largest executive search firms
- Assignment Manager - Executive Search / Recruitment at a market-leading recruitment and talent advisory firm
- Project Manager and Senior Advisor at a management consulting firm
- Sales Manager at Visma, a leading Oslo-based business software firm
- Forum Manager at Microsoft
- Started career as a Researcher at a global leadership advisory and executive search firm
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Oslo Metropolitan University
- Executive Education - Leading Professional Service Firms at Harvard Business School
- Certified Olympic Coach and Business Coach, University of Agder and Olympiatoppen
- OPQ, G+, Hogan, Cut-e Certifications
Affiliations & Awards
- Board Member, Webstep, a listed software consulting company
- Board Member, LORN.TECH, tech startup
- Former European Council Member and Nomination Committee Member, AESC (Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants)
- Former Chair of the Nomination Committee for UNICEF Norway for three years
Boyden partnered with a private equity-backed leader in automated test systems to execute a Partner-led search with disciplined assessment and rapid momentum, identifying a finalist within two weeks and closing the mandate within 60 days.
Boyden partnered with a publicly traded cybersecurity firm to appoint a transformative director whose reputation and leadership experience amplify the company’s strategic ambitions and market position.
How Boyden placed a strategic SVP to drive e-mobility growth
A European family-owned business approaching generational transition recognized that its U.S. operation required more than continuity—it required growth. The challenge was to redefine leadership for a critical market while navigating family dynamics and cross-border complexity. Here’s how the right appointment helped unlock the company’s U.S. potential.
As energy markets transform, private equity is driving the transition with diversified portfolios and leaders who can master both legacy and renewable systems.
Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.
Unlocking growth potential in the data center industry requires strategic talent investment to overcome recruitment challenges and navigate complex industry dynamics, from energy efficiency to market competition
Global research shows Industry 5.0 gathering pace as European business leaders excel in leveraging digital capabilities through human ingenuity
A Business Insider piece explores how layoff announcements are evolving into AI‑era strategy statements, highlighting Boyden Partner Rick Wargo’s insights on why companies now emphasize shifting skill needs and long‑term transformation over cost‑cutting.
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