Helena Ravara

Helena Ravara
Odgers Berndtson Lisbon office
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Av. Praia da Vitoria, 48
Lisbon 1050-184 Portugal
Geographical coordinates: 38° 44' 1'' N 9° 9' 45'' W
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Helena Ravara

Helena Ravara is a Principal of the Lisbon office and is a member of the Management Committee of Odgers Berndtson's Portugal office.  She works with multinational and Portuguese companies and has focused in sectors including Healthcare, Life Sciences, Business & Professional Services, Information & Communications, IT Management, Consumer Products & Services and Financial Services.

Helena has dedicated her entire career to Recruitment, Selection and Competencies Evaluation, focusing primarily on executive, technical and sales management functions.  Prior to joining the Odgers Berndtson Group in Portugal, she worked in recruitment and selection in a leading British consulting firm.  In 1994, she moved to Hay Selecção and was named Associate Director of Odgers Berndtson in 2003.

Helena holds a degree in Psychology from Universidade de Lisboa and is certified in Hay-McBer Techniques.


Industries & Functions

  • Business & Professional Services

    The continuing globalization of this high-end, high-value sector demands exceptional leaders, who know how to differentiate services, embrace innovation and deliver value.

  • Consumer Products & Services

    Technological advances, globalization and the Internet are reshaping the rules in today's consumer & retail services market, demanding exceptional talent at the top.

  • Financial Management

    As the role of the finance function in corporate decision-making becomes ever-increasingly important, so the demands on finance leaders are rising.

  • Financial Services

    Financial services firms require strong leaders, global visionaries and superbly qualified professionals to move them forward in the 21st Century.

  • Healthcare

    The growing focus on the healthcare sector from a population with spiralling expectations and often an ageing profile, requires leaders who can manage opportunity and challenge in equal measure.

  • Information & Communications

    The demand for new leaders is endless for both information & communications organizations selling into the enterprise, as well as convergent, web and wireless enabled technology businesses.

  • IT Management

    Today's Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) play a vital role in the creation of the firm's strategic plan and in articulating how technology can enable business strategies.

  • Legal

    Rechtliche Fragen stellen sich bei jeder Geschäftstätigkeit und insbesondere in einem internationalen Kontext. SOX Vorschriften, Compliance und Corporate Governance haben einen hohen Stellenwert erhalten.

  • Life Sciences

    As life sciences continues to experience radical change in the competitive landscape; strong leadership talent is the differentiator.

  • Procurement & Supply Chain

    Leading organizations are recognizing the role procurement and supply chain management plays by globalizing the function and creating board level representation.

  • Technology

    In technology, with apparently boundless application and insatiable markets, it is the human factor - leadership - that differentiates the stellar successes from the rest.

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