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Pearson Partners is proud to have been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms.
“If you speak with startup founders or large-company CEOs, they’ll probably tell you that hiring good people is their biggest challenge. It’s no wonder there are thousands of recruiting firms in the U.S., all vying to help companies get talent in the door. But which recruiters are the most well-respected?” (Forbes, 2017)
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Pearson Partners is proud to be part of IIC Partners, a top 10 global executive search organization. Through our colleagues around the world, we serve clients in countries through offices, including eight in the United States. Our U.S. offices came together in Dallas in early March for two days of relationship building, strategy and knowledge sharing.
We were pleased to host this meeting, welcoming our colleagues Bob Clarke and Sherrie Barch from Furst Group in Chicago; Todd Hohauser from Harvey Hohauser & Associates in Detroit; Bill Clarey and Ginger Napier from Clarey Napier in Houston; Susan Chadick from Chadick Ellig in New York; Sally Stetson and John Touey from Salveson Stetson in Philadelphia; Paul Dinte and Sam Dinte from Dinte Associates in Washington, D.C.; our global chairperson Ruth Curran from MERC in Dublin; and IIC’s Executive Director Christine Hayward and Marketing Director Thaddeus Andres.
At our welcome dinner, we were inspired by Clint Bruce of Trident Resources, who shared his story and wisdom on what it means to go beyond excellence and work at the elite level. Our sincere thanks to Clint for joining our event.
Our meeting was planned to coincide with our Q1 Spotlight SeriesSM breakfast, and we were delighted that Ruth Curran joined our panel to provide a viewpoint from Ireland on cross-border business along with Rob Gurney, CEO of oneworld and Kevin March, SVP & Principal Financial Officer of Texas Instruments.
Featuring Renee Arrington, Judy Stubbs and Lisa Thompson of Pearson Partners International.
A distinguished group of women in executive search now control access to some of the most important corporate positions around the world. It is likely that you will be hearing about all of these women in the coming years. Here’s a sampling of chief executive placements brought into position by these leading talent management experts.
Reprinted from Hunt Scanlon Media’s Executive Search 2014 State of the Industry report.
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Smaller Executive Search Firms Praised for Expertise and Better Results
Reprinted/Distributed Electronically by Permission of Hunt Scanlon Media. Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.
Smaller, boutique search firms have a higher level of expertise and yield greater results, according to research findings reported in Executive Grapevine’s Board & Leadership.
More than 1,000 human resource professionals and executive search consultants took part in the Hunt Scanlon Media’s 2014 Executive Search: State of the Industry Study (US/Americas) report examining “how the talent management sector operates from both the buy and sell side.”
“Boutique specialists concentrating on just a small number of business sectors are truly redefining a field once dominated by a handful of large, generalist search firms,” says Hunt Scanlon Media.
It continues to say that social media technology has worked in the favor of smaller firms, giving them the upper hand to take on their larger rivals. “Promising more attention to the client’s needs, they tout themselves as more nimble, flexible and high-touch,” according to Hunt Scanlon Media. These smaller niche firms are often staffed by recruiters who learned their trade at the big firms or from a successful career in corporate America. Heads of Talent Acquisition are becoming more accepting and reliant of these specialists running their mission critical search assignments. “Our report indicates, in fact, they are driving the trend”, the paper states.
Christopher Hunt, Cofounder of Hunt Scanlon said: “Specialization is a big part of the appeal of the boutique search provider. As big firms have expanded, with several now publicly traded, feeding the bottom line has naturally become a paramount business concern.
“The boutiques, meanwhile, have more leeway to concentrate on getting to know the ins and outs of any given sector, giving them perhaps a leg up on better understanding the culture of their client companies. Fit, these recruiters say, has become the new mantra, with cultural sensitivity triumphing a candidate’s skill set. These search specialists say they are uniquely qualified to be more responsive to these new requirements.”
New York, NY – February 18, 2015 – IIC Partners Executive Search Worldwide, one of the world’s top ten global executive search organizations, announces the acceptance of Pearson Partners International, based in Dallas, Texas, into membership. Pearson Partners International is IIC Partners’ seventh office location in the United States and second executive search firm accepted this year.
Pearson Partners International was founded in 2002 by search industry veterans Robert Pearson and Keith Pearson. Pearson Partners helps Fortune 1000, private equity and emerging business clients identify, develop and retain top talent through retained executive recruitment, assessment and coaching services. The firm specializes in C-Suite, board of director and succession search placements across a wide spectrum of functional roles. Pearson Partners is ranked among the top 40 executive search firms in the United States and Americas.
“We are thrilled to officially join our fellow members of IIC Partners,” commented Keith Pearson, CEO, President and Vice Chairman of Pearson Partners. “We are excited to work with the many IIC Partners consultants around the world as we expand not only our global reach across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, but also our domestic footprint to New York, Washington DC, Detroit, Columbus and Philadelphia. In addition to having these new geographic locations, we strengthen our industry verticals, particularly in financial services, energy, life sciences and industrials,” Pearson
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Todd Hohauser, Vice Chair of the Americas of IIC Partners said: “We are proud to welcome Pearson Partners International into IIC Partners. With their deep background in retained executive search, we are very much looking forward to the best practice information sharing and transborder activities this premiere firm has to offer.”
About IIC Partners
IIC Partners Executive Search Worldwide is a top ten global executive search organization with offices in countries. All IIC Partners member firms are independently owned and managed and are clear leaders in local and national markets, allowing bespoke solutions for client’s leadership talent requirements. For more information, please visit www.iicpartners.com or contact Thaddeus Andres, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, at tandres@iicpartners.com.
About Pearson Partners International
Pearson Partners International helps organizations find, develop and retain top talent through retained executive recruitment, assessment and coaching services for Fortune 1000, private equity and emerging businesses. Founded in 2002 by executive search industry veterans Robert Pearson and Keith Pearson, Pearson Partners is ranked among the top 40 executive search firms in the Americas. The firm’s search expertise is complimented with comprehensive, customized management assessment and executive coaching services to help measure and develop existing talent and build high-performance management. Pearson Partners is a member of the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), and a member of IIC Partners Worldwide Executive Search, one of the world’s top 10 executive search organizations, with offices in countries.
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