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Francisca López Sánchez has over 20 years of experience in executive search. She leads searches across a wide range of sectors, from mining and infrastructure to education and healthcare. This extensive background, along with exceptional skill in client relations, competency-based interviews, and research, enables her to understand diverse leadership needs and deliver specialized talent solutions.
Professional Focus
- More than 20 years of experience leading specialized executive search teams
- Specializes in senior leadership search across sectors, including mining, education, healthcare, infrastructure, energy, consumer goods, and public services
- Extensive background in competency-based executive interviews, industry research, compensation analysis and negotiation, and relationship building and management
- Native Spanish; proficient in technical English
Business Expertise
- Partner and Head of Selection (15-year tenure) at a boutique executive search and human resource management firm
- Consultant and Head of Research at an executive search and management consulting firm; responsible for opening and operating new offices across Chile; promoted from Researcher
- Researcher at a leading global executive search and leadership consulting firm
Additional Expertise
- Mining
- Education
- Healthcare
- Infrastructure
- Energy
- Consumer Goods
- Public Services
Education & Certifications
- Certification in senior executive interviewing
- Certification in competency-based interviewing
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“I bring people into taking decisions with me so they feel part of the process; if it works it was their suggestion or decision, so we are winning together or losing together”
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