ANTHONY HEHIR
Anthony focuses on senior executive and non-executive director search, advising both private and publicly listed global companies. In addition, he provides executive coaching.
He brings an in-depth knowledge and passion for both the industrial/manufacturing and life science industries, as well as both commercial and HR functions. Based between Norway and Switzerland, he leverages his deep-rooted multicultural astuteness to support clients to spread their global activities.
Anthony is strongly driven by adding value to organizations and individuals, matching the right people with the right roles and cultures, allowing their potential to flourish. In addition, he cares deeply about diversity, equity and inclusion, and pays special attention to these critical topics in his work.
Prior experience
Anthony started his career as a healthcare professional in South Africa before moving into the corporate world where he spent 19 years at the life sciences company dsm-firmenich. He held increasingly senior commercial and marketing leadership roles before moving into HR where he led the company’s talent acquisition and talent management functions, successfully redesigning and deploying renewed strategies and target operating models.
Alongside his corporate career, Anthony is an executive and leadership coach, working closely with individuals facing critical turning points in their lives and careers. Anthony is also a trained actor/singer and dedicates much of his free time to musical theatre performance, event hosting and speaking engagements.
Education
Anthony holds two degrees in physiology as well as nutrition & dietetics from the University of Cape Town, a diploma in business administration from the University of Pretoria, and a masters degree in music theatre from the University of London’s Royal Central School of Speech & Drama.
Anthony is a certified Co-Active® coach, and is also certified in SHL’s OPQ, viaEdge and the Predictive Index psychometric tools.
A native English speaker, Anthony is also conversant in German, Swiss-German and Norwegian, and trying desperately to resuscitate his high school French!
He likes
African sunsets; laughter; efficiency; musical theatre; the smell of rain; heartwarming hugs
He dislikes
Being on a boat; rudeness; sloppy work; pineapple on a pizza; discrimination
Favorite quote
When having to make a tough decision, always choose the option that requires more courage.