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L. Kevin Kelly is CEO of Heidrick & Struggles, the global executive search and leadership advisory firm. During his distinguished career as a search consultant, Kevin has helped shape corporate leadership teams for some of the world's most innovative companies. Kevin believes passionately that the challenges of our world call for a new approach to leadership and talent: that we will need a complex and diverse range of skills and people to lead tomorrow's successful companies. Kevin coaches clients through these challenges, and identifies executives who can create the optimum culture to drive commercial success. Active in search since 1993, Kevin joined Heidrick & Struggles in Tokyo. He was Regional Managing Partner of Asia Pacific and then Europe, the Middle East and Africa (2001-2006), before becoming Chief Executive Officer in September 2006. Education Kevin holds a bachelor's degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, where he serves on the Board of Visitors. He speaks fluent Japanese.

Professional Profile Steve Blake has been General Counsel and Secretary since joining Heidrick & Struggles in July 2005 and was named Executive Vice President in January 2007. Previously, Steve was General Counsel of Aquion Partners, LP from 2001 to 2005 and from 1998 to 2001, he was Associate General Counsel for General Electric Capital Corporation. He also served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Indiana and practiced law with the Indianapolis law firm of Johnson Smith, LLP. Education Steve earned his J.D. from Indiana University's Bloomington School of Law in 1990 and is a 1986 graduate of Indiana University's Kelly School of Business with a degree in finance

Professional Profile Mr. Krenz joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2008. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Mr. Krenz served as the Chief Financial Officer of Navigant Consulting, Inc., a specialty consulting Company. Mr. Krenz also served as Chief Financial Officer of Sapient Corporation, a Boston based IT services, internet marketing, and consulting firm. His experience includes 20 years with the IT services firm Electronic Data Systems Corporation. At EDS, Mr. Krenz served in a variety of positions including Vice President Treasurer, CFO Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Controller Corporate Financial Services. He began his career as an auditor with the public accounting firm of Ernst & Whinney. Education Mr. Krenz holds a B.A. in History from Northwestern University, and a M.B.A. from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. He is a Certified Public Account in the state of Illinois.

Professional Profile Betsy Tilkemeier serves clients in the retail and consumer industries and focuses on the recruitment of senior executives in a variety of functional roles including general management, merchandising and product development, retail operations, sales and marketing, and corporate communications. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Betsy was an executive director with another global executive search firm in Chicago. She spent the previous 10 years with Korn/Ferry and Highland Partners. Before her executive search career, Betsy was a sales director for Henri Bendel, a division of The Limited, and a department manager for Neiman Marcus. In addition to retail, she has experience in wholesale manufacturing. Betsy also was National Sales Manager for British Khaki, a sportswear manufacturer based in New York City, and a senior account executive for Tommy Hilfiger. She began her career in the R.H. Macy Executive Training Program in New York. Clients Served Betsy's recent clients have included DSW Shoe Wharehouse, Kohl's, RadioShack, Hot Topic, Blyth, Dyson, and Pactiv. She also has a unique expertise within direct selling, having done work for The Pampered Chef, Partylite, Tastefully Simple and Alticor. Education Betsy holds a bachelor's degree in history from Hamilton College.

Professional Profile Bonnie Gwin focuses on board of director and CEO searches across a wide range of industries. She splits her time between our Cleveland and New York (Park Avenue) offices. Previously, Bonnie served as President, Americas and corporate officer responsible for all of Heidrick & Struggles' operations in North and Latin America. She has served in many other leadership roles for the firm including Global Managing Partner, Technology Practice and Managing Partner, North America Quality Council. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Bonnie spent almost 13 years with the IBM Corporation. She most recently served as business unit executive, travel and transportation industry and senior location executive. Throughout her career, Bonnie held a variety of sales, marketing and management roles of increasing responsibility. Clients Served Bonnie's clients include some of the most respected names in business including MasterCard Incorporated; Merck & Co., Inc.; PPG Industries, Inc.; The Timken Company; Federated Department Stores, Inc.; Churchill Downs, Inc.; Diebold Incorporated; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; and many others. Education Bonnie holds a combined bachelor's and master's degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. She was a National Merit Scholar and also a Fellow, Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR). Additional Information In conjunction with her career accomplishments, Bonnie has been active in a number of organizations including serving as president, Stark County Education Service Center; Walsh University Board of Advisors; and the National First Ladies Library Site Committee. She is currently a national board member and chair of the Governance Committee for Make-A-Wish Foundation of America. Bonnie is also on the board of Western Reserve Partners, LLC; JumpStart, Inc.; and Red (an orchestra). Bonnie has been widely quoted regarding women on boards of directors, leadership effectiveness, and corporate social responsibility. She has written for Directors & Boards magazine and appeared on CNN. Bonnie has been quoted in Fortune magazine and The Wall Street Journal and has hosted multiple forums with senior women around the world to discuss diversity in the boardroom. Thought Leadership Boardroom Briefing: Practicing Social Responsibility from the Heart So many public companies, so few women directors

