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Kraft Heinz Split: What Happens Now?
Chantal Hevey
Partner, Canada
Partner and founding member of Boyden Montreal, Chantal Hevey is an industry expert, actively involved in firm-wide best practice and business development initiatives. Chantal has established a reputation for exceptional quality of search strategy and execution on senior executive and board assignments, as well as C-suite succession, in a variety of industries, with a special emphasis on technology and life sciences.
Professional Focus
- Technology and life science industry expert; played a key role in building the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practices
- Successful track record of placing executives and professionals across all industries, geographies and functional areas of expertise.
- Successful track record of numerous high profile Board of Directors assignments. Experience working with local, provincial and national boards and selection committees.
- Fluent in French, English and Italian; good working knowledge of Spanish and German
Business Expertise
- Prior experience with several other leading global executive search firms bringing new perspective
- Experience creating and managing the right tools and programs for giving employees the tools and training to become their best personal and professional selves.
- Previously worked in project management and organizational development at major companies including Molson, Deloitte, and Softimage
Additional Expertise
- Industrial
- Financial Services
- Human Resources
Areas of Expertise
Affiliations & Awards
- Board Director, Crohn and Colitis Canada
Case Studies
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A Stalled Search. A Fresh Look at Japan’s R&D Leadership Market.
After a six-month search by another firm remained unresolved, Boyden applied deep pharmaceutical expertise and fresh market intelligence to appoint a Head of R&D Japan in one month.
Preparing for the Next Growth Cycle: Leadership for a PE-Backed Consumer Business
How Boyden brought experienced FMCG leadership to a PE-backed consumer products business preparing to scale in France.
Protecting Growth: Building Commercial Leadership Across Southern Europe
How Boyden helped a €200 million hearing protection company appoint a Country Manager to drive growth across France, Spain, Italy, and Greece.
Thought Leadership
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Articles & Papers
How to Lead Healthcare Transformation Without Disrupting Care Delivery
Healthcare transformation demands more than change. It requires leaders who can sequence change, protect patient care, and align boards.
Articles & Papers
PE/VC Trends Report: Technology Edition
Articles & Papers
Inside the C-Suite: What Three Conversations Reveal About Food & Beverage's Next Chapter
Drawing on conversations with Cees Talma of Welch's, Steve Goodyear of Summit Hill Foods, and Chris Gregg of NuTrail, this article explores how changing consumer preferences, increased retailer influence, digital commerce, and the need for greater agility are reshaping leadership priorities across the food and beverage industry.
Articles & Papers
Recruiting Centralized Leadership for a Diversified Family Conglomerate
As a family conglomerate grew in scale and complexity, its decentralized structure began to limit alignment. A generational transition created the opportunity to rethink leadership at the group level. Here’s how introducing centralized leadership brought clarity, coordination, and stronger governance.
Media
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Board Journey 360 Fireside Series featuring President & CEO of IRICoR, Nadine Beauger
Video
Executive Search Insights: How CPG & Retail Companies Find the Right Leaders
Podcast
O que define os líderes do futuro? | Silvio Stagni, CEO da Allied Brasil — Boyden Insights #1
Podcast
Inside CEO Leadership with Boyden’s Roger T. Duguay | Founder Wisdom Podcast
Podcast
News & Events
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In the Media
Big Food splits: Smart move or strategic misstep?
An overview of recent Big Food splits, including Unilever and Kraft Heinz, exploring whether demergers are strategic growth opportunities or risky moves amid investor skepticism and operational challenges.
In the Media
Unilever joins Big Food shake-up
Unilever’s potential exit from its Foods division could reshape Big Food, triggering supply‑chain shifts, leadership changes, and major competitive realignment.
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