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Egon Zehnder
Company typePartnership
IndustryProfessional services
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)[1]
HeadquartersZurich, Switzerland[1]
Number of locations
68 offices in 40 countries[2]
Key people
Rajiv Vasudeva(CEO),[3]
Damien O'Brien (Chairman)[4]
ProductsGlobal executive searching
Number of employees
450 Consultants, 2600+ employees[2]
Websitewww.egonzehnder.com

Egon Zehnder is a global executive search firm. Egon Zehnder is the world's largest privately held executive search firm and the third largest executive search and talent strategy firm globally.[5] The firm offers services and expertise in the fields of Executive Search, Board Consulting and Leadership Strategy Services.

History

The firm was founded in 1964 by Egon P.S. Zehnder (a 1956 Harvard Business School graduate) and would later grow to having 68 offices in 40 countries.[2]

In 1992, The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr. Egon Zehnder, who at the time was 62, had transitioned out of running the firm and that A. Daniel Meiland, who had been the firm's regional director for North America, would be named chairman of the executive committee and chief executive officer of the company.[6]

In 2000, The Wall Street Journal reported that Egon Zehnder International (as the company was called at the time) was the largest executive search firm in Europe.[1]

From 2008 to 2014, Damien O’Brien was the chief executive officer.[4] O'Brien began serving as Chairman in 2010.[4] Currently Rajeev Vasudeva serves as CEO[3]

Corporate structure

In 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported the firm has some 1,200 employees, including 420 consultants.[7] In early 2013, the firm rebranded worldwide, dropping International from its name.

References

  1. ^ a b c Flynn, Julia (4 January 2000). "Egon Zehnder Plans U.S. Expansion As Executive Searches Go Global". No. Eastern edition. New York, N.Y., United States: Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company Inc. p. A19. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "About Us". About Us. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ a b Singh, Namrata (23 June 2014). "Staffing Companies Join Search for Women Leaders". India: The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Gu, Wei (19 October 2014). "Executive Talent Search Focuses on Adaptive Leadership; Egon Zehnder Chairman Says Today's Workers Shun the Authoritative Approach". New York, N.Y., United States: Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Hunt Scanlon - Big 5 Global Search Firms" (PDF). huntscanlon.com/. Hunt Scanlon Media. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Egon Zehnder International Inc". No. Who's News. New York, N.Y., United States: Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company Inc. 15 June 1992. p. B8.
  7. ^ Buell, Todd (2 October 2013). "ECB Using Search Firm Egon Zehnder to Fill Top Supervisory Slots; New Bank Supervisor Set to Start November 2014". New York, N.Y., United States: Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

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