Headhunters

Ulrich F. Ackermann
Managing partner, board member
Transearch International Deutschland 
Web site: www.transearch.com
Ulrich.Ackermann@transearch.com

Sector specialization: Consumer goods, financial services, IT and professional services, auto industry, board services

Job function specialization: C-suite, consulting firm partners

Geographical focus: Europe

Career advice: Be consistent, walkthe talk, and deliver. Be open, honest, and show your passion.

Qualities sought in candidates: Empathy, leadership, commitment, honesty

Alfredo José Assumpção
CEO, partner
FESA Global Recruiters
Web site: www.fesa.com.br 
alfredo@fesa.com.br 

Sector specialization: Financial services, consumer products, retail 

Job function specialization: CEOs, corporate finance managing directors andother senior officers, human capital directors, marketing and sales directors, CFOs 

Geographical focus: Brazil, other parts of Latin America 

Career advice: In our present world, where everything is connected, there is only one possibility of saving the whole planet, including all its economic and business aspects. It is: “To be of service.” 

Qualities sought in candidates: Developing other goodleaders in the sense of practicing spirituality in the entire organization. Again, it means “To be of service” 

Favorite historical figure: Bill Clinton, for his management capabilit

Jim Bagley
Managing director
Russell Reynolds Associates 
Web site: www.RussellReynolds.com 
jbagley@russellreynolds.com 

Sector specialization: Consumer, financial services, health care, industrial/naturalresources, technology 

Job function specialization: Human Resources (including leadership for the various disciplines, i.e. talent, organizational development, compensation & benefits, etc.); Board of Directors 

Geographical focus: Global 

Career advice: Build a great team, be a leader, and make other people around you successful.  

Qualities sought in candidates: The key traits include theability to envision a strategy, implement the tactics, and importantly, deliver results. 

Favorite historical figure: Benjamin Franklin: scientist, inventor, statesman, economist, and author 


Ignacio Bao
Chairman
Signium International 
Web site: www.signium.com
ibao@signium.com

Sector specialization: Investment banking, private banking, private equity, law practice, consulting

Job functionspecialization: Board directors, CEOs, law/consulting senior partners, CFOs, senior bankers

Geographical focus: Europe

Career advice: Surround yourself with great people --people who play to win the right way, by the rules.

Qualities sought in candidates: Positive energy, the ability to energize others

Favorite historical figure: Winston Churchill

Jean-Michel Beigbeder
President, CEOJean-Michel Beigbeder & Partners--CEO Search SA 
Web site: Jean-Michel Beigbeder & Partners--CEO Search SA 
jmb@ceo-search.fr 

Sector specialization: Investment banking 

Job function specialization: CEOs, chairmen, CFOs, CHRs, board members 

Geographical focus: NA 

Career advice: Keep your character and personality; listen to and meet great CEOs; keep social life and politics to a minimum.

Qualities sought in candidates: Energy, character, humor; how they deal with complexity; results, results, and results 

Favorite historical figure: Octavius Augustus, son of Julius Caesar, who founded the Roman Empire, and did so with character, moderation, and sound principles

Robert L. Benson
Chairman
Slayton Search Partners 
Web site: www.slaytonsearch.com
BBenson@slaytonsearch.com

Sectorspecialization: Board consulting; Financial services: insurance, banking, investment management; Industrial: power generation

Job function specialization: Board directors, CEOs, marketing, HR, business development/strategy

Geographical focus: North America, Western Europe

Career advice: Create teams that are diverse and performance-driven.

Favorite historical figure: Winston Churchill


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