Professional Profile Brad Holden is the Managing Partner, Central States Region and Sector Leader, Global Automotive Practice. Previously he served as the Office Managing Partner of the firm's Chicago office. Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, he was the Office Managing Partner of TMP Worldwide, while also serving as Co-Leader of the Global Industrial Practice. Prior to TMP, Brad's search experience included nearly 10 years with Korn/Ferry International, where he was President of the Global Industrial and Energy Practice. At Korn/Ferry, he also served as Co-Leader of the firm's Corporate Communications Specialty Practice. Prior to entering search in 1992, Brad served in both Illinois government and industry. He began his career in government. After serving as an Illinois Staff Assistant to Senator Charles H. Percy (R-IL), he served the Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and later the Illinois Attorney General as Chief of Staff. He later joined Container Corporation of America (CCA) as a senior state issues manager, and FMC Corporation as a senior public affairs advisor to FMC Chairman, Robert H. Malott. Clients Served Throughout his search career, Brad has conducted a number of senior leadership assignments for companies that include ArvinMeritor, CC Industries, Hyundai Motor America, John Deere, Ford Motor Company, Lydall, Meridian Automotive Systems, NIBCO, Greenbriar Equity, Johnson Controls, Ares Capital and a host of others. Education Brad attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison for two years, before graduating from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Economics. Additional Information He serves on the Board of Directors for the Juvenile Protective Association (JPA), a century-old child welfare organization; and Gilda's Club Chicago, an organization dedicated to counseling patients and survivors of cancer and their families.

Professional Profile Dale Visokey is currently Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles' Global Industrial Practice. He has also served as Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles' Chicago office. Dale been active in executive search since 1986 and possesses broad expertise in the recruitment of CEOs, presidents, CFOs and other executive-level managers in a wide range of industries spanning distribution, electrical products, consumer durables, capital equipment, automotive and metals. Prior to Dale's career in executive search, he was employed by Intel Corporation as a Product Manager within the Integrated Systems Division in Phoenix, Arizona. Dale began his career with The Lincoln Electric Company as a Sales Engineer for this leading producer of welding equipment and electric motors. Clients Served Recently, Dale has completed searches for: the CEO of a $500 million publicly traded industrial capital equipment company; the CEO of a $900 million publicly traded truck and trailer company; president of a $400 million automotive product division of a $1 billion private industrial conglomerate; president of an $80 million, family-held fluid control product manufacturer; CFO at an $11 billion publicly traded global appliance manufacturer; CEO and CFO within a $300 million janitorial supply company owned by a leading private equity firm; CEO for a $1 billion publicly traded integrated steel producer; and CEO and vice president of human resources for a $450 million U.S. subsidiary of a Belgium minerals company. Education Dale is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Lehigh University.

Professional Profile Daniel E. Kepler focuses his efforts serving automotive and manufactured product clients within the industrial sector. He also serves many private equity clients who have industrial portfolio companies. Dan has recruited chief executive officers and senior corporate officers for both private and publicly traded companies. His projects span a wide array of functions, including general management, finance, manufacturing, sales and marketing, engineering, information technology and human resources. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Dan spent nine years in executive search with Russell Reynolds Associates, where he led the North American Automotive Practice. Previously, Dan was a National Account Executive with AT&T and a Senior Account Manager with MCI Telecommunications. Before that, Dan served as an options trader on The Chicago Board Options Exchange and The Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Earlier in his career, Dan was a financial futures representative for Northern Futures Corporation and a trader for O'Connor Partnerships. Clients Served Highlights of Dan's work include: CEO for an $8 billion global tier-one automotive supplier; chief operating officer for a $6 billion tier-one automotive supplier; chief financial officer and general counsel for a $15 billion pre-IPO, wholly-owned subsidiary of a $200 billion energy company; vice president of Supply Chain for a $15 billion automotive division of a $20 billion, NYSE-traded industrial manufacturer; senior vice president, OEM Sales and Marketing for an $8 billion global tier-one supplier; several CEOs and CFOs for private equity portfolio companies; chief information officer for a $7 billion paper manufacturer; and several vice presidents of Engineering, including the vice president of Research and Development for a $5 billion Chicago-based industrial manufacturer. Education Dan received his bachelor's degree in economics management from Ohio Wesleyan University and his MBA from DePaul University.

