Diversity is a strategic success factor
As of October 1, 2016, the new owners and managing directors of GetDiversity GmbH are the experienced entrepreneurs and board members Esther-Mirjam de Boer and Carla Jane Kaufmann.
New leadership team and service expansion at GetDiversity, the Swiss placement agency for mixed strategic boards.
The two founders Dr. Barbara Rigassi and Dr. Michèle Etienne hand over the baton to two equally competent and committed successors as of October 1. The new management team Kaufmann/de Boer will implement the next development steps of GetDiversity. By expanding its existing services, the recruitment agency aims to increasingly support Swiss organizations in bringing effective diversity to their strategic boards.
The new consulting service "Diversity by Design" focuses on the systematic design of search and selection processes that increase results in favor of diversity and quality.
Mixed teams have more success
Now GetDiversity is recruiting its own top management. Future owners and managing directors are the experienced entrepreneurs and board members Esther-Mirjam de Boer (47) and Carla Jane Kaufmann (36). "We want to meaningfully expand the concept of diversity and make comprehensive use of new media. At the same time, we want to carry on the vision of the two founders: Strategic boards shape the future. Diversity ensures that this happens comprehensively and sustainably. GetDiversity systematically brings diversity to strategic boards, because it is a strategic success factor for innovation and evolution. In short: mixed teams bring more success."
Unlike executive search firms, GetDiversity maintains a personal and active network of over 100 female board members who know each other and share experiences. This network includes board experienced and strategically capable women from all industries and professional groups. The members include decision-makers from large companies as well as women entrepreneurs, senior female administrators, leading exponents of associations and interest groups, and scientists.
This breadth is unique in Switzerland and is convincing. In addition to boards of directors of family businesses, satisfied clients include boards of directors of SMEs and large companies, boards of trustees, advisory boards, expert commissions, committees and expert panels.
Dr. Barbara Rigassi will continue to be available to the new team for strategic development, as will the existing advisory board with Valentin Vogt (President of the Swiss Employers' Association, President of Burckhardt Compression AG and other board mandates), Monika Ribar (President of the Board of Directors of SBB and other board mandates) and Dr. h. c. Eva Jaisli (owner and CEO of PB Swiss Tools, member of the Board of Directors of Berner Kantonalbank and other board mandates).
Mediation of personalities
The services offered by GetDiversity to date include the placement of strategically capable women and men - "Diversity Search" - as well as the targeted addition of suitable women candidates in internal company recruitments - "Diversity in the Second Loop".
The new third focus area is a consulting offering entitled "Diversity by Design" and focuses on the design of search and selection processes that systematically increase team diversity as a result of recruiting processes and reduce bias in decisions. It is known from behavioral research, for example, that personnel decisions are made in favor of more diversity when resumes are assessed in a gender-neutral way.
For the entire GetDiversity offering, the new leadership draws from a broad spectrum of expertise and experience.
