Global Boyden CEO Chad Hesters explains why leadership success in the past no longer guarantees the future, highlighting adaptability, AI fluency, curiosity, and humility as essential traits for today’s executives.
Nicolás Luchi has worked with organizations to evaluate and recruit leadership talent for over 10 years. He started his career in psychological assessments and is adept in determining a candidate's suitability in terms of skill set, disposition and performance potential. In doing so he takes a long view, helping to ensure that his clients are equipped for a trajectory of growth and stability.
Professional Focus
- More than 10 years’ experience in recruitment and leadership consulting
- Industry expertise in consumer & retail, financial services, legal, industrial & agroindustry, technology
- Highly skilled in candidate sourcing, relationship building, process and pipeline management
- Specialization in psychological assessment, with particular focus on long-term performance indicators and technical skills
- Native Spanish, fluent in English
Business Expertise
- Recruiter at a U.S.-based global recruitment and consulting firm
- Senior Recruiter Lead at a boutique executive search firm with offices in Argentina and Spain
- Senior Recruiter at a global recruitment firm specializing in technology
- Assistant Professor at Torcuato Di Tella University; lectured on leadership challenges
- Evaluator and Supervisor at an international leadership consulting firm specializing in psychotechnical evaluation
Sector Expertise
- Consumer & Retail
- Financial Services
- Legal
- Industrial & Agroindustry
- Technology
Education & Certifications
- Executive MBA from Instituto de Altos Estudios Empresariales (IAE Business School) Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Universidad del Salvador (USAL)
- Certifications in Talent Management and Team Leadership, University of Michigan
- Certification in Rorschach Psychodiagnosis, Argentine School of Rorschach Psychodiagnosis
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