Interactive Table: The 100 Most Influential Headhunters in the World
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In selecting the 100 recruiters for our exclusive list of the World's Most Influential Headhunters, BusinessWeek considered a number of factors, including: their individual reputations; their years of headhunting experience; the global scope of their recruiting practices; their accessibility and responsiveness; their high visibility within the client markets they serve; the recognition they enjoy within their firms and/or global executive search communities.
Except where indicated, the information was provided in response to a BusinessWeek survey. There were a very few recruiters who declined to participate that we nevertheless included because of their prominence and importance in the field. The information for them was gleaned from various sources, including company Web sites and other public information. Those designated with an * are the ones who declined to participate.
Please note that this list of the 100 Most Influential Headhunters in the World is an expanded version of our original list, which included only 50 and was published in February, 2008.
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Title

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Firm

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Sector

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Function

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Recruit for

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Ulrich F. Ackermann
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Managing partner, board member
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Transearch Intl. Deutschland
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Consumer goods, financial services, IT and professional services, auto industry, board services
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C-suite, consulting firm partners
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Europe
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Adidas; JPMorgan Chase; IBM; PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Alfredo José Assumpção
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CEO, partner
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FESA Global Recruiters
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Financial services, consumer products, retail
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CEOs, corporate finance managing directors and other senior officers, human capital directors, marketing and sales directors, CFOs
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Brazil, other parts of Latin America
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Unibanco; Banco Itau; Novartis; Microsoft; Avon
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Jim Bagley
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Managing director
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Consumer, financial services, health care, industrial/natural resources, technology
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Human Resources (including leadership for the various disciplines, i.e. talent, organizational development, compensation & benefits, etc.); Board of Directors
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Global
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Given that my primary practice is the recruitment of HR officers, I will often be asked to recruit the top HR officer or, selectively, members of their team. As a result, my target companies vary from year to year.
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Ignacio Bao
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Chairman
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Signium Intl.
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Investment banking, private banking, private equity, law practice, consulting
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Board directors, CEOs, law/consulting senior partners, CFOs, senior bankers
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Europe
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BBVA; Santander; PricewaterhouseCoopers; A.T. Kearney; Ernst & Young
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Jean-Michel Beigbeder
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President, CEO
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Jean-Michel Beigbeder & Partners--CEO Search SA
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Investment banking
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CEOs, chairmen, CFOs, CHRs, board members
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NA
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LVMH; Peugeot; Merrill Lynch; Credit Suisse; PPR Pinaul Printempts Redoute
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Robert L. Benson
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Chairman
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Slayton Search Partners
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Board consulting, financial services: insurance, banking, investment management; industrial: power generation
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Board directors, CEOs, marketing, HR, business development/strategy
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North America, Western Europe
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General Electric; ACE Ltd.; UNUM; Shawmut Bank; Prudential Life
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Linda Bialecki
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President
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Bialecki Inc.
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Investment banking, hedge funds, private equity, investment management
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Highly customized position/client requirements requiring deep due diligence and assessment; investment bankers; risk management; credit and market risk; senior analysts; credit and structured products; investment professionals
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Americas, Europe
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Confidential
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Robert J. Brudno
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Managing director
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Savoy Partners
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Defense/aerospace; high-tech/IT/communications; professional services/consulting; health care
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CEOs, COOs, CFOs, senior marketing and business development executives, general management, board members
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U.S., some international
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Booz Allen Hamilton ; SAIC ; ITT ; Computer Sciences Corp.; SRA International
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Dennis Carey
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Senior client partner
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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All industries and sectors
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Board directors, CEOs, senior executives
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Global
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Tyco; 3M; Northrop Grumman; GlaxoSmithKline; Sprint Nextel/Embarq
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Jim Citrin*
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Senior director
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Spencer Stuart
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Technology, communications and media; hotels; private equity, financial services
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CEOs, CFOs, board directors
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North America
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Yahoo!; Microsoft;Eastman Kodak;Starwood Hotels
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Christopher John Clarke
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President, CEO
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Boyden World
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Executive search
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Board effectiveness, executive search
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Global
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Boyden World
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Michael James "Jim" Conroy
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Chairman, founding partner
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Conroy Ross Partners
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Energy, nonprofit, financial
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Board directors, executives, CFOs, marketing, business development
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Primarily Western Canada
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Nexen; Burlington/ConocoPhillips; Western Oil Sands; Plains Marketing; Verenex
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Peter D. Crist
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Chairman
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Crist Associates
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All sectors and industries
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C-suite, board directors
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U.S.
