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CFO Evolution Puts Spotlight on Data, Tech Skills
Bringing a breadth of experience in executive search and human resources, Sarah Loewen serves clients across the Prairies and Western Canada. In the past five years, she has participated in well over 100 searches at the C-suite and senior management levels. She is an expert in the search process for private sector clients, offering specialized expertise in real estate.
Professional Focus
- Nearly 10 years’ experience in executive search and human resources
- Executive-level searches in real estate, construction, manufacturing, and retail sectors with special emphasis on real estate, accounting, and finance roles
- Specialized expertise working with Indigenous organizations for executive-level mandates based in remote communities
- Deep understanding of all phases of the search process: strategy development and execution, industry and market research, senior-level sourcing, candidate identification, development and assessment, client management
Business Expertise
- Previous HR experience in manufacturing, mining, and construction companies
- Held a training and development role within a global mining firm in Nunavut; worked on occupational training programs to increase diversity of employees
- Extensive academic research on cross-organizational sponsorship and mentorship programs to increase gender diversity in the C-suite
- Broad human resources experience including compensation, benefits negotiation and administration, training and development, HR policies, employee engagement and performance programs, as well as recruitment
Additional Expertise
- Real Estate
- Construction
- Financial Services
- Mining & Natural Resources
- Industrial
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Human Resource Management from Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa
- Diversity and Inclusion Certificate, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI)
Affiliations & Awards
- Boyden Rising Star Award (2021)
- Mindtrust Leadership Volunteer (2020 - present)
Case Studies
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From Innovation to Execution: Leadership in Power Semiconductor Development
How Boyden placed a strategic SVP to drive e-mobility growth
Cybersecurity Excellence: Strengthening Trust and Digital Resilience
A Caribbean financial and mortgage bank partnered with Boyden to recruit a strategic Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), enhancing cybersecurity governance and supporting digital transformation across the organization.
Bridging the Gap: Finance Meets Operations in Agribusiness
How Boyden partnered with one of the world’s largest nut and grape producers to recruit transformative operational-finance leadership.
Thought Leadership
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Boyden Report Series
What’s Next for Industry? AI, Transformation, and the Talent Imperative
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.
Articles & Papers
The CFO to CEO Pathway: What Boards Look for in Leader
From financial steward to enterprise leader—seen at Signal Energy and measured by what boards value most.
Articles & Papers
A Regional CEO Search to Realise U.S. Market Potential for a European Family-Owned Business
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.
Articles & Papers
A Third Generation Charts a New Course
A third-generation family business found itself navigating sudden global disruption with limited internal capability to manage a complex reshoring effort. The solution was not more control, but the confidence to bring in the right external expertise. This is how the family safeguarded its legacy by acting decisively—and differently.
Media
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Board Journey 360 Fireside Series featuring President & CEO of IRICoR, Nadine Beauger
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Board Journey 360 Fireside Series featuring energy executive and corporate director, Judith Athaide
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THE CHRO AGENDA: CEO & C-Suite Succession & Leadership Continuity
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Breakfast with Boyden: Jeanie Kim & Kathy Ash
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News & Events
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In the Media
Why the CFO mindset can clash with CEO demands
In the Media
Epochal change: Why the automotive industry needs diversity now
In this guest article for the” Top 25 Women” initiative, Jutta Menzenbach of Boyden, an executive search firm, writes about the importance of diversity in the automotive industry to drive economic success.
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