Global Vice Chair & Leader, Board Succession & CEO Practice
Kim Van Der Zon is Global Vice Chair & Leader, Board Succession & CEO Practice, based in New York. She brings deep expertise as a trusted advisor who Boards and CEOs regularly turn to for wise counsel given her proven track record of elevating business outcomes -- across industries, geographies and business models.
Kim has deep experience spearheading large-cap CEO succession planning and searches, as well as board succession, board effectiveness, diversity, and other critical governance matters such as shaping new boards in preparation for IPOs and spin-outs, and activist defense.
She has earned accolades for her contributions and has been named as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Governance by NACD/Directorship for multiple years. She also sat on the Advisory Committee of the 30% Club, which is focused on improving boardroom diversity.
Kim has been a contributor to, and featured in, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Directorship, and other major publications, and has been a featured speaker and authored articles on a range of CEO and governance matters.
As a former Board Director of Barnes & Noble (NYSE), Kim deepened her public company board governance expertise.
Previously, Kim was Head of the Global Board practice at one of the leading executive search & advisory firms. Earlier in her career, she held leadership corporate roles in the financial services and consumer sectors.
