Build Your Leadership Pipeline Webinar: Succession Planning for Leaders in Critical Roles
Join us for the second session of our highly anticipated three-part webinar series, Build Your Leadership Pipeline!
This series is ideal for CHROs, heads of talent and development, and other HR specialists charged with improving a leadership pipeline with an eye toward succession planning.
Register for Succession Planning for Leaders in Critical Roles, May 12, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. EDT | 9:00 a.m. PDT | 5:00 p.m. BST, and we’ll respond with a calendar invite and Zoom link details.
Register for the upcoming webinar: Build Your Leadership Pipeline
Webinar #2: Succession Planning for Leaders in Critical Roles
Date: Monday, May 12, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. EDT | 9:00 a.m. PDT | 5:00 p.m. BST
Our Topic
This webinar, Succession Planning for Leaders in Critical Roles, delves into the nuances of upper-level succession planning, focusing on senior leadership roles.
Attendees will gain insights from employers about how they identify and develop leaders for enterprise-wide responsibilities, emphasizing scalability, critical experiences, and readiness for strategic impact.
The webinar will address the specific needs of senior leaders and highlight the value of executive integration to bridge the gap to enterprise roles.
Participants will hear about defining and prioritizing critical roles in this second event of our highly anticipated three-part webinar series, Build Your Leadership Pipeline!
Our Audience
This series is ideal for CHROs, heads of talent and development, and other HR specialists charged with improving a leadership pipeline with an eye toward succession planning. Register for Succession Planning for Leaders in Critical Roles, May 12, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. EDT | 9:00 a.m. PDT | 5:00 p.m. BST, and we’ll respond with a calendar invite and Zoom link details.
This is part two of a three-part series addressing leadership development from mid-level to the C-suite. The third Build Your Leadership Pipeline session you may want to attend is Webinar #3: CEO Succession (topic TBD) Fall 2025.
Don’t miss this opportunity to shape your organization’s leadership future. With actionable advice, real-world case studies, and best practices, this webinar series will guide you toward creating your future-ready leadership pipeline.
Our Host
Nicole Forward
Head of Coaching and Development
RHR International
Nicole Forward is RHR’s head of Coaching and Development. With over two decades of experience partnering with C-suite and senior executives and successfully aligning coaching and development solutions with business goals and talent strategy, she is a trusted partner in leadership transformation known for her practical applications and getting measurable results within the context of an organization’s unique environment. Recognized as a thought leader in the coaching and development industry, Nicole has deep experience that spans the technology, financial services, retail, manufacturing, nonprofit, professional services, and communications sectors.
Our Panel
Kristy Feldkamp
Senior Vice President, Talent and Learning
HP
Kristy Feldkamp leads the team that designs and enables the overall talent vision and strategy for HP. She ensures the company has a culture where people can thrive and build relevant skills, where leaders are developed to tackle the most pressing challenges, and where people-planning processes and a talent ecosystem create a pipeline that fuels business and individual growth. Kristy directly oversees and builds people capabilities in the areas of talent strategy and planning, learning and development, leadership development and assessment, succession planning, and performance management.
Kim Seymour
Principal, Leadership Amplified;
RHR International Board Member
Kim Seymour joined RHR as a member of the board of directors in 2019. Kim served as CHRO at Etsy, Inc., where she was responsible for driving global strategy in all areas that impacted the company’s talent. Prior to joining Etsy, Kim served as chief people officer at WW (formerly Weight Watchers), where she developed and delivered impactful human capital strategies. Previously, she focused on human capital strategies in support of ambitious business goals in progressive roles at American Express, The Home Depot, and General Electric.
Mark Kaestner
Vice President, Talent Management
Ball Corporation
Mark Kaestner is the experienced talent management professional and chief learning officer at Ball Corporation. He has a demonstrated history of working in various industries and is a results-oriented, decisive leader with proven success in talent development, performance management, succession and leadership, people analytics, and employee engagement for multibillion-dollar organizations. Mark has an enviable record of accomplishment in developing innovative solutions to drive operational improvements, productivity, and efficiency.
Guy Beaudin
Senior Partner and Region Lead—Canada
RHR International
Guy Beaudin is a senior partner at RHR and the firm’s region lead in Canada. Guy focuses on business development in addition to delivering expert leadership consulting to CEOs, boards of directors, and senior executive teams around the world. He is a trusted advisor in a variety of contexts, including helping teams assess and develop high-potential talent, supporting executives as they integrate into new roles, and assisting boards in managing CEO succession.
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