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McDonald's; Kraft Foods; Allstate; McKesson; Ecolab
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Robert Damon
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President, North America
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Consumer, retail, sports/entertainment, private equity, hospitality/leisure
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CEOs, GMs, board directors
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North America
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Under Armour; Easton-Bell Sports; Oakley; Burger King ; Texas Pacific Group
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Julie Hembrock Daum*
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Practice leader, North American Board Services
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Spencer Stuart
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Board services, diversity, education and nonprofit, financial services, private equity
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Board directors
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North America
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Delta Air Lines; Tyco spin-off companies; American Express ; General Mills ; New York Times
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Peter de Jong
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Managing director, regional VP--EMEA
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Stanton Chase International
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Consumer products and services, business to business/foodservices; life sciences & pharma
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GMs, senior marketing, sales, HR, and finance executives
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Primarily EMEA and Netherlands
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CSM, Heineken, Unilever, LG Electronics, Lamb Weston
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Sylvain Dhenin
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Managing partner
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CTPartners
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Professional and IT services, manufacturing and energy, private equity, technology, telecommunications
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CEOs, business unit managers, HR, partners, CIOs
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Europe
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Capgemini; Alstom; Areva; IBM; Thomson
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Bruce Dingman*
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President
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The Dingman Co.
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NA
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C-suite, presidents, GMs, board directors, VPs
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Global
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Pleasant Travel; Herschend Family Entertainment; Azusa Pacific Univ.; Strongtower Financial; Jones Lang Lasalle
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Theodore L. Dysart
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Managing Partner of the Americas, Global Board of Directors Practice
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Board recruiting, industrial, consumer, financial services
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Board recruiting, CEO/succession planning
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U.S.
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Kimberly Clark; Reynolds American; RR Donnelley; Terex; Liberty Mutual
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Janice Reals Ellig
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Co-CEO
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Chadick Ellig
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Insurance/retirement markets, banking, asset/investment management, private equity, specialized structured products
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Board directors, GMs, marketing/communications, HR, sales distribution, product development
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U.S.
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Lincoln Financial Group; U.S. Bank; MBIA; Celtic Pharma Bio Tech; Ambac
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Claudio Fernandez-Araoz*
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Partner
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Egon Zehnder Intl.
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All
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NA
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Global
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NR
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Claudio A. Fernaud
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Regional VP, Latin America
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Stanton Chase Intl.
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Financial services
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C-suite, directors, upper management
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Argentina, Uruguay
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Toyota Credit; Amadeus; NCR-Teradata; Prosegur; BNP Bank
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Richard Fudickar
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Managing partner
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Boyden Intl.
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Fast-moving consumer goods, retail, service industry, publishing/advertising, global technology, industrial/automotive
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CEOs, division heads/business unit leaders, CFOs, board members, marketing, sales, communications
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Global
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Confidential
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Sakie T. Fukushima
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Regional Managing Director, Japan
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Consumer, retail, finance (advisory boards), consulting, industrial
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C-suite, advisory board members, marketing/communication/sales directors
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NA
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Confidential
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Jay Gaines
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President, CEO
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Jay Gaines & Co.
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Financial services, banking and securities, asset management, transaction processing and business process outsourcing, information-based businesses, HR consulting
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General management, C-suite, IT, operations, finance, risk management
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North America, Britain
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Fidelity Investments ; Washington Mutual; Wellington Management ; Morgan Stanley ; Vanguard
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John T. Gardner
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Vice-chairman
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Heidrick & Struggles
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Industrial, consumer
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CEOs, board directors
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Global
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BHP Billiton; Owens-Illinois; Allied Waste; Phelps Dodge; Walter Industries
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Bob Gattie
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Director
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Amrop Hever
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Financial/professional services, health care, infocommunications, manufacturing
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CEOs, MDs, chief functional officers, regional heads
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Southeast Asia
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Confidential
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James W. Gauss
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President, CEO
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Witt/Kieffer
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Health systems, hospitals, higher education, academic medical centers, children's hospitals
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C-suite, presidents, corporate officers/health systems, physician executives
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U.S.
