Neela Seenandan

About Neela Seenandan

President, Leadership Advisory. CAA|Creative Artist Agency. Interim CHRO to clients including The New York Times Company, Save The Children, The Wella Company, PE Portfolio companies ( KKR and Madison Dearborn).Co-CEO Hanold Associates Executive Search and Leadership Advisory. Acquired by CAA in 2024. Senior Vice President, Human Resources, NielsenGlobal Head of Human Resources, Aon HewittGlobal Head of Human Resources, Aon BenfieldVice President, Executive Talent Acquisition & Development, Aon CorporationSpecialties: Executive Advisory, Performance Coaching, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, HR Management, Succession Planning, M&A Integration, HR Advisory and Consulting.

Experience

1. President, Leadership Advisory

   Creative Artists Agency

   Oct 2011 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   CAA Executive Search and Leadership Advisory (formerly Hanold Associates) is the leading boutique retained executive search firm focused on recruiting of distinctive human resources leaders. With a track record of successfully recruiting CHROs and other key human capital leaders, we have earned a reputation for insightful and nuanced cultural advisory work built on a platform of strong capability supported by a rigorous and artful approach in assessing cultural fit. CAA Executive Search works with Boards, CEOs, CHROs, heads of talent acquisition and other key stakeholders to develop thoughtful and strategic solutions around transitions in the human resources and executive leadership functions.Throughout our process, you can be assured that you will receive timely, authentic and critical perspectives from the market. We strive to provide innovative and up-to-date counsel to our clients so they can make thoughtful, well-informed and confident decisions about critical human capital moves.Because of our successful results, we are often asked to serve more broadly including executive committee officers and the board of directors.We conduct our business in person, allowing for faster relationship building and better assessments. We serve clients of varied sizes, from small to large cap, public, private, for-profit and not-for profit organizations.

Skills

• Personnel Management
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Interviews
• Leadership Development
• HR Transformation
• HR Consulting
• Organizational Development
• Employer Branding
• Organizational Design
• Technical Recruiting
• Consulting
• Management
• Human Resources
• Executive Search
• Career Development
• Deferred Compensation
• Acquisition Integration
• Executive Coa
• Leadership
• Executive Pay
• Change Management
• Employee Engagement
• Recruiting
• Talent Management
• Performance Management
• Business Strategy
• Talent Development
• Executive Compensation Planning
• Onboarding
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Training
• Culture Change
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Workforce Planning
• Employee Relations
• Management Consulting
• College Recruiting