- Steve Tappin
Infobox Person
name = Steve Tappin
birth_date = birth date and age|1966|9|5
birth_place =Harrogate , U.K.
occupation = Author, [http://www.thesecretsofceos.com "The Secrets of CEOs"] , Managing Partner in CEO & Board Practice, Heidrick & StrugglesSteve Tappin (born
Harrogate 5 September 1966 ) is a business writer and consultant. Author of "The Secrets of CEOs", Steve is a Managing Partner in the CEO & Board Practice at Heidrick & Struggles.Early Career
Steve's early career was spent at
ICI . He later became a partner at international consulting firms KMPG andPA Consulting . On leavingPA Consulting , he founded [http://www.edengene.com edengene] , a growth and corporate venturing consulting firm. Under Steve's leadership [http://www.edengene.com edengene] won "Best Small Firm" and the "Gold Medal award for client work" from the UK's [http://www.mca.org.uk/ Management Consultancies Association.] Steve then founded a coaching business targeting FTSE 100 executives, Leaders Reloaded. [ [http://www.heidrick.com/Experience/Consultants/ConsultantDetail.aspx?ConsultantCode=15446 Steve Tappin Consultant Profile Heidrick & Struggles] ] Steve was mentored bySir John Harvey-Jones . [ [http://www.sirjohnharveyjones.com Official Sir John Harvey Jones tribute website] ]Current Focus
At Heidrick & Struggles, Steve now wants "to bring together the best of search and the best of management consultancy.” [ [http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=3533 Top Consultant interview with Steve Tappin] ]
The Secrets of CEOs
Steve has written a book with Andy Cave, a journalist with
The Daily Telegraph . The book launches10 September 2008 . The book is based on interviews with 150 global CEOs includingJohn Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley ,Ben Verwaayen ,Michael Dell ,Narayana Murthy ,Liu Jiren ,Sir Martin Sorrell andCaterina Fake .Richard Branson has written the foreword. [ [http://www.thesecretsofceos.com Official "The Secrets of CEOs" Website] ]References and footnotes
External links
* [http://www.thesecretsofceos.com Official "The Secrets of CEOs" website]
* [http://www.heidrick.com/Experience/Consultants/ConsultantDetail.aspx?ConsultantCode=15446 Steve Tappin Consultant Profile Heidrick & Struggles]
* [http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=3533 Top Consultant interview with Steve Tappin]
* [http://www.sirjohnharveyjones.com Official Sir John Harvey Jones tribute website]
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