Professional Profile David Joys joined Heidrick & Struggles in 1992 as a Partner in the New York office. He was elected a Director of the firm in 1993, a member of the firm's Executive Committee in 1996 and a Vice Chairman in 2003. David's search practice focuses on conducting top-level search assignments in the consumer products and services, business and financial services, transportation and industrial sectors for U.S. and international clients. David brings 31 years of search experience to senior-level client assignments. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, he was Founder and Managing Director of Higdon, Joys & Mingle, Inc., an executive search firm based in New York with affiliates in London and Paris. Previously, he spent 12 years with Russell Reynolds Associates, where he held roles of increasing responsibility including Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, International. At various times, David managed the Russell Reynolds New York office, eastern region, London office, and all international operations. He also served as that firm's first Director of Practice Development prior to his London relocation in the early 1980s. Before embarking on a career in executive search, David was Vice President, Marketing Operations and Services, for the car rental division of The Hertz Corporation, then a subsidiary of RCA, where he had responsibility for activities in Canada, Mexico, Latin America, the Pacific and the Caribbean. He earlier served as Vice President, Marketing, responsible for that company's domestic business. Prior to that, he spent six years with American Airlines in a variety of marketing and sales management positions. Clients Served David has conducted numerous searches for board directors, CEOs, COOs and presidents, as well as senior executives in charge of nearly all line and staff functions for such organizations as American Express, American Stock Exchange, Arrow Electronics, Atlas Copco, Bausch & Lomb, Cendant Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, Ecolab, Equity Office Properties Trust, GE Capital Services, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, HealthNet, Inc., Holiday Inn Worldwide, Hudson's Bay Company, International Paper, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, the NASDAQ Stock Market Inc., Pacific Stock Exchange, Pathmark Stores, Reckitt Benckiser, Sears Holdings, Starwood Hotels, Thomson Corporation, TIAA-CREF, True North Communications, and United Healthcare Corporation. He has also been active in building boards for spin-offs from large corporations, such as Tricon Global Restaurants (spin-off from PepsiCo) and, working with private equity firms, for pre-IPO companies. David also actively works for companies in the process of restructuring and reorganization. For example, he helped develop a new governance structure for The Washington Group, and assisted in replacing the leadership at Warnaco Corporation and Magnatrax. Education David received a bachelor's degree in economics from Amherst College and an MBA in marketing and finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Additional Information He was profiled in both the 1992 and 1994 editions of "The Career Makers: America's Top 100 Executive Recruiters," a Harper & Row publication, and was featured as one of the search industry's top global search consultants in the 1998 edition of "The Global 200 Executive Recruiters," a ranking compiled by executive search industry expert Nancy Garrison-Jenn.

Professional Profile Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, David Peters was Managing Director of Alexander McKillop, a strategic corporate development consultancy. Previously, he was with JHP Training, where he was Managing Director and also served on the group board. In a prior position with Saint-Gobain Group, he was the Marketing Director of Solaglas, that organization's UK subsidiary, and subsequently Managing Director of its UK branch network. His early career began with a position at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Zimbabwe, where he rose to the rank of Assistant District Commissioner. He later returned to the UK and joined Procter & Gamble's brand and marketing management team. Education David received a law degree from Trinity Hall in Cambridge and was awarded an MBA from Bradford University Business School. Additional Information He is a governor of Hampton School.

Professional Profile Filip Lerno started with Heidrick & Struggles in April 2002 as Partner in Charge of the Brussels office. He has a special industry focus on the automotive OEMs and suppliers, as well as functional expertise with human resources roles. In 2000, Filip was associated with another global executive search firm in Brussels where he concentrated primarily on FMCG and key industrial assignments, gaining in-depth experience in recruiting senior executives through a wide range of sectors. Prior to beginning his career in executive search, Filip spent six years as a business development manager at Iveco Europe and five years at Tenneco Automotive Inc. as Key Account Director-Europe, responsible for the Aftermarket.