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Catholic Healthcare West; Phoenix Children's Hospital; Scottsdale Healthcare; Palomar Pomerado Health; Presbyterian Health System
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Charles A. Geoly
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Managing director
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Technology (broadly defined), industrial/manufacturing-based business, services
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CEOs, board members, GMs
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Global
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Confidential
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Trina Gordon
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Chairman
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Boyden World
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Consumer products, industrial products, digital technology/media, health care/insurance, distribution services
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Board directors, presidents, C-suite
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Global
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Confidential
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Joseph E. Griesedieck
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Vice-chairman
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Consumer goods and services, health-care services, financial services, industrial products and services
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Board members, CEOs, CFOs
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NA
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Confidential
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Michele C. Heid
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Managing partner, Financial Officers Practice
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Financial officers (functional expertise); industrial, life sciences, technology, consumer (industry practice)
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CFOs, corporate controllers, treasurers, investor relations, VP--audit
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U.S.
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Cisco; Merck; Wyeth; Intuit; Unisys
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Jeff Hodge
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Chairman, CEO
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Hodge/Niederer/Cariani/Lindsay
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Health care, financial, professional services, energy, technology
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CEOs, CHROs, board directors, CFOs
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North America
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Confidential
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David H. Hoffmann
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Chairman, CEO
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DHR International
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All industries and sectors
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C-suite, board directors
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U.S.
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NR
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Durant "Andy" Hunter
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Managing partner
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Ridgeway Partners
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Financial services, investment management, general CEO/C-level, boards, energy/chemicals
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General management, CEOs, CFOs, board directors, senior financial services
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International
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Lehman Brothers; CalPERS; NYSE Euronext; VeraSun Energy; Arch Chemicals
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John M. Isaacson
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President, managing director
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Isaacson, Miller
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University leadership, academic medicine
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Presidents, provosts, deans, related roles
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U.S., occasional international
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Univ. of Pennsylvania, New York Univ., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Univ. of Connecticut, Univ. of Vermont
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Mark Jaffe
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President
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Wyatt & Jaffe
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Financial services, technology, consumer, retail, multimedia
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C-suite, private wealth managers
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International
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Bank of America; Washington Mutual; General Electric; Gateway; CB Richard Ellis
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Dr. Bjorn Johansson
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Chairman, CEO
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Dr. Bjørn Johansson Associates
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No specialty
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Nonexecutive/executive board members, CEOs, CFOs
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Global
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Confidential
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Janet Jones-Parker
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Managing director
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Jones-Parker/Starr
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Executive-search firms
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HR, recruiters
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U.S., Europe
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Confidential
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Edward Kelley
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Chairman, CEO
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Edward W Kelley & Partners
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Financial services, energy
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CEOs, CFOs, investment banking heads
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Global
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Confidential
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Claudia Lacy Kelly*
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Leader, Human Resource Practice
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Spencer Stuart
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null
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Human Resources leaders, CEOs, CFOs, and board members
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null
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NR
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Roger M. Kenny
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President
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Boardroom Consultants
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Consumer products, pharmaceuticals, industrial, financial services, health care
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Board directors, chairmen, C-suite
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U.S., Europe, Asia
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E.I. Du Pont De Nemours; Pfizer; Ingersoll-Rand; Pitney Bowes; Citigroup
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David Kimbell*
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Co-Leader, European Board Services Practice
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Spencer Stuart
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Communications, manufacturing, services
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Chairman/CEO, non-executive directors
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U.K., Continental Europe, North America
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NR
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Peter A. Kindler
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Vice-chairman
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Boardroom Consultants
