Mimma Silvennoinen

Managing Partner

Mimma is the founder and Managing Partner of IMS Talent. Since 1986 she has successfully executed hundreds of senior level search assignments for major industries and functions. Throughout her career Mimma has lectured in talent recruitment for senior roles and about career planning.

Mimma has always been an active professional networker. She is the co-founder of Board Professionals and has acted as its President for several years. She is also a board member of the Association of Finnish Executive Search firms.

mimma.silvennoinen@imstalent.com
p. +358 9 694 0044

Markku Hugg

Senior Consultant

Markku has nearly 20 years of experience in management positions and recruiting executives and key professionals. Markku is former military officer (Captain, ret) and MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics. As an officer he trained future leaders of the Reserve Officer School and the National Defence University.

In business life, he has worked in several sales and management positions from small and medium-sized enterprises to listed companies. Personal selling and sales management Markku has characterized as his passion.

markku.hugg@imstalent.com
+358 400 258 410

Hannele Salminen

Partner

Hannele has a broad international experience in global Human Resource Management. Prior to joining IMS Talent she served as VP, Human Resources in a globally operating, listed industrial company. In that capacity she recruited management team members in several countries. Earlier in her career she has also worked in the ICT sector.

At IMS Talent Hannele specializes in consulting and advising clients in Executive and other key professional recruitments as well as management audits and board evaluation processes.

Hannele’s strengths in executive search are her international contact network, versatile professional background and long-term experience in recruitment and resource assessment.

hannele.salminen@imstalent.com
p. +358 9 694 0044

Marja Paavilainen

Partner

Marja has worked in executive search for nearly 15 years. At IMS Talent she leads the Market & Candidate Research operations. Additionally, she works in close co-operation with IMS Talent’s global search partner, IMD Search Group, participating in demanding international search assignments.

Previously Marja has held senior sales and marketing positions, in both Finnish and international companies.

marja.paavilainen@imstalent.com
p. +358 9 694 0044

EXECUTIVE SEARCH

IMS Talent Executive Search is specialised in seeking out talent for senior roles. With targeted executive search we identify qualified candidates possessing the right background for given positions and approach the candidates personally and discreetly.

Desired candidates are not necessarily looking for open positions. They have to be found and identified, their interest awakened for the open position.

Our methodology is based on proven, well-established five-stage process in every search assignment. The process is designed to identify the best available candidates, evaluate them, and present a short list of the recommended candidates within an agreed time scale.

We are committed to every search process – from the agreed time plan to successful placements.

GLOBAL CAPABILITY

GLOBAL REACH – LOCAL KNOWLEDGE – INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

To serve the needs of our multi-national clients, IMS Talent is a partner firm in the IMD International Search Group. Founded in 1972, IMD International Search Group is a Top-20 global search organization with offices in major markets and business centers throughout the world, providing instant access to a world-class executive talent pool serving the global economy.

Operating through a matrix structure and organized by geographic and industry specialization, IMD International Search Group is ideally equipped to satisfy the talent acquisition requirements of those organizations seeking to acquire and retain high impact executives.

Our IMD executive search professionals, many of whom held senior positions in the industry sectors they now serve, conduct more than 2,000 senior-level searches for clients worldwide each year.

COMMITMENT TO QUALITY…SPEED OF EXECUTION…TRANSPARENCY OF PROCESS

MANAGEMENT AUDITS

Auditing services are used for developing organisational practices and leadership, as well as for strengthening the competences and commitment of key resources in different change or developmental situations.

Concrete Information about Executive & Organisational Development Needs

By evaluating organization and its leadership, the executive level gets a general view of the organisation’s development needs, and the competences and commitment of its key resources.
When conducted by experienced HR professionals, audits yield in important information about management culture and key resource potential, as well as managerial development needs. We provide a concrete, action- based proposal with our report.

BOARD EVALUATIONS

The objective for board evaluations is to support the Chairman of the Board and the Nomination Committee to evaluate the effectiveness of board operations, its members’ competencies and potential areas of development.

In addition to board self-evaluations, it is also recommended that an external assessment is done by a professional. IMS Talent Partner, Hannele Salminen, has experience in board evaluations for several listed companies.

Please contact Hannele Salminen for more information:
tel +358 9 694 0044 or hannele.salminen@imstalent.com