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Why the CFO mindset can clash with CEO demands
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
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Certification in senior executive interviewing
- Certification in competency-based interviewing
Case Studies
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Driving Liquidity Strategy Leadership for a Transforming Private Credit Platform
Boyden partners with a leading private credit asset manager to appoint a Director of Fund Liquidity to support complex global fund structures and evolving investor demands.
Building Institutional Investment Operations Leadership for a Mission-Driven Family Office
Boyden partnered with a leading family office and its affiliated foundation to appoint a Head of Institutional Investment Operations capable of designing and implementing a scalable operational platform to support a growing investment portfolio and long-term philanthropic objectives.
From Innovation to Execution: Leadership in Power Semiconductor Development
How Boyden placed a strategic SVP to drive e-mobility growth
Thought Leadership
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Boyden Report Series
What’s Next for Industry? AI, Transformation, and the Talent Imperative
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.
Articles & Papers
A Regional CEO Search to Realise U.S. Market Potential for a European Family-Owned Business
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.
Articles & Papers
MedTech Leadership Succession & Next-Gen Executive Strategy
Discover why MedTech leadership succession is a strategic imperative—and how these companies can build strong, future-ready executive pipelines.
Articles & Papers
A Third Generation Charts a New Course
A third-generation family business found itself navigating sudden global disruption with limited internal capability to manage a complex reshoring effort. The solution was not more control, but the confidence to bring in the right external expertise. This is how the family safeguarded its legacy by acting decisively—and differently.
News & Events
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CFO-to-CEO pipeline will likely taper on economic upswing: Boyden
CFO‑to‑CEO promotions recently hit their highest level in a decade, but Boyden’s Craig Stevens explains why this pipeline may narrow as economic conditions improve and leadership needs shift.
In the Media
In major shift, more family offices are shifting to fractional hiring, modular staffing
Family offices are shifting toward fractional hiring, modular staffing, and specialized advisory roles as they navigate rising costs, next‑gen transitions, and new technological demands. This article explores the evolving talent landscape — including insights from Boyden Partner Bill Flannery on the growing importance of centralized digital coordination within family offices.
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