Professional Profile Gerry Davis is the Managing Partner, Global Practices and Regional Manager Asia Pacific for Heidrick and Struggles. Gerry's responsibilities in both these roles are initiating and leading the global client and practice strategies for marketing, business development and infrastructure planning for all Heidrick & Struggles offices and all related client and staffing relationships in leading and developing offices in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that Gerry was head of the CIO Practice in Asia Pacific and Technology and Professional Services Practice. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Gerry was an Executive Director of an international search firm conducting assignments for leading technology and professional services firms, in areas including General Management, IT Management, Telecommunications, Sales and Marketing. Clients included both large established corporations and start-up businesses. Before entering the executive search industry Gerry was Managing Director of On Australia Pty Ltd, a joint venture between Telstra and Microsoft, to deliver Internet and online services. Following Microsoft's decision to sell its interest to Telstra, this business became Australia's largest Internet services provider and portal site. Prior to this Gerry was a senior executive of Lend Lease Corporation where he was Chief Executive Officer of one of Australia's largest software and services companies, Lend Lease Employer Systems and was later Executive Director - Business Development of Australasia's largest information services company, ISSC Australia. Gerry commenced his career as an Officer in the Royal Australian Navy before joining PA Consulting where he conducted assignments in logistics, operations and organisation development.He then joined AFP Group PLC where he was responsible for evaluating and integrating acquired businesses in the United Kingdom and Australia. Gerry then joined Booz Allen and Hamilton in South East Asia and helped establish their Australian office where he led strategy and business process re-engineering assignments with major clients in technology, financial services, healthcare and manufacturing. Education Gerry Davis has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Economics and a Master of Commerce in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney and a Master of Business Administration in strategy and management from the University of Washington.

Professional Profile Bud Wright has more than 25 years of retail experience, the last 10 of which he was a principal officer at R.H. Macy's, Bud concentrates on finding senior executives within the retailing industry. His clients include a wide variety of the leading retailers within their categories, and his search experience spreads throughout all disciplines within the industry. Prior to entering executive search, Bud spent the majority of his career with R.H. Macy's, where he was the president and COO of three divisions. He also held senior-level positions in logistics, operations and human resources while at Macy's. Education Bud earned his bachelor's degree from Westminster College, a master's degree from the University of Maryland, and completed the course work for a master's degree at the University of Michigan. Additional Information He has served on the boards of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Buckhead Christian Ministries, Morristown Memorial Hospital and is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church.

Professional Profile John Thompson serves as Vice Chairman, Global CEO and Board Practice, at Heidrick & Struggles and is recognized as one of the most respected CEO and Board recruiters in the nation. Clients Served With 24 years in the executive search industry, his public company clients have included: Amazon.com, Avaya, Avocent, Blockbuster, Cadence, Computer Associates, Dell, First Data, Google, Harris Stratex Networks, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Laurus Energy, McAfee, MoneyGram International, Oracle, Sabre, Salesforce.com, SAP, Solectron, Symbol, Thomson, United Rentals, Walt Disney and Yahoo! John has been active in working with both public and private boards in recruiting new directors as well as consulting on major board restructuring projects. His recent directorship clients include Adobe, Autodesk, Cadence, Dell, Dolby Laboratories, Google, Juniper Networks, KLA-Tencor, Sabre, Salesforce.com, SanDisk, Seagate, ShoreTel, Symantec, and Thomson. Education John began his career with the Graduate School of Business at Virginia Tech, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration. Additional Information John was recognized by Business Week in 2008 as one of the "50 Most Influential Search Consultants in the World" as well as being featured in Career Makers: North America's Top Executive Recruiters, and in The Global 200 Executive Recruiters Guide. John is frequently featured in Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, and the WSJ to discuss CEO assessment and selection. His article on "The Intangible Qualities of Leaders" appeared in the book Leaders Talk Leadership, Oxford University Press. John is a featured industry consultant in Riding Shotgun: the Role of the COO published in June 2006 by Stanford University Press. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. John and his wife Phyllis have two children ages 26 and 21.

