Jane Dessar

Jane Dessar
Odgers Berndtson London office
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11 - 13 Hanover Square
London W1S 1JJ United Kingdom
Geographical coordinates: 51° 31' 53'' N 0° 9' 37'' W
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Jane Dessar

Jane Dessar is a Partner in the Odgers Berndtson London office where she heads up the Consumer & Retail Practice and is a member of the Board & CEO Practice. Her focus is on senior level and main board appointments with a functional focus on CEO/MD, marketing, communications, sales, commercial, strategy and human resources appointments. Her client base includes both UK and multi-national businesses and these range from privately held, and owner driven businesses, through to quoted companies and private equity backed organisations in the fmcg/consumer sectors of food, drink and personal care, luxury and consumer durables, as well as in the travel, leisure and hospitality sectors.

Jane joined from a highly regarded boutique search firm and previously spent 12 years at another leading global firm where she headed up a number of the firm’s largest consumer and retail client relationships. Jane began her career in marketing, initially on behalf of BP Oil and then at HJ Heinz and Whitbread Plc.

Jane graduated in Management Sciences from UMIST.

Industries & Functions

  • Consumer Products & Services

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

  • Board and CEO

    As world-class organisations grapple with the global challenges of the 21st century, it is their leaders that define success.

  • Retail

    Today’s competition for the highest calibre professionals combined with our extensive experience has driven the rapid growth of our Consumer Products and Services Practice.

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