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Pearson Partners Named one of America’s Best Executive Search Firms by Forbes

We are thrilled to announce that Forbes has once again named Pearson Partners International one of America’s Best Executive Search Firms. This marks the fourth year of this distinction for our commitment to excellence in executive search and leadership consulting.

As the recruitment landscape stabilizes from the tumultuous period known as the “Great Resignation,” more executives are expressing satisfaction with their current employment. A recent survey by ZipRecruiter reveals that over 86% of new hires are content in their roles, a stark contrast to the job-hopping trends observed in previous years. This increased job satisfaction poses renewed challenges for recruiting, as fewer leaders are open to new opportunities. Combined with the looming Baby Boomer retirement wave, an ever-greater need for effective succession planning, the integration of AI into human resources functions, and a continuing focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, our role as leadership consultants has never been more vital. We are dedicated to helping our clients navigate these complexities to ensure successful executive recruitment, effective retention and robust succession planning.

Recognizing this shift in the recruitment landscape, Forbes has partnered again with market research firm Statista to rank America’s Best Executive Search Firms, highlighting leaders in executive search like Pearson Partners International. We have earned this prestigious accolade four times in the eight years Forbes has chosen the honorees, including 2017 (the list’s inaugural year), 2018, 2023 and 2024.

“It is a privilege to be recognized as one of America’s Best Executive Search Firms by Forbes for the fourth time. This honor reaffirms our unwavering commitment to excellence and the trust our clients place in us.”

– Keith Pearson, Chairman & CEO, Pearson Partners International

Keith Pearson, Chairman & CEO of Pearson Partners International, said, “We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our executive search peers joining us in earning this distinguished honor, particularly our colleagues at our fellow IIC Partners firms, Dinte Executive Search in Washington D.C. and Furst Group in Chicago. As we navigate a generational shift in leadership and prepare for a wave of executive retirement, Pearson Partners remains dedicated to connecting leading companies with talented professionals, ensuring seamless transitions and sustained organizational success.”

“Collaborating with our fellow IIC Partners firm leaders also earning this distinction is an honor that enhances our collective success.”

– Renee Arrington, President & COO, Pearson Partners International

Renee Arrington, Pearson Partners International President & COO, added, “We are thrilled to share this accolade with such distinguished executive search firms, who represent our shared commitment to quality and integrity. Collaborating with our fellow IIC Partners firm leaders Samuel Dinte, Bob Clarke, Sherrie Barch, and our team at Pearson Partners International is an honor that enhances our collective success.”

Partnering with Forbes, Statista surveyed more than 9,300 recruiters, HR leaders, hiring managers and candidates to solicit their recommendations and assessments of executive search firms with whom they had recently worked. The firms earning the highest rankings made it onto the list of the top 150 companies specializing in filling positions with base salaries over $100,000. As with all Forbes lists, there is no fee to participate or be selected. Learn more about the methodology.

View the 2024 Forbes list of America’s Best Executive Search Firms.

May 8, 2024
D CEO Names Renee Arrington to Dallas 500 Most Powerful Business Leaders

Renee Arrington, President & Chief Operating Officer of Dallas-based global executive search firm Pearson Partners International, has been honored as one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s most powerful business leaders in the 2021 D CEO Dallas 500.

According to D CEO Editor Christine Perez, the business leaders featured in the 2021 edition represent the most powerful executives in more than 50 business categories and play an integral role in driving the vibrant North Texas economy, making it such a vibrant place to work and live.

“I am honored to have earned a place among such an inspirational group of Dallas-Fort Worth business leaders,” said Ms. Arrington. “In my executive search career at Pearson Partners International, I have been fortunate to meet many of these women and men, and I am proud to be in such good company. Alongside my business partner Keith Pearson, CEO of Pearson Partners, I hope to continue to help our firm make a meaningful impact on the North Texas community and beyond.”

Keith Pearson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Pearson Partners, said, “I am very proud of Renee’s recognition in the Dallas 500. I have known Renee for nearly 20 years and can attest to her substantial impact on our growth at Pearson Partners. She led the charge on our commitment to diversity and inclusion as an integral part of our mission, and her personal involvement in her clients’ success and her contributions to the Dallas-Fort Worth community have shaped not only her own success but that of our firm.”

Renee excels in recruiting board and executive talent for Fortune 500 companies, private-equity-backed businesses and not-for-profit organizations. She serves on Pearson Partners’ board of directors and provides leadership to its technology practice, working across industries including technology, retail, financial services, business services, manufacturing, distribution and R&D. She is a frequent speaker at national events including HMG Strategy’s national CIO/CISO Summits and Pearson Partners’ quarterly Spotlight Series^TM events. Renee serves on numerous North Texas boards and committees, including as vice chair, Americas for Pearson Partners’ global search organization, IIC Partners, and gives her time generously to charitable and civic organizations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex including Rethink Results, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) North Texas Chapter, Foundation for the Young Women’s Leadership Academy and Dallas Executive Women’s Roundtable (EWR). She has earned many industry and professional awards in recognition of her contributions to her profession and the community. Renee lives in Fort Worth with her husband, Michael, with whom she enjoys cooking, traveling and entertaining with friends. Learn more about Renee in her bio.

