Press Release
Strategic Leadership Appointment at Boyden Germany: Peter Sothmann Named Managing Partner, Strengthening the Firm’s Consumer and Retail Focus
Gary Pikul
Chief Technology Officer, Boyden Corporation
Gary Pikul is a seasoned executive who has held senior leadership roles within global organizations. He provides the vision and direction to strengthen Boyden’s ability to respond with agility to the changing needs of clients and teams worldwide. His expertise in orchestrating business transformation and ability to engage with stakeholders further enable him to optimize opportunities and outcomes.
Professional Focus
- Nearly 30 years’ experience as a business leader and executive within global organizations
- Broad range of high-level business expertise in transformation and change management, operational excellence, executive decision support, corporate governance, risk management and due diligence
- Strong analytical skills and expertise in organizational and process planning and redesign; M&A, divestitures and outsourcing; requirements validation; service and product roadmap development; partner management; project leadership and management; supply chain and vendor management
- Proven command of management strategies and methodologies such as lean, agile, and continuous improvement
- Deep functional expertise in IT and finance, including accounting and reporting; infrastructure, application and end user services; IT architecture, engineering and operations
- Industry expertise in professional services, technology and energy
Business Expertise
- Senior Director, IT Mergers & Acquisitions at Cognizant Technology Solutions, a multinational IT services and consulting firm
- Senior Director at DXC Technology, a multinational IT services and consulting firm
- Senior Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise; promoted from Senior Manager and Director at Hewlett Packard Company
- Executive Recruiter at a retained executive recruiting and advisory services firm focused on the energy sector
- Finance Manager, SOPUS and MOTIVA Manufacturing at Shell Oil Company; earlier role as Global Supply Chain Controller, Pennzoil-Quaker State
- Senior Finance Manager - Global Financial Design at Compaq; earlier roles included Business Planning Manager - Worldwide Demand Planning and Execution, and Financial Analyst - Latin America Headquarters Financial Planning
- Senior Accounting Analyst - Financial Planning, Analysis and International Accounting at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
- Treasury Analyst at The Methodist Hospital System
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), State of Texas
- High Potential Leadership Certification, NYU Stern School of Business
- Lean Executive Belt, McKinsey & Company
Case Studies
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Working Together for Success: COO Recruitment through Executive Search and Interim Management in Mechanical Engineering.
A medium-sized mechanical engineering company took advantage of the close cooperation between executive search and interim management to quickly fill a critical COO position while simultaneously transforming its production processes in a sustainable manner.
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.
Returning to Growth: CEO Leadership for a PE-Backed Technology Business
How Boyden appointed a CEO to reset the growth strategy, strengthen leadership, and rebuild confidence in a PE-backed digital transformation business.
Thought Leadership
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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.
Newsletter
The CFO Leadership Lens
Expert insights directly from Boyden’s Financial Officers Practice
Q3 2026 Edition
Articles & Papers
Professional services firms have a leadership problem they won't name
Professional services firms face a growing leadership challenge as hybrid working, AI and changing career expectations expose outdated models of leadership development. Discover why technical expertise alone is no longer enough.
Blog
The Criticality of Humanization in Leadership Teams
When leaders take the time to know one another as people, they create the trust, empathy, and psychological safety needed for stronger collaboration and better results.
Media
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Gary Pikul, CTO of Boyden, joins as a guest of the Disruptive Innovators Podcast
Podcast
From the Top with Chad Hesters: Why AI Metrics Are Misleading Leaders Every Day with Elaine Barsoom
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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Press Release
Dynacor Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Boyden is pleased to share the appointment news of Jonathan Hill, a recruitment led by Roxanne Bernier
Event
Boyden's Nessrine Salah Joins Speaker Line Up at Women Shaping Wealth Summit
Powered by Women Spark x Playbook in Riyadh, a two-day event bringing together women leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and experts for conversations spanning capital, wellbeing and leadership.
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