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Banking, insurance, health care, manufacturing, service industry
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Board directors, CFOs, CIOs
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Global
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United Technologies; Citigroup; Deutsche Bank; Quest Diagnostics; Wyeth
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Scott E. Kingdom
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Global managing director, Industrial Markets
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Industrial discreet manufacturing, industrial/consumer durables, capital goods, multinational diversified industrial manufacturers
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CEOs, COOs, business unit leaders
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North America primarily
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Avery Dennison; Bombardier; Schwanns; Ford Motor; Alcan
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Pasi Koivusaari
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Senior partner
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Boyden World
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Retail, high-tech, banking/finance, fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing
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C-suite, division heads, marketing/communications VPs
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Finland, Europe
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Confidential
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Marc Lamy
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Managing director, partner
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Boyden World
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Financial services (banks, insurance, financial intermediaries); all sectors for board, CEO, and CFO searches
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Private equity, investment management, private banking, risk management, board members, CEOs, CFOs
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Europe and particularly France
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Société Générale; Credit Agricole ; Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne; Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild; Suez Group
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Bobbie Lenga
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Managing director
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Retail, leisure and hospitality, consumer services, apparel manufacturing, luxury
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NA
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Global
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Confidential
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Stephen P. Mader
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Vice-chairman, managing director, Board Services
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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All sectors
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Board directors, CEOs
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North America
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Hartford Financial Group; Newell Rubbermaid; Humana; Arrow Electronics; Navistar
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Horacio J. McCoy
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President, Mexico; Chairman, Latin America
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Consumer products, banking/financial services, advanced technology, life sciences
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CEOs, presidents, managing directors, board directors, finance/marketing VPs/directors
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Mexico, Latin America
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Confidential
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Tim C. McNamara
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Managing director
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Boyden World
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Aerospace, defense, intelligence and security, government, transportation and infrastructure development, financial services and venture capital, management consulting
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C-suite, managing directors, presidents
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Global
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The World Bank Group, The White Oak Group, KPMG Corporate Finance, U.S. Federal Government, including Intelligence Agencies, Government of Abu Dhabi
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Dinesh Mirchandani
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Regional director, APAC; President, India
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Boyden World
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Technology, financial services, real estate and infrastructure, manufacturing, consumer products
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C-suite, R&D chiefs, HR executives
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Global
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BP; Mahindra & Mahindra; Barclays Bank; Agilent Technologies; Novartis
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P. Clarke Murphy
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Managing director, head of CEO/Board Services Practice
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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CEO/board services, private equity, financial services, climate change/sustainability
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CEOs, board members, private equity investors
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Global
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NR
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Caroline Nahas
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Managing director, Southern California region; senior client partner, CEO & Board Services
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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CEO/board services, consumer and retail
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CEOs, board directors
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Southern California and national
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Confidential
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Thomas J. Neff*
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Chairman, U.S.
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Spencer Stuart
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Board services, financial services, consumer goods and services, private equity, aviation, aerospace and defense
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CEOs, presidents, board directors
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North America
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Morgan Stanley; Merrill Lynch; Boeing; Campbell Soup
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James B. Norton III
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President, CEO
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Fiderion Group
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Financial services - Generalist (personally, not Fiderion); Regional/commercial banking; Asset management
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C-suite level (generalist); divisional level (generalist)
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Mostly U.S., some international
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Regions Financial Corporation, Morgan Keegan, Evergreen, Intech, Deprince, Race and Zollo (DRZ)
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Anne Lim O'Brien
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Managing director
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Consumer sector, private equity, corporate governance
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C-suite, boards members, general management (particularly for next-generation CEOs)
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Global
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Confidential
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Justus John O'Brien*
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Partner, Co-Leader of North America Board Services Practice, Global Head of Consumer Practice
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Egon Zehnder Intl.