Professional Profile Jory J. Marino's search experience focuses on general management and senior-level operations and technology assignments for global banks, investment banks, trading, asset management, and diversified financial services companies. Jory joined the firm following a merger in 1999 with Sullivan & Company, where he was a founding partner and senior managing director. Jory has over 25 years of executive search experience and is widely recognized as an authority on leadership and talent within financial services. He has written and published several articles on the subject and is quoted frequently in business, financial and professional journals, including Business Week, Fortune, Waters, Wall Street & Technology, and The American Banker. Jory has also appeared before several industry groups and conferences, including the Institutional Investor Financial Technology Forum, Fortune CIO Working Group, and Women in Technology. Prior to joining Sullivan & Company in 1990, Jory spent 14 years recruiting technology, risk management, and operations executives, completing a broad range of assignments for companies in financial services, technology consulting, and information management. Education Jory attended the City University of New York, where he completed undergraduate and graduate studies in experimental psychology. Additional Information In addition to his professional activities, Jory has also been active in a variety of civic and charitable organizations, including the Greensboro Council on the Arts and the Delancey Street Foundation of Greensboro, North Carolina. Thought Leadership Boardroom Briefing: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery The New Role of the Sourcing Executive - Getting the Outsourcing of Services Right

Professional Profile Madelaine Pfau is in charge of Target Accounts and Quality for all of Heidrick & Struggles. She also founded the Dallas office's Professional Services Practice in 1995. Previously, Madelaine was a Strategic Consulting Group Practice Leader with Price Waterhouse, and a Senior Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Company. In these roles, she worked on strategy, organization and operational issues with a diverse clientele that included major financial services, electronics and natural resources companies. Madelaine began her career with Bell Helicopter Textron, where she held various quality service and consulting positions, culminating as Service Department Supervisor and Internal Consultant. Clients Served Madelaine has served numerous early-stage and mature independent technology services, general management consulting and other professional services organizations, as well as the consulting/services divisions of large vendors. For clients such as EDS, Lucent, Unisys, McKinsey & Company, Watson Wyatt, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting (now IBM Business Services), Bain & Company and KPMG, among others, she has recruited CEOs, CFOs, non-executive directors and business unit/practice heads. Education Madelaine holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California at San Diego. Additional Information Thought Leadership Let the War for Talent Begin-In China

Professional Profile Manoel Rebello joined Heidrick & Struggles as a Partner and a member of the firm's Financial Services Practice in 1999. In January 2007 he was named Regional Managing Partner, Latin America of the firm. He had more than 24 years experience in the Brazilian and international financial and capital markets prior to Heidrick & Struggles. Before joining Heidrick & Struggles he was with Bank of America as head of the multinational client business in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. Previously, he was the President of Continental Bank in Brazil, where he spent 14 years, and the General Manager of Banco Rio de la Plata, Brazil. Manoel is a Member of the Audit Committee of The São Paulo Pinacoteca, The Contemporary Art Museum of São Paulo, Board Member of Hospital São Luiz, one of the leading Private Health Organizations in the country, and has also served as Board Member of the Perdigão Group, a large local food processing company; President of Embraer SA Audit Committee, an aircraft manufacturer; and Director of ANBID, the Brazilian Investment Banking Association from 1990 to 1994. Education He holds a bachelor's degree in Public Administration and an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.

Professional Profile Melanie Kusin is a Vice Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles, headquartered in the firm's New York office. She served as Global Managing Partner for the Consumer Practice and was elected to and served on the firm's Global Partnership Council. Melanie's personal search practice focuses on serving clients in the consumer product, fashion, luxury, and retail industries. She has completed CEO searches for publicly traded corporations, privately held companies, private equity firms and financially distressed companies. She also fills Board seats for major public corporations along with advising on succession management. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Melanie was at Russell Reynolds Associates as Managing Director. There, she headed the global Consumer Sector and co-founded the retail practice. Before she began her career in executive search, Melanie was in account management at Ogilvy & Mather, managing client assignments for global FMCG companies. Education Born and raised in Texarkana, Texas, Melanie earned her undergraduate degree in English literature from Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans and an MBA in marketing and finance from Tulane Graduate Business School. Additional Information Melanie has provided commentary for television and radio on "the corner office" and boards dealing with succession issues. She also is a regular speaker on retailing trends and leadership for national trade associations and the investment community. Thought Leadership Boardroom Briefing: Crossing the Boardroom Digital Divide

