Written by Peter Gasteiger, Partner AIMS Switzerland    Undeniably, the role of pharmaceutical field sales must be fundamentally different from what it used to be when it was relatively easy to schedule face-to-face appointments with doctors, organize events at prestigious locations, and have more staff primarily discussing products using printed advertising and informational materials.  Now, […]

Written by Peter Gasteiger, Partner AIMS Switzerland    The world has always been changing. However, the pace of change is enormous: we are facing massive upheavals, such as e-mobility, the expected end of fossil fuels, the advancement of computer technology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and more.  All these new conditions also have massive implications for the […]

Peter, who is Austrian, has been an HR leader and HR Executive for more than 20 years. Being a lawyer by training, after his studies he worked in a law firm, specialised in labour law. In 1999 Peter joined the pharmaceutical industry, first in the area of labour law, then he transitioned to Compensation & […]

6 June 2023 Written by Grégoire Depeursinge, Managing Partner AIMS Switzerland & France    Tailor-made Executive Search Services by AIMS Switzerland Lately, we have had the occasion to see several of our competitors’ candidate profiles and to discuss with their clients the experience of the service that they received. We have also reviewed the information provided by our candidates about their […]

By Catherine Librandi, Senior Consultant at AIMS Switzerland & France, EMEA Head Talent Management Member – Global Sustainability Team   Challenges and needs of companies today Survival and success in today’s VUCA-world require companies to continuously adapt to disruptions and rapid advancements in technology as well as to cope with uncertainty and complexity. To stay […]

The European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is coming into effect as soon as 2024. Five years ago, sustainability still only felt like an emerging trend. Today, it is increasingly embedded in CEO agendas with more chief sustainability officers (CSOs) appointed in 2021 alone, than between 2016 and 2020. This trend is expected to accelerate […]

As the world becomes more focused on sustainability, companies are looking for ways to become more environmentally friendly and socially responsible. But what about the recruitment industry? Can and should headhunting be sustainable? By Grégoire Depeursinge, Managing Partner AIMS Switzerland & France   This is the age of sustainability. CSR and the UN SDGs are […]

Boards have gained a lot of visibility recently, notably because of changes in governance rules and a progressive professionalization of the Board Member role. Many successful line managers want to become Board Members in the second part of their career and more and more institutes offer training or certifications for aspiring Board Members. But what […]

Chaymae has a Bachelor’s in Economics and Management, and a Master’s in Marketing, Merchandising, and distribution. In July 2022, she joined AIMS International as Marketing and Communication Coordinator for the AIMS France Platform, Belgium, France, Morocco and Switzerland. Her key responsibility is to create and share content regarding the ‘Plateforme France’ team highlighting and sharing […]

By Arnaud Tribout, Senior Consultant AIMS France, September 2022 When setting up a professional skills development programme within a company, the Human Resources department can consider different approaches: academic or more experiential training, face-to-face or remote, external or internal, learning by doing, mentoring, individual or team coaching, internal career paths, etc. There is an innovative […]

AIMS INTERNATIONAL, a major player in executive search and talent management in the industry for 30 years, aligns its troops around the defence and security industry.    AIMS’s approach is similar to a “global boutique“, supported by a network of 50 partners throughout the world, including 13 in Western Europe alone, and a French-speaking shield […]

Why companies have to offer more and what – 3 points to consider By Grégoire Depeursinge, Managing Partner France & Switzerland, October 2022   Great resignation, silent quitting… The pandemic has changed the place work takes in our lives. According to a study by French institute Ipsos, one in three people in the country have […]