Nick Kingma

Nick Kingma is a Portfolio Talent Advisor at Hg, a leading European private equity firm.13 He joined Hg's portfolio talent team in 2019 and is responsible for two main areas:

1. Delivering C-level talent into Hg's portfolio companies
2. Managing the firm's Industry Advisor group

Background and Experience

Education:: Nick attended the University of Nottingham, where he studied Philosophy.1

Career History::

• Prior to joining Hg, Nick spent six years at Marble Hill Partners, a boutique executive search firm. There, he specialized in building management teams for UK mid-market private equity portfolio businesses across various sectors.1
• His early career was focused on recruiting commercial and technical professionals within the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sector.1

Role at Hg

At Hg, Nick is part of a specialist talent acquisition, talent management, organizational design, and talent development function.3 The team's focus is on:

• Talent acquisition
• Talent management
• Organizational design
• Talent development

Industry Perspective

Nick Kingma is recognized as an expert in private equity talent management. He has spoken at industry conferences on topics such as:

• Creating a modern talent function in private equity
• The importance of talent as a value creation lever in portfolio companies
• The shift of talent management from a tactical to a strategic business-critical function2

Nick's approach emphasizes that value creation in private equity begins and ends with a well-rounded and modern approach to talent management, particularly for organizations undergoing growth and transformational change.2