OutFront
THE
LEADING EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS HOT
Listed in alphabetical order LIST
Company, Global revenue for Number of client Key clients
Web address most recent four companies
quarters
AIMS INTERNATIONAL $68.5 million Not available Not available
www.aims-international.com
CTPARTNERS* $76.7 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.ctnet.com
DHR INTERNATIONAL $88.1 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.dhrinternational.com
EDWARD W KELLEY & PARTNERS** $43 million 500 Would not disclose
www.ewkp.com
EGON ZEHNDER INTERNATIONAL $449.6 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.egonzehnder.com
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES*** $520.1 million 2,400 BHP Billiton, Fannie Mae, J.C. Penney Co.,
www.heidrick.com Kimberly-Clark, MasterCard, Nike, Toys “R” Us
IIC PARTNERS $129.6 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.iicpartners.com
IMD INTERNATIONAL SEARCH $64.19 million Not available Not available
www.imd-search.com
INTERSEARCH WORLDWIDE $101.85 million Not available Not available
www.intersearch.org
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL $653.4 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.kornferry.com
LUCAS GROUP $68.2 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.lucasgroup.com
RAY & BERNDTSON $226 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.rayberndtson.com
RUSSELL REYNOLDS $430.6 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.russellreynolds.com
SIGNIUM INTERNATIONAL $62.6 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.signium.com
SPENCER STUART $482.2 million Would not disclose Would not disclose
www.spencerstuart.com
STANTON CHASE INTERNATIONAL $56 million 400 Tyco, Heineken, Kohler, Novartis,
www.stantonchase.com LG Electronics, Ernst & Young, Motorola,
Sun Microsystems, Nokia
TRANSEARCH INTERNATIONAL $112.03 million Not available Not available
www.transearch.com
WHITEHEAD MANN $69 million Not available Not available
www.wmann.com
*Christian & Timbers renamed the company CTPartners on April 24. **Edward W Kelley & Partners was formed as a result of a management buyout of A.T. Kearney Executive Search.
***In late 2006, Heidrick & Struggles acquired assets of retained executive search firm Highland Partners.
Sources: Companies; Hoovers; “20 Largest Retained Executive Search Practices in the World,” by Kennedy Information, March 2007
This list first appeared in the June 25, 2007 edition of Workforce Management.