Professional Profile Nathaniel Sutton works with nonprofit organizations building leadership and senior management teams. Capitalizing on his prior experience, he also specializes in communications and related searches across a broad spectrum of clients, from multinational corporations to entrepreneurial companies. Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Nat was Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications for Citigroup, which he joined in 1968 as a speechwriter. From 1988 to 2000, he directed corporate communications for Citibank, where he was credited with developing and managing the company's highly successful communications initiatives during its Five Point Plan financial recovery. In this position, he oversaw the corporation's internal and external communications, investor communications, new media and creative services. Previously, he headed Citibank's Corporate Customer Affairs Group, developing the company's first global customer service strategy. He also developed Citibank's first five-year public affairs strategy, which led to BusinessWeek's recognition of the company's public relations group as one of the world's 10 best. From 1962 to 1968, Nat served as Director of Public relations for the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, and worked closely with the renowned Dr. Howard Rusk to bring rehabilitation medicine and occupational therapy to underdeveloped countries around the world. Education Nat completed the advanced management program of the Harvard Business School, holds a bachelor's degree from City College of New York, and a diploma from Centre d'Etudes Industrielles in Geneva, Switzerland. Additional Information He is a Trustee of the American Folk Art Museum, Chairman of the Harlem Historical Society, Board Member of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Chairman and CEO of the National Executive Service Corps. He is also a past Senior Vice President of the Harvard Business School Club and, from 1991 to 1998, served as Chairman and CEO of the Private Industry Council of New York City. In that capacity, he was responsible for revitalizing the voluntary group that brings together the private sector and government to improve the quality of New York's workforce and create employment opportunities for its citizens. A recipient of the Council of Jewish Organizations Distinguished Business Leadership Award, Nat has also been honored by the National Alliance of Business as its Volunteer of the Year.

Professional Profile Paolo Saccavini joined Heidrick & Struggles in July 2004 as a Partner in the Leadership Consulting Group. Previously, Paolo was a Manager within the Business Consulting Practice at Deloitte Consulting, where he focused on the strategy and operation service line in the financial services industry with a specific emphasis on human capital engagements. The major clients he has performed consulting services are: San Paolo Imi, Swiss Re, Consip, Calp, Mediocredito Lombardo, Roche, Binda Group, Serono Pharma. Before Deloitte, Paolo worked at DGPA & Co. (a consulting and management education company) specializing in the design and development of management education programs on team-building and leadership and change for leading companies operating in various industries, including automotive, insurance and retail. Education Paolo holds a degree in economics from the Università Cattolica of Milan. Additional Information From 2000 to 2002 Paolo was a faculty member for the MBA program at SDOA (Scuola di Direzione Aziendale Salerno), lecturing on process analysis and design.

Professional Profile Pravesh Mehra has more than 20 years of experience in management consulting and a proven track record of managing and growing businesses. He has worked with senior executives of major companies in the high technology industry in the areas of business and operations strategy, organization transformation, and technology implementation, and has extensive international work experience, including offshore outsourcing. Pravesh joined Heidrick & Struggles from Capgemini, where he was the Americas Leader for Consulting Services. He joined Ernst & Young Consulting (which was acquired by Capgemini in 2000) in 1987 and was admitted to the partnership in 1993. Pravesh held various national and global leadership positions during his tenure. Clients Served Pravesh works extensively with clients in strategy, business and technology consulting for senior-level professionals, and with private equity firms for operational executives. His clients include Unisys, Ernst & Young, Business Objects, MarketBridge, Teachscape and Symphony Technology Group (private equity). He has also conducted a number of cross-border searches for outsourcing companies such as Capgemini, Covansys and L&T Infotech. Education Pravesh received his MBA with honors in finance and management science from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and his bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from the University of Bombay. Additional Information Pravesh is a gold medalist Chartered Accountant (ACA). Thought Leadership A Comprehensive Talent Strategy for Services Outsourcing The New Role of the Sourcing Executive - Getting the Outsourcing of Services Right

Professional Profile Tim Hicks is a Partner of Heidrick & Struggles with a focus on clients in the industrial sector. During his seven years with the firm he has held several leadership roles including: Partner-In-Charge of the Chicago Office and Sector Leader, Global Automotive. Currently he is Chairman of the Heidrick & Struggles Global Quality Council - an entity that works to improve the firm's service to clients. Hicks has over twenty-five years of experience in the executive search industry. During his career, Hicks' work can be placed in two broad categories: developing and maintaining relationships with large industrial concerns, and recruiting chief executive officers and their reports for mid-size companies. He has led or participated in a number of chief executive recruitments and currently leads the firm's relationship with several large industrial companies. Recent clients of Hicks' include: ArvinMeritor, BetterPlace LLC, BorgWarner, Chrysler, Henkel, Holley Performance Products, Lydall, MTS, Nissan, PPG, and ZF. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in 2002, Hicks was a partner with Korn/Ferry International where he held several leadership positions including heading the firm's automotive practice. Previous, he was employed by several other executive search firms including SpencerStuart Education Hicks earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Master of Management degree with a concentration in Marketing, Strategy and Organizational Development from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Additional Information He is a native of Southeast Michigan who currently resides in the Chicago area with his wife and two sons.

