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Why Emotional Intelligence will be the key to augmented leadership success in an AI-driven world
Mark Soden
Managing Partner, United Kingdom
Mark Soden is an executive search specialist with over 20 years’ experience in technology, digital and telecoms. Known for his expertise in building C-level and board leadership teams, he works with UK-based and global companies undergoing digital transformation. Mark’s extensive network and targeted executive search strategies help companies identify leaders who drive innovation and growth in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Professional Focus
- Over 20 years’ experience in executive search across the UK and Europe including key emerging markets
- Extensive experience recruiting for private, publicly listed and private equity-owned firms within the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sector
- Senior management and board appointments: CEO, COO, CFO, CPO, CCO, CIO, CTO, CDO and other C-level roles, as well as managing directors, SVPs, general managers and general counsel
- Experience with non-executive director and chairman appointments for both publicly listed and privately owned companies
- Expertise in organizational change management, transformation, team-building, board assessment and recruiting
Business Expertise
- Managing Director, Technology and Digital practice of a UK publicly listed human capital consulting firm
- Regional Managing Director, Western Europe with an executive search and human capital consulting firm; focused on TMT sector in emerging markets
- Consultant within the TMT practice of a pan-European executive search firm
Additional Expertise
- Board Services
- Cloud, Big Data, Analytics/Business Intelligence
- Software and Applications (mobile, SaaS, messaging)
- IT Services and Outsourcing
- Communications, Media and Entertainment
- Gaming
- Semi-Conductor, Devices and Consumer Electronics
- Fintech, Payments and Transactions
- Healthcare Technology
- Internet of Things
- Digital
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
Case Studies
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Accelerating Growth: Building Market Leadership in Southeast Asia
Discover how Boyden recruited a top-tier Country General Manager to lead Southeast Asia expansion and strategic M&A for a global food safety solutions provider, driving rapid growth and market leadership in the region.
From Innovation to Execution: Leadership in Power Semiconductor Development
How Boyden placed a strategic SVP to drive e-mobility growth
Cybersecurity Excellence: Strengthening Trust and Digital Resilience
A Caribbean financial and mortgage bank partnered with Boyden to recruit a strategic Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), enhancing cybersecurity governance and supporting digital transformation across the organization.
Thought Leadership
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Boyden Report Series
Fintech: The democratising effect of digital money
Financial Services Trends Report: A snapshot of fintech-led innovation, connectivity and transformation in financial services, with expert insights on talent and leadership.
Articles & Papers
FinTech Trends Report: Edition 1
Perspectives from Boyden’s FinTech Experts
Boyden Executive Survey
North America Regional Analysis: Exploring adaptivity through strategy and talent
Today’s complex landscape demands adaptive, empathetic leaders, who accelerate decision-making to navigate opportunity and mitigate risk.
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.
News & Events
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Event
Women on Boards: Meet The Headhunters, Featuring Boyden’s Mark Soden
This event provides an opportunity for women leaders to connect with executive search professionals and gain insight into what non-executive recruiters are looking for in a board candidate.
In the Media
Navigating Multi-Generational Leadership Transitions and Rethinking Succession Planning in the Modern Workplace
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