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Consumer
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Boards and C-suite
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Global
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NR
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Dayton Ogden*
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Global leader, CEO Practice
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Spencer Stuart
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Board services, financial services, real estate, industrial, private equity
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Board directors, CEOs, CFOs, presidents
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North America
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NR
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John B. Peebles
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Professional director
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John Peebles Associates
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Dairy, meat, timber, publishing/media, fast-moving consumer goods, energy
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Nonexecutive directors, C-suite, hard-to-find specialists
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Australasia, Asia-Pacific
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PricewaterhouseCoopers; American Express; Foodstuffs; CarterHoltHarvey; Fairfax
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Werner Penk
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Global managing partner, Technology Practice
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Information Technology, Hardware, Software Services, Semiconductor; Telecommunications; Clean Technology; Functional leaders related to technology (CIO, BPS, Managed Services)
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Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Head of Sales & Marketing, Chief Information Officer
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Global
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NR
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Steven G. Pezim
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CEO, managing director
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The Bedford Consulting Group/
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technology/media/telecommunications; financial service & private equity; consumer products/retail; real estate
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C-Suite, Corporate Directors, Sales, Marketing, Finance and Human Resources Executives
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North America
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Alcan, Bell Canada, TD Bank Financial Group, Cadbury, Canon
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Charley Polachi
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Partner, co-founder
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Polachi
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Information/high technology; Clean/green technology; Venture capital/private equity
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General Management - CEO; Venture Capital/Private Equity - General Partner; Governance - BOD
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U.S.
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Kleiner Perkins; Fidelity Ventures; General Catalyst Partners; Kodiak Venture Partners; Atlas Ventures
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David Preng
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President
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Preng & Associates
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Energy -- total value chain (from the well head to the wall socket)
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Board members, C-suite, executives, directors, managers, specialists, senior staff
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Global
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500+ energy companies
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Marylin L. Prince
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Co-founder, partner
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PrinceGoldsmith LLC
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Financial services, asset management, hedge funds, private equity
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C-suite, heads of distribution, portfolio managers, investment professionals
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U.S., Britain
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Citigroup; Goldman Sachs ; Janus Capital; Lehman Brothers; Wachovia
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Krishnan Rajagopalan
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Global managing partner
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Professional services, IT services and outsourcing, business services
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CEOs, COOs, practice leaders, chief strategy officers, partners
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Global
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Confidential
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Paul C. Reilly
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Chairman
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Financial services, real estate
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Boards, CEOs
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Global
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NR
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Hal Reiter
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Chairman, CEO
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Herbert Mines Associates
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Retail, apparel and fashion, consumer products
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CEOs, chairman, presidents, board directors
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North America
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Many private equity firms, national retailers and wholesalers
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Tierney Remick
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Global managing director, Consumer/Retail Market
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Fast-moving consumer goods, retail, consumer durables, consumer services
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C-suite, board directors, presidents
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Global
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Confidential
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Russell S. Reynolds Jr.
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Chairman
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RSR Partners (formerly Directorship Search Group)
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NA
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CEOs, corporate directors
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Global
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NR
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Gerard R. Roche
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Senior chairman
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Consumer, industrial, financial services, nonprofit
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CEOs, board directors
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Global
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Alcoa; Coca-Cola; Nike; World Economic Forum; CBS
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Louisa Wong-Rousseau
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Group managing director
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Bó Lè Associates
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Finance, manufacturing/engineering, consumer products, retail, high-tech, pharmaceuticals
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CEOs, business development, finance, marketing, HR
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Asia, U.S.
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AIG; Philip Morris; BMS; OTIS; Diageo
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William H. Rusher Jr.
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Chairman, CEO
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Rusher, Loscavio & LoPresto
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Technology, financial services, professional services, manufacturing, nonprofit
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C-suite, board directors, sales/marketing VPs
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West Coast, Asia
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NR
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Burke St. John
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Vice-chairman, global head of financial services
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CTPartners
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Investment banking, capital markets, alternative investments, financial services
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C-suite, division/business unit heads, managing directors
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Global
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JPMorgan Chase; Royal Bank of Scotland; Calyon; KeyCorp
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Jeff Sanders
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Co-managing partner
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Technology, consumer, industrial
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CEOs, board directors, COOs
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North America
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SC Johnson, Juniper Networks, Salesforce.com, Starbucks, Dell
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Jacques Sarfatti
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Managing director
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Mining and metals, chemicals and processing, global energy, engineering and construction, forest products
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C-suite, board members, industrial directors
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Latin America
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NR
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Rae Sedel
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Managing director, board member
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Nonexecutive and CEO, cross industry; telecommunications, technology, media, private equity
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CEOs, nonexecutive directors, COO
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Europe, Global
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NR
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Diane Segalen
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Vice-chairman
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CTPartners
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Financial services, private equity, investment banking, board practice
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CEOs, managing directors, corporate strategy/development executives
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Europe, U.S.
