Truly International Governance

Chairman

Frank Schelstraete – Belgium

Shareholder of InterSearch Ltd. since 2000 Frank was Director on the Board of InterSearch for two terms (2002-2005 and 2008-2011). Most recently he served as Chairman of the Board from 2011 to February 2014 and joined again as Director in 2015. Frank made his career as a founding partner of Schelstraete Delacourt Associates, which he co-founded in 1990, after a previous experience in human resources. He deals with CEO and C-level positions; his clients include large-size companies, family owned and private-equity owned (listed or not), and this in a variety of industries. Frank holds a Master degree in Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Ghent, with postgraduate studies specializing in Psychoanalysis. He also holds a Certificate in Director and Board Effectiveness from the Guberna Institute for Directors. For more than 2 decades he was Professor Human Resources Management at the Hogeschool Ghent. He is also a former Director of the S.M.A.K. (Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art) in Ghent. Besides Dutch he speaks English and French and understands German.

Director

Peter Waite – Australia

Peter Waite has been involved working within Executive Search for over forty years and is presently a Board Director of InterSearch Worldwide and CEO of InterSearch Australia. Peter has conducted assignments in Executive Search throughout Australia and has directed international appointments. He has recruited and counselled executives in a wide range of disciplines including education marketing, accounting, banking, finance and engineering for large corporations and small businesses. These assignments have included CEO and executive management as well as Non Executive Directors for commercial and Not for Profit organisations. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and his background in marketing and human resources and vast networks has led to the expansion of the InterSearch Worldwide, both nationally and internationally. This expansion has led to the direction of Executive Search assignments within Australia and internationally for national corporations and government authorities. Peter holds a Bachelor of Business Marketing from Monash University and an MBA from RMIT University.

Director

Jyorden Misra – India

Jyorden Misra is a founding member and Managing Director of Spearhead InterSearch, a specialized Executive Search Consulting Firm, focused on senior executive and Board level hiring. Incorporated in 1997 with its headquarters in New Delhi, the Firm represents InterSearch Worldwide in India through its presence in 4 metro cities across the country. In his current role, Jyorden is responsible for driving the Firm’s strategic direction, business growth and managing key client relationships. He leads critical assignments for Board of Directors and CEO searches as well as mandates impacting any corporate governance arena. He also serves in the 5 member Global Management Board of InterSearch WorldWide, a leading international Executive Search and Advisory Consulting organization incorporated in the UK in 1989. His Search Consulting experience spans over two decades covering multinational, regional, and domestic clients in the Engineering/Industrial, Energy, Automotive, Consumer, Lifesciences, Social Impact/Development, Public Policy & Government Affairs, ICT sectors and across the Innovation and R&D space. He discerns nuances influencing success and advises clients on the design and deployment of their executive leadership team and Board Hiring strategy.  Capabilities and qualities of leaders define the culture and success of client organizations. Distinguishing leaders in highly demanding global environments, where volatility and unpredictable complexities frequently abound, is the core value proposition transferred to client beneficiaries from his diverse experience. Jyorden has been closely connected with the emergence and development of the ‘executive search’ industry in the subcontinent, as he was part of a leading global search firm’s transition team, which had a pioneering role in bringing the concept of ‘Search’ into the country. Prior to entering the world of Executive Search, he was with the International Division of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the premier industry association body of India which represents over 3000 corporations, facilitating top-level business both domestically and internationally. Promoting corporate, cultural and political interface between India and North America was his primary responsibility in this multi-functional role. Some major projects managed by him were jointly developed with the Harvard Business School and the University of Michigan. He holds a Master’s degree from Delhi University (St. Stephens College) and is an Alumnus of the historic Chief’s College, Mayo College, Ajmer.

Director

Leslie Cooper – Chile

At the beginning of her career, Leslie serves as Sub Director of the Social Communication Division at the Ministry General Secretariat of Government in Chile, and then she holds the position of Director. Afterwards, she works at companies in the financial sector and as advisor of institutional investors. Since 1997 Leslie does executive search for top management executives, performing processes in Chile, Latin America and China. She has experience in different industries and functional areas, in the private and public sector. In 2000 she was recognized as “Leading Consultant” by The Economist Intelligence Unit. In 2002 she founded the executive search Company that became HK Human Capital S.A., where she holds the position of Partner and Executive Director. In 2007 HK Human Capital S.A. joined Intersearch Worldwide as the exclusive partner in Chile.

Director

Alexander Wilhelm – Germany

Alexander Wilhelm is Managing Partner of InterSearch Executive Consultants, based in the Frankfurt / Germany.

Alexander started his career in executive search in 2001 with a global ES firm, followed by setting up a national executive search company for over ten years, the last years as a managing partner and member of the board. Since 2017 he joined InterSearch Executive Consultants. Alexander Wilhelm primarily advises national and international companies from industry (i.e. chemical, energy, engineering, plastics, machinery / mechanical engineering, Supply Chain etc.), automotive, and the public sector. His core competencies include executive search, executive coaching, and corporate succession. As a consultant with a long and well-established network, he is an industry expert for renowned, national and international family and medium-sized companies as well as corporations. Before he found his passion for Executive Search, Alexander was a Key Account Manager at an automotive 1st tier, responsible for one of the leading global automotive groups. Previously part of the technical sales team at GE Plastics (General Electric). Alexander Wilhelm has voluntary work, among other things, as a member of a leading German business association and in social commitment in the regional vicinity of Frankfurt.