Kalina Petkova is known throughout the business community in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe as one of the region’s top human resources management, training and development executives. She brings nearly two decades of senior operational and strategic human resources management experience to Boyden, focusing primarily on clients in the consumer & retail, industrial, healthcare and life sciences sectors.
Boyden partnered with a private equity-backed leader in automated test systems to execute a Partner-led search with disciplined assessment and rapid momentum, identifying a finalist within two weeks and closing the mandate within 60 days.
How Boyden placed a strategic SVP to drive e-mobility growth
Boyden places a high-impact R&D executive to drive innovation and transformation across a global consumer goods portfolio
A European family-owned business approaching generational transition recognized that its U.S. operation required more than continuity—it required growth. The challenge was to redefine leadership for a critical market while navigating family dynamics and cross-border complexity. Here’s how the right appointment helped unlock the company’s U.S. potential.
Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.
To survive in the new competitive environment and master the legislative challenges set by the EU, the automotive sector needs an approach reset
Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the fashion and luxury industry, from generative design and personalized shopping to compliance with the EU AI Act and Italian AI Law. Learn about key applications, legal challenges, and strategies for responsible AI adoption.
Unilever’s potential exit from its Foods division could reshape Big Food, triggering supply‑chain shifts, leadership changes, and major competitive realignment.
Big Food is rapidly reinventing itself through accelerated M&A, rebranding, and wellness‑driven product innovation. Boyden Partner Doug Ehrenkranz provides expert insights on the rising demand for protein-rich, nutrient‑dense, and gut‑friendly foods shaping today’s CPG strategies.
Target’s prolonged search for a new CMO highlights leadership restructuring, brand challenges, and a limited talent pool as the retailer reshapes its C-suite.
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