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Calyon; Wendel; Natixis; Alstom
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Richard "Rick" Slayton
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President
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Slayton Search Partners
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Consumer products, financial services, industrial products
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General management, supply chain, research and development, finance
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North America
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Campbell Soup, Dean Foods, USAA, Acco Brands, Terex
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Jane M. Stevenson
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Global managing partner
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Consumer goods and services, technology
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C-suite, general management, board directors
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Global
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Coca-Cola, Wachovia, Western Union, Hasbro, USAA
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Shelly Weiss Storbeck
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Owner, managing partner
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Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates
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Educational institutions, nonprofit organizations
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Presidents, CEOs, executive directors, VPs, deans
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Fully national practice, with offices in Los Angeles and Pennsylvania
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Univ. of North Carolina, Colgate Univ., Bryn Mawr College, Univ. of Michigan, Univ. of Pennsylvania
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Carmen Suarez de Padilla
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Director
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Stanton Chase Intl.
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Consumer goods, professional services
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Marketing, sales, human resources, CFO/financial manager, general manager
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Mexico
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Kellogg; Amadeus; Lala Group; Laureate; Natura
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Brian Sullivan
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Chairman, CEO
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CTPartners
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Financial services, private equity
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CEOs
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Global
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NR
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William K. Sur
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CEO, managing director
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Conboy, Sur & Associates/Conboy Sur Morice & Associates
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Consumer goods (durable and nondurable), pharmaceuticals (ethical and OTC), food services, high-tech/computers, packaging/paper and paper products
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Board directors, C-suite, general management, controllers, marketing/sales, research/technical, operations/manufacturing
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U.S., Europe
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Confidential
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Vincent Swift
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CEO
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The Wright Co.
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Consumer products, retail, financial services, technology, professional services
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C-suite, regional heads
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Asia-Pacific
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NR
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Soo Jin Tan
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Director
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Amrop Hever
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Financial services, fast-moving consumer goods, education
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CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, chief people officers, regional heads
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Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam
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NR
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Alain Tanugi
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Chairman
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Transearch Intl. Deutschland
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Board services (all industries)
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Executive and nonexecutive directors, CEOs and their direct reports
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Europe
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Confidential
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John Thompson
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Vice-chairman
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Software, Internet, tech-enabled businesses, media, industrial
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Board directors, CEOs, COOs
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Global
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Google; First Data; Amazon.com; Disney; Blockbuster
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Kelvin Thompson
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Managing partner
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Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
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Alternative investments, financial services, new media/digital technology
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C-suite
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Global
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Private equity, insurance, investment banking
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Charles A. Tribbett
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Co-head, CEO
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Across industries
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CEOs, boards, diversity
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U.S.
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NR
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Charles Tseng
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President, Asia-Pacific
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Industrial, consumer, retail
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Asia heads/board representatives, board chairmen
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Asia-Pacific
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Confidential
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Mary C. Tydings
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Sector leader
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Russell Reynolds Associates
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Major foundations; NGOs with focus on global health and conservation; large human service organizations
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CEOs
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Global
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NR
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J. Larry Tyler
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President
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Tyler & Co.
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Health care/life services
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C-suite, chief medical officers, physician practice administrators
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U.S.
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Moses Cone Health System, Piedmont Health System, Emory Clinic, Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center, Munroe Regional Medical Center
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Judith M. von Seldeneck
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Chairman/CEO, Diversified Search
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Ray & Berndtson
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Financial services, boards, diversity, health care, nonprofit
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CEOs, CFOs, HR executives, corporate directors, marketing/branding heads
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NA
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Lincoln Financial Group; Citizens Bank; Pew Charitable Trust; Drexel Univ.; C&D Technologies
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Didier Vuchot
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Chairman, Europe
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Private equity, luxury retail, consumer products, professional services, diversified industries
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CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, nonexecutive board directors/chairmen
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Global, especially Europe
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Confidential
|
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Charles W. B. Wardell III
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Senior client partner
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Korn/Ferry Intl.