Which piece of advice has had the most significant impact on your career?

Early in my career when I was struggling to establish my identity among my older colleagues, a mentor (who happened to be a woman) assured me that I would find my own clients in due time because people will work with people they like. Further, it would not be necessary to conform to a stereotype to be successful.

Is there a nonprofit cause that has special meaning to you? Please tell us about it.

My time and treasure are devoted to The Foundation for the Young Women’s Leadership Academy of Fort Worth, which is part of Young Women’s Preparatory Network. This public, all-girls school serves grades 6–12 and provides a STEM-focused curriculum. In my search career, my clients always seek women and women of color for leadership positions. To deepen this talent pipeline, we must start in middle school, and that’s what YWLA provides.

What is one thing you would change about Dallas to make it even better?

In a typical year, I would say improve the traffic problem, particularly on 75. However, given the current circumstances, traffic has been a breeze. On a more serious note, Dallas needs to find a solution for the homeless population. So many major cities authored 10-year plans to end homelessness in the early 2000s, and it would be great to better understand the progress against those ambitious goals and what needs to be done on an ongoing basis.

About Pearson Partners

Pearson Partners International was founded in 2002 by executive search industry veterans Robert Pearson and Keith Pearson and is ranked among the top 40 retained executive search firms in North America. Pearson Partners serves clients on a global basis across all industries and disciplines from the senior management level to the boardroom. The firm is a member of IIC Partners (one of the world’s top 10 global executive search organizations) and is active on its board of directors. With over 450 independent, international consultants in 44 countries, Pearson Partners’ global reach gives clients access to the highest-caliber executive talent around the world. As a member of the Association of Executive Search & Leadership Consultants (AESC), with active participation on its leadership councils, Pearson Partners is engaged in shaping the executive search and leadership consulting industry and its trends.

January 26, 2021
Forbes: America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms 2018

Pearson Partners is honored to have been recognized as one of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms by Forbes for the second consecutive year. We had the same honor in 2017 and we couldn’t be prouder of our hard-working team.

“The hiring process is rarely simple, whether you’re scouring the job market for your next employer or your next employee. Seventy-six percent of hiring managers admit attracting top talent is their greatest challenge, one that costs organizations an average 23.8 days and $4,129 per hire. Enlisting the services of a recruiting firm can streamline the search, but how are companies to know which ones are best equipped to help them win the talent war?” (Forbes, 2018)

READ MORE and see the list at Forbes.com.

June 1, 2018
Renee Arrington Receives Prestigious AESC Commitment to the Community Award

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Award honors Arrington’s 25 years of leadership in executive search combined with a strong commitment to community service

(DALLAS, Texas – May 31, 2018) – Pearson Partners International, a global executive search and leadership consulting firm, is pleased to announce that its senior vice president and director, Renee Baker Arrington, has been honored with one of the highest-level awards in the executive search profession.

The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Development Consultants (AESC) bestows two annual awards: the AESC Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing outstanding contribution to the growth and development of the executive search consulting profession (won in 2013 by Pearson Partners Founder & Chairman Robert Pearson), and the AESC Commitment to the Community Award for leadership in executive search combined with a strong commitment to community service. This year’s AESC Commitment to the Community Award recipient is Pearson Partners’ Renee Baker Arrington.

Arrington has worked in executive search for more than 25 years and contributes her time to numerous not-for-profit and civic organizations. In addition to serving on Pearson Partners’ board of directors, Renee serves on the board of directors of IIC Partners, one of the world’s top 10 executive search organizations, with 50 offices in 35 countries (Pearson Partners is a member of IIC Partners). Additionally, she serves on the boards of directors of the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM), the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) North Texas Chapter and the Foundation for the Young Women’s Leadership Academy in Fort Worth, where she serves as chairman of the board. She is an executive committee member of Dallas Executive Women’s Roundtable (EWR) and a member of Fort Worth’s Women Steering Business (WSB). Renee has previously served on the board of North Texas Public Broadcasting (NPR Affiliate) and was board chairman of the YWCA of both Fort Worth and Tarrant Counties and the Fort Worth Westside YMCA.

“As someone who has built her career in this profession in retained executive search, it’s truly humbling that my name is now on a list among so many other leaders, colleagues and friends who have been recipients of this distinct award. I am also really proud that giving back to the community is one of the tenets of our firm at Pearson Partners,” notes Arrington.

Arrington was also selected this month as a 2018 C-Suite Award Winner by the Fort Worth Business Press for her business leadership as well as the civic and social contributions she has made to the community of Fort Worth and its organizations. This award came from nominations by Fort Worth business leaders.

“I regularly describe Renee as a process master, and she’s part of onboarding all of our new team members for that reason. In my years in this industry, I’ve never met anybody who is better at the process of filling a search,” said Pearson Partners’ president and CEO, Keith Pearson. “Renee truly has an endless capacity for giving back—not only to her work in our firm, but also to charities and civic organizations.”

June 1, 2018
Forbes: America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms 2017

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)

READ MORE and see the list at Forbes.com.

June 10, 2017