Professional Profile Tobias Petri joined Heidrick & Struggles as a Partner in January 1999, and served as Managing Partner of the firm's Copenhagen office from September 2003 to September 2004, when he became Managing Partner of the Life Sciences Practice. He specializes in senior executive positions, board recruitment and reviews, and various leadership consulting services. Before Heidrick & Struggles, Tobias worked as a Principal with another executive search firm. Previously, he was a Managing Consultant with Gemini Consulting, Europe's third largest management consultancy (now part of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young). Prior to starting his career in leadership consulting, Tobias spent three years as an Associate at the law firm now known as Plesner, and seven years with the pharmaceuticals and biotech group Novo Nordisk, initially as Corporate Legal Counsel and Executive Assistant & Company Secretary, then as Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Department and, finally, as Head of Pharmaco-Economic Affairs in the Pharmaceuticals Division. Education Tobias holds an MBA from IMD in Switzerland (1994) and a master's degree in law from the University of Copenhagen (1987). He also holds the one-year supplementary degree from the Danish School of Journalism. Additional Information Tobias is a frequent speaker and guest writer on the topics of leadership and talent.

Professional Profile Torrey Foster serves as the Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles' Global Consumer Markets Practice and is based in the firm's Chicago Office. In this role, he is responsible for leading and building the firm's consumer markets practice globally, with nearly 100 consultants based around the world, covering such sectors as: Consumer Products, packaged goods, general merchandise, branded durables Retail, fashion, luxury goods Hospitality, travel, leisure Media, entertainment, sports Advertising and marketing services Consumer Private Equity In addition, he personally leads senior level executive search assignments, principally CEO, President, and CMO engagements, for clients across the practice. Previously, Torrey led the Consumer Private Equity team, which continues to have a leading position in serving the senior management needs of private equity and venture capital investors and portfolio companies in the consumer space. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in 1999, Torrey was a Managing Director with Lynch Miller Moore O'Hara, a premier boutique search firm in Chicago which served the senior leadership needs of Private Equity investors and their portfolio companies. Today, Torrey's client base includes brand name Fortune 500 Corporations as well as middle market private or investor-owned companies and early stage entities, all in the greater Consumer arena. Education A former national champion rower, Torrey holds a Bachelor's degree in History from Brown University and a Master's degree in management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Additional Information He recently served on the Executive Committee of School District 181's Foundation Board and was a director and board member of the General Alumni/ae Association of Phillips Exeter Academy. In addition to other civic interests, Torrey is on the Vestry of Grace Episcopal Church, Hinsdale, was an active volunteer with AYSO soccer and served as Chief of his son's Indian Guides Tribe. Thought Leadership Plan Today to be Tomorrow's CMO Boardroom Briefing: Practicing Social Responsibility from the Heart

Vincent C. Perro has been our Global Managing Partner, Leadership Consulting since joining us in July 2004. Previously, Mr. Perro was head of Sibson Consulting from 2001 to 2004. From 2000 to 2002, when Nextera Enterprises owned Sibson Consulting, Mr. Perro was head of Sibson Consulting, President of Sibson International, Chief Operating Officer of Sibson Consulting as a Nextera Enterprises officer, and a member of the Nextera Enterprises Board of Directors. From 1987 to 2000, Mr. Perro held various positions with Sibson & Company, including Chairman of the Board, President of Sibson International, and Financial Services Practice Leader.

Professional Profile Miu Hing Alice Au leads the Firm's CEO & Board Practice in Asia Pacific and is a core member of the firm's Private Equity and Financial Services Practices. In these capacities, she is dedicated to building relationships with the CEO and board communities across industries, as well as the principal investing community. She has led the rebuilding and expansion of the Hong Kong office from 2000 to 2007. Alice started her career as a semiconductor engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation in the U.S. She subsequently joined McKinsey & Company in New York as a management consultant, advising Fortune 100 clients on strategic, organization, and technology issues. She later joined International Paper Company in New York in Corporate Development, and was responsible for leading cross functional teams in negotiating numerous acquisitions in North America, Europe, and in Asia, completing six acquisitions and one divestiture. She returned to Hong Kong in 1993 to put a China fund together and consulted for midsize U.S. companies on their China entry strategies. Alice has been in the search business since 1995. She took a one year leave from the search business in 1999 to head up Strategic Planning & Special Projects and E-Commerce at AsiaContent.com, which successfully listed on NASDAQ in April 2000. Education Alice graduated from Yale University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1986. Additional Information She speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin. Her speaking engagements have included the Global Private Equity Conferences in Shanghai , Economist Conferences, and the International Think Tank Forum in Shenzhen, China. She is also a member of the Shanghai Federation of Youth. For information about our capabilities in Asia Pacific or to have a discussion with one of our consultants about your leadership needs visit our Asia Pacific website.

