Rosa Baltazar Carreto

Over the past 20+ years, I have dedicated my career to helping individuals and organisations unlock potential, make better talent decisions and navigate pivotal career and leadership transitions.Today, as an Executive Search Associate at Egon Zehnder, I work closely with executives, boards and leadership teams on executive search, leadership assessment, succession planning and talent development across Portugal and EMEA.Alongside my professional career, I have developed a strong passion for supporting individual growth through coaching and mentoring. I combine executive search expertise, leadership assessment, psychometric tools and coaching methodologies to help professionals gain greater self-awareness, confidence and clarity in their careers.My areas of focus include:Career development and transitionLeadership growth and readinessSelf-awareness and personal effectivenessProfessional repositioning and career decision-makingMentoring emerging leaders and high-potential talentSuccession and talent developmentBeyond my corporate responsibilities, I actively contribute to talent and leadership development through mentoring and coaching initiatives, including the MILES Programme at Fundação Manuel Violante, VOICE Leadership at Nova SBE, PWN Lisbon, d'Novo and other development-focused programmes. Through these experiences, I have supported emerging talent, young professionals and leaders in navigating career decisions, building confidence and accelerating their professional development.I am passionate about helping professionals and leaders navigate change, unlock their potential and make intentional career and leadership decisions. By combining executive search, talent assessment, mentoring and coaching, I aim to support individuals in building meaningful careers and achieving sustainable professional growth.I believe meaningful careers and effective leadership start with self-awareness, continuous learning and purposeful development.