Bendik Nicolai Blindheim

Bendik Nicolai Blindheim is an executive search generalist with 15 years’ experience recruiting leaders and improving performance in a range of industries. A former management consultant, he also has broad business expertise and the ability to guide clients through complex challenges. He partners with executives, boards and owners to assess leadership needs and develop forward-thinking strategies.

Professional Focus

15 years’ experience in executive search with additional background in management consulting
C-suite, senior executive and board-level search as well as leadership assessment, succession planning, human capital strategy and culture change
Broad industry expertise including energy, natural resources and cleantech, industrial and high tech, technology and healthcare/MedTech, and nonprofit organisations
Clients include private equity firms, large privately held, listed and government-owned companies
Proven expertise as an advisor on complex business undertakings such as post-merger integration and transformation
Native Norwegian, fluent in English

Business Expertise

Managing Partner at Norway’s leading executive search firm; prior roles as Partner and Administrative Director
Partner and Practice Lead, Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical at one of Norway’s largest executive search firms
Assignment Manager - Executive Search / Recruitment at a market-leading recruitment and talent advisory firm
Project Manager and Senior Advisor at a management consulting firm
Sales Manager at Visma, a leading Oslo-based business software firm
Forum Manager at Microsoft
Started career as a Researcher at a global leadership advisory and executive search firm

Sector Expertise

Energy
Cleantech
Natural Resources
Technology
Telecom
Manufacturing
Finance
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Biotech
MedTech
Pharmaceuticals
Professional Services
Management Consulting
Media & Communications
Not-for-Profit

Education & Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Oslo Metropolitan University
Executive Education - Leading Professional Service Firms at Harvard Business School
Certified Olympic Coach and Business Coach, University of Agder and Olympiatoppen
OPQ, G+, Hogan, Cut-e Certifications

Affiliations & Awards

Board Member, Webstep, a listed software consulting company
Board Member, LORN.TECH, tech startup
Former European Council Member and Nomination Committee Member, AESC (Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants)
Former Chair of the Nomination Committee for UNICEF Norway for three years