Tony Jamous & Hadi Moussa at Oyster HR on leadership transition, CEO succession and unlocking global talent

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Tony Jamous and Hadi Moussa discuss leadership transition and CEO succession at Oyster HR.

Tony Jamous first joined Riding Unicorns in January 2023, just after Oyster became a unicorn. Since then, the company has raised its Series D, Tony has moved into the Executive Chairman role, and Hadi Moussa has stepped in as CEO. In this episode, James sits down with both Tony and Hadi to unpack what really happens when a founder hands over the CEO role in a high-growth company. They discuss why Tony knew Oyster needed a different kind of leader for its next stage, how the search process unf...

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Host: James

Guests: Tony Jamous, Hadi Moussa

Topics covered

• leadership transition
• CEO succession
• global talent
• high-growth companies
• venture capital

Keywords

• leadership
• CEO
• Oyster HR
• venture capital
• global talent
• high-growth
• succession

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Organizations: Oyster HR, Riding Unicorns, Oyster

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