Professional Profile Per-Allan Karlsson has been with the firm since 1995. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Per-Allan worked for AST Computer and for IBM, where he served as Director of Sales, Marketing Manager, Nordic Business Manager and Country Manager for server sales. Per-Allan focuses on clients in the information technology sector. He specializes in searches for CEOs, vice presidents and managing directors within the Nordic market as well as internationally. He also possesses a functional focus on assignments in corporate communications. Education Per-Allan studied business administration with a special focus on organizational behavior, strategic planning and leadership development, at the University of Stockholm.

Professional Profile Andrea Waines brings significant experience in consulting with top executives and companies from her leadership role in the career transition industry. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, she was Managing Partner and a founder of Miller Dallas Inc., a leading Canadian executive career transition firm. Andrea's industry experience includes financial and professional services, industrial and consumer goods, technology and telecommunications, and the public sector. Before joining Miller Dallas, she was employed by a major international consulting firm. Education Andrea received her bachelor's degree with honors from McMaster University and holds a master's degree from the University of British Columbia. She recently was named a Fellow by the Institute of Certified Management Consultants. Additional Information Andrea currently serves on the boards of national and local organizations such as the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and The Learning Partnership.

Professional Profile Andy Talkington is a Houston-based Partner of the firm's Global Industrial Practice for which he was Managing Partner for four years. He currently manages the Global Energy and Chemicals Practice sector and is an active member of the firm's Cleantech and CEO & Board of Director's Practices. The focus of his global search practice is in Board of Directors, President/CEO and executive level management positions in these and related industries. Prior to entering the search business, Andy had over 20 years of experience in the energy, chemicals and mining industries. He held increasingly responsible line and staff positions with Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Olin Corporation. His responsibilities were diverse and global in nature including significant M&A, business management, operations and engineering, and technology. Professionally, Andy has been an active member of various industrial associations and he has conducted a variety of leadership development programs for the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Further, he has authored leadership advisory articles for numerous sector related management publications. Clients Served His search work has been very global in nature and has included private equity, venture capital, and small to large private and public companies in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. His clients have included Bayer, BHP Billiton, Calpine, Celanese, CCS Trust, Shell, McDermott International, Mittal Steel, Peabody Energy, Honeywell, Valspar, OMV (Borealis), Nova Chemicals and WorleyParsons. Further, he has conducted senior work for the portfolio companies of Advent International, Blackstone, First Reserve, KKR, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Rhone Capital, Texas Pacific Group, Goldman Sachs, Platinum Equity and other PE/VC firms. Education He received both Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering degrees in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University. Additional Information Andy has been active in the community as a Director of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and a Trustees of the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Professional Profile Anneke Luijkenaar joined Heidrick & Struggles in 1999. She focuses on international search work in the fields of chemicals, oil & gas and natural resources. Anneke´s executive search career spans over 20 years. She started her career in oil & gas recruiting and later moved to a major Canadian management consulting company in research management. As Director of Research with Davies Park & Associates, a start-up executive search firm, she was part of the company's successful expansion to other major cities. She built up the research department for Davies Park and gained strong generalist senior recruitment experience. In 1996 Anneke founded her own company specializing in corporate recruitment and research services. She built a successful company with five research specialists and provided consulting services to major executive search firms and individual corporations across Canada. In 1999 Anneke relocated to Europe and joined Heidrick & Struggles in the Amsterdam office. She works at an international level in conjunction with other Heidrick & Struggles offices throughout the world. She is a market specialist in chemicals, food ingredients, nutrition and process industries. Anneke is a member of the global Human Resources functional practice as well as the Global Quality Council of Heidrick & Struggles and is actively involved in professional development. Additional Information Anneke was born in the Netherlands. She holds dual Canadian and Dutch citizenship and speaks both Dutch and English fluently.

Professional Profile Arun Das Mahapatra has over 25 years of business development and search experience, with an emphasis on business development and professional services. He has built an extensive network amongst both domestic and multinational clients/