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LHH: Leadership Change
Melanie Siewert, CMO at LHH, joins the Exceptional Women Alliance, indicating leadership engagement in industry networks
Source: PRN — Economy & Policy
The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader consulting bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 111.1 (Hot) — up 5.2 versus the prior month — and EMEA signal share is easing (-4.4pts).
LHH: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Consulting median of 1 across 45 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow.
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