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Heidrick & Struggles Announces New Regional Leadership
CHICAGO (September 25, 2006) — Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSII), the world’s premier executive search and leadership consulting firm, today announced several changes to its regional leadership structure. Effective October 1, 2006:
| • | Kevin Kelly, recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Heidrick & Struggles, assumes the additional responsibility of Regional Managing Partner, Americas. He replaces Bonnie W. Gwin, 46, who has led the Americas region since 2003. She is stepping down to return full-time to her executive search practice. |
| • | David Peters, becomes Regional Managing Partner, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA). |
| • | Gerry Davis, becomes Regional Managing Partner, Asia Pacific. |
| • | Peters and Davis replace Kelly, who previously led both regions before stepping into the CEO role. The regional “President” titles have been eliminated. |
“David and Gerry are proven leaders who are exceptionally well qualified to improve profitable growth in their regions,” said Kelly. “Having worked closely with them for several years, I am confident in their ability to drive our shared goal of bringing all our regions closer together in the interest of serving clients even more effectively and I welcome them to our senior management team.”
Added Kelly: “On behalf of Heidrick & Struggles I extend my thanks to Bonnie for her stewardship of our firm’s largest geographic region. She has bolstered our ranks with numerous top-quality consultants and we are poised to continue on a path of profitable growth.”
Kelly, 41, most recently served as President of the firm’s EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. He joined Heidrick & Struggles in 1997. He earned an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, where he serves on the Board of Supervisors, and a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University.
Peters, 54, currently is Managing Partner of the firm’s London office and is a Senior Partner in the Board Practice. He joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2000. He earned an MA in law from Trinity Hall, Cambridge and an MBA from The Bradford University Business School.
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Davis, 48 – currently Managing Partner of the firm’s Sydney office and head of the CIO Practice in Asia Pacific – specializes in top-level searches in the professional services and information technology sectors. He joined Heidrick & Struggles in 1998. He earned an MBA from the University of Washington, a graduate diploma from the University of Technology, and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of New South Wales.
About Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. is the world’s premier provider of senior-level executive search and leadership consulting services, including talent management, board building, executive on-boarding and M&A effectiveness. For more than 50 years, we have focused on quality service and built strong leadership teams through our relationships with clients and individuals worldwide. Today, Heidrick & Struggles leadership experts operate from principal business centers in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about Heidrick & Struggles, please visit www.heidrick.com.
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Contacts
Investors & Analysts:
Julie Creed, VP, Investor Relations: +1 312 496 1774 or jcreed@heidrick.com
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