The right leaders.Sound decisions.
An independent Executive Search boutique for leadership appointments where getting it right matters.
Who leads ALVAREN
“ALVAREN grew out of the way I work: understanding what truly matters, forming an independent judgement and staying closely involved through to the final decision.”
Elena De Riva has built her career across finance, consulting, business development and Executive Search. This breadth of experience enables her to read business priorities, organisational dynamics and leadership quality as an integrated whole.
Through ALVAREN, she advises entrepreneurs, CEOs, funds and leadership teams on their most sensitive appointments, maintaining a direct relationship with the client and managing the entire process with discretion.
Experience spanning high finance, advisory and Executive Search.
An integrated view of business, organisation and leadership.
Direct engagement with entrepreneurs, CEOs, funds and leadership teams.
Personal, confidential ownership by the Founder, from mandate definition to the final decision.
Executive Search
A focused shortlist.Truly on brief.
ALVAREN conducts targeted searches for leadership roles, senior management positions and functions critical to the business. Every mandate begins with the impact the successful candidate will need to create within the organisation.
Selective mandates
For appointments with a real impact on direction, performance and continuity.
Direct access
Discreet, direct search that also reaches professionals who are not actively considering a move.
Dedicated ownership
ALVAREN leads every search with continuity and accountability.
The ALVAREN approach
Context first.Candidates second.
The ALVAREN approach turns a management challenge into a precise mandate and guides every stage of the search, from understanding the organisation to the final decision.
Mandate and priorities
We clarify objectives, responsibilities, organisational set-up, constraints and appointment-related risks.
Success profile
We define the capabilities, experience and behaviours required to succeed in the specific context.
Market mapping
We identify the relevant market and engage the professionals whose backgrounds best match the mandate.
Assessment and shortlist
Strengths, limitations and areas requiring attention are documented clearly for every candidate.
Decision and alignment
The final comparison brings the differences between candidates into focus and supports stakeholders through to the appointment decision.
The team
Every mandate is backed by a team.
Different backgrounds. A shared vision.
ALVAREN grew out of Elena De Riva’s experience and operates as an independent boutique, bringing together complementary capabilities around the needs of each mandate.
Paolo, Partner, supports the boutique’s entrepreneurial growth. Giovanna contributes extensive administrative experience; Emanuele brings technology expertise and an analytical approach to innovation; Sofia brings a contemporary economic perspective to evolving workplace dynamics.
Research is integral to every ALVAREN mandate and never follows a standardised process: the depth of analysis, methodology and tools are tailored to the context, the complexity of the decision and the organisation’s objectives.
ALVAREN maintains direct ownership of the client relationship on every mandate, with a single point of contact throughout the entire process.
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