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Financial services, HR
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Consumer financial services, human resources
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Global
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NR<
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Steve Watson
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International chairman
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Stanton Chase
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Software; hardware; telecommunications; IT services; building materials
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CEOs, GMs, finance executives, sales/marketing, operations/manufacturing, engineering
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Global
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Kohler ; CTS; ION Geophysical; ENSCO; Elcoteq Americas
|
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Dale Winston
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Chairwoman, CEO
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Battalia Winston, U.S. Member Firm of Amrop Hever
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Industrial manufacturing, nonprofit, IT, consumer goods
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C-suite, board members
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International
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Confidential
|
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John Wood*
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Partner
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Spencer Stuart
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Board services, consumer goods and services, financial services, technology, private equity
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CEOs, presidents, board members
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North America
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Campbell Soup, Hershey, Clorox, Liz Claiborne, Hertz
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Kathryn Yap
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Managing partner
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CTPartners
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Technology, telecommunications, media, biotech/health care, industrial
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CEO, board members, CFOs, regional presidents
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Greater China, India, Singapore
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Orange Business Services; Mediacorp; Hewlett-Packard; F5 Networks; Logitech
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* Recruiter chose not to participate in BusinessWeek's survey; information gathered from company Web site and other public sources
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Ulrich F. Ackermann, Managing partner, board member, Transearch Intl. Deutschland
Alfredo José Assumpção, CEO, partner, FESA Global Recruiters
Jim Bagley, Managing director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Ignacio Bao, Chairman, Signium Intl.
Jean-Michel Beigbeder, President, CEO, Jean-Michel Beigbeder & Partners-CEO Search SA
Robert L. Benson, Chairman, Slayton Search Partners
Linda Bialecki, President, Bialecki Inc.
Robert J. Brudno, Managing director, Savoy Partners
Dennis Carey, Senior client partner, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Jim Citrin*, Senior director, Spencer Stuart
Christopher John Clarke, President, CEO, Boyden World
Michael James "Jim" Conroy, Chairman, founding partner, Conroy Ross Partners
Peter D. Crist, Chairman, Crist Associates
Robert Damon, President, North America, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Julie Hembrock Daum*, Practice leader, North American Board Services, Spencer Stuart
Peter de Jong, Managing director, regional VP-EMEA, Stanton Chase International
Sylvain Dhenin, Managing partner, CTPartners
Bruce Dingman*, President, The Dingman Co.
Theodore L. Dysart, Managing Partner of the Americas, Global Board of Directors Practice, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Janice Reals Ellig, Co-CEO, Chadick Ellig
Claudio Fernandez-Araoz*, Partner, Egon Zehnder Intl.
Claudio A. Fernaud, Regional VP, Latin America, Stanton Chase Intl.
Richard Fudickar, Managing partner, Boyden Intl.
Sakie T. Fukushima, Regional Managing Director, Japan, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Jay Gaines, President, CEO, Jay Gaines & Co.
