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Francesca Lagerberg

Evaluator · DISC type csd
Chief Executive Officer at Baker Tilly
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Francesca Lagerberg is the Global CEO of Baker Tilly International, a top 10 accounting network. She focuses on driving global growth, collaboration, and strategic direction for over 40, 000 people. She holds an LLB Hons from the University of Birmingham and previously led the tax practice at Grant Thornton UK.

She is a passionate and long-standing advocate for gender diversity and social mobility within the business world. Francesca has authored reports tracking the number of women in senior leadership roles for over a decade. In her personal time, she is an avid reader.

Unique fact: She has consistently tracked and published data on women in business from the classroom to the boardroom for more than 10 years.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Francesca shows up

Fast But Analytical
Hard To Convince
Thorough Evaluator

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Francesca cares about

Women in Leadership
A long-standing advocate who has published and spoken extensively on gender diversity and the slow progress of women advancing to senior and boardroom positions.
Global Growth Strategy
As CEO, she is responsible for the network's global strategic direction, achieving double-digit growth and expanding into new markets like the Middle East.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Chief Executive Officer
Baker Tilly
1-2013 - 6-2022
Global leader - network capabilities and international business support
Grant Thornton International Ltd
11-2006 - 5-2022
Partner
Grant Thornton UK LLP
National Tax Director
Smith & Williamson
In the press

Media appearances

How Baker Tilly's CEO Adapts to New Business Cultures .... Featured in YouTube
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#KeepingAccount, a bi‑monthly podcast where Baker Tilly International's CEO Francesca Lagerberg discusses leadership and industry trends. Featured in Facebook
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Education
2019 - 2019
Grant Thornton Senior Leadership Programme
Harvard Business School
1983 - 1986
LLB Hons
University of Birmingham
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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