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Esteban Herrera: Research VP for HfS' buy-side enterprise sourcing practice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So while we’re busily creating more employment onshore, one of our new recruits, <\/strong>Mr Esteban Herrera<\/strong><\/a>, has already been found guilty of submitting us\u00a0a headshot that makes him look about 18.<\/strong>\u00a0 So we’re delighted to present the young gentelman looking a little more like his true age of 35 – which is still pretty young, but getting nearer that “you should be a home with your pipe and slippers” stage in life.\u00a0 And here he is to explain why exactly he made the move to the orange <\/em>side…<\/p>\n

Hello everyone! I\u2019ve been anxiously waiting the moment I could address the Horses readership from the \u201cinside.\u201d I\u2019d been an advisor for the last ten years, so this move was deliberately considered\u2014I was just getting good at what I used to do! Yet no career change has ever felt so right. Now that moment is here, I thought I would start with sharing some of the many reasons I am so excited to be where I am:<\/p>\n

1. The outsourcing industry as a whole has grown stale and it needs innovative delivery models and deal structures to realize its potential. Nobody is truly addressing the dissatisfaction that colors so many outsourcing relationships, but HfS will.<\/p>\n

2. HfS is a unique and timely platform from which to influence the entire industry\u2014how much more exciting could it get (for an outsourcing geek)?<\/p>\n

3. As a committed globalist, I am thrilled with the global nature of this community, and I believe that learning to do business (well) across geographies, regions, and cultures will be my generation\u2019s lasting legacy. HfS gets this\u2014I am not sure that others do.<\/p>\n

4. I believe the \u201ctraditional\u201d outsourcing advisory model is fundamentally broken and will not last as currently configured. HfS offers me and my (hopefully plentiful) future clients a new and improved way to add value.<\/p>\n

5. I get to join my good friend and blogging hero Phil Fersht, and the brilliant team he has built (in no time flat, in case you did not notice), on the professional adventure of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

I could go on, but I\u2019ll be exploring these and other topics soon and there\u2019s no sense in boring you, our loyal \u201creader\u201d, right off the bat. The quotes around \u201creader\u201d signal what makes this company different and special\u2014we actually don\u2019t have readers, we have a dialog of some of the best outsourcing minds from all sides of the industry. With your permission, I\u2019m ready to throw myself into the conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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