John T. Gardner, Vice-chairman, Heidrick & Struggles
Bob Gattie, Director, Amrop Hever
James W. Gauss, President, CEO, Witt/Kieffer
Charles A. Geoly, Managing director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Trina Gordon, Chairman, Boyden World
Joseph E. Griesedieck, Vice-chairman, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Michele C. Heid, Managing partner, Financial Officers Practice, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Jeff Hodge, Chairman, CEO, Hodge/Niederer/Cariani/Lindsay
David H. Hoffmann, Chairman, CEO, DHR International
Durant "Andy" Hunter, Managing partner, Ridgeway Partners
John M. Isaacson, President, managing director, Isaacson, Miller
Mark Jaffe, President, Wyatt & Jaffe
Dr. Bjorn Johansson, Chairman, CEO, Dr. Bjørn Johansson Associates
Janet Jones-Parker, Managing director, Jones-Parker/Starr
Edward Kelley, Chairman, CEO, Edward W Kelley & Partners
Claudia Lacy Kelly*, Leader, Human Resource Practice, Spencer Stuart
Roger M. Kenny, President, Boardroom Consultants
David Kimbell*, Co-Leader, European Board Services Practice, Spencer Stuart
Peter A. Kindler, Vice-chairman, Boardroom Consultants
Scott E. Kingdom, Global managing director, Industrial Markets, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Pasi Koivusaari, Senior partner, Boyden World
Marc Lamy, Managing director, partner, Boyden World
Bobbie Lenga, Managing director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Stephen P. Mader, Vice-chairman, managing director, Board Services, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Horacio J. McCoy, President, Mexico; Chairman, Latin America, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Tim C. McNamara, Managing director, Boyden World
Dinesh Mirchandani, Regional director, APAC; President, India, Boyden World
P. Clarke Murphy, Managing director, head of CEO/Board Services Practice, Russell Reynolds Associates
Caroline Nahas, Managing director, Southern California region; senior client partner, CEO & Board Services, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Thomas J. Neff*, Chairman, U.S., Spencer Stuart
James B. Norton III, President, CEO, Fiderion Group
Anne Lim O'Brien, Managing director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Justus John O'Brien*, Partner, Co-Leader of North America Board Services Practice, Global Head of Consumer Practice, Egon Zehnder Intl.
Dayton Ogden*, Global leader, CEO Practice, Spencer Stuart
John B. Peebles, Professional director, John Peebles Associates
Werner Penk, Global managing partner, Technology Practice, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Steven G. Pezim, CEO, managing director, The Bedford Consulting Group/
Charley Polachi, Partner, co-founder, Polachi
David Preng, President, Preng & Associates
Marylin L. Prince, Co-founder, partner, PrinceGoldsmith LLC
Krishnan Rajagopalan, Global managing partner, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Paul C. Reilly, Chairman, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Hal Reiter, Chairman, CEO, Herbert Mines Associates
Tierney Remick, Global managing director, Consumer/Retail Market , Korn/Ferry Intl.
Russell S. Reynolds Jr., Chairman, RSR Partners (formerly Directorship Search Group)
Gerard R. Roche, Senior chairman, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Louisa Wong-Rousseau, Group managing director, Bó Lè Associates
William H. Rusher Jr., Chairman, CEO, Rusher, Loscavio & LoPresto
Burke St. John, Vice-chairman, global head of financial services, CTPartners
Jeff Sanders, Co-managing partner, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Jacques Sarfatti, Managing director, Russell Reynolds Associates
Rae Sedel, Managing director, board member, Russell Reynolds Associates
Diane Segalen, Vice-chairman, CTPartners
Richard "Rick" Slayton, President, Slayton Search Partners
Jane M. Stevenson, Global managing partner, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Owner, managing partner, Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates
Carmen Suarez de Padilla, Director, Stanton Chase Intl.
Brian Sullivan, Chairman, CEO, CTPartners
William K. Sur, CEO, managing director, Conboy, Sur & Associates/Conboy Sur Morice & Associates
Vincent Swift, CEO, The Wright Co.
Soo Jin Tan, Director, Amrop Hever
Alain Tanugi, Chairman, Transearch Intl. Deutschland
John Thompson, Vice-chairman, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Kelvin Thompson, Managing partner, Heidrick & Struggles Intl.
Charles A. Tribbett, Co-head, CEO, Russell Reynolds Associates
Charles Tseng, President, Asia-Pacific, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Mary C. Tydings, Sector leader, Russell Reynolds Associates
J. Larry Tyler, President, Tyler & Co.
Judith M. von Seldeneck, Chairman/CEO, Diversified Search, Ray & Berndtson
Didier Vuchot, Chairman, Europe, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Charles W. B. Wardell III, Senior client partner, Korn/Ferry Intl.
Steve Watson, International chairman, Stanton Chase
Dale Winston, Chairwoman, CEO, Battalia Winston, U.S. Member Firm of Amrop Hever
John Wood*, Partner, Spencer Stuart
Kathryn Yap, Managing partner, CTPartners
* Recruiter chose not to participate in BusinessWeek's survey; information gathered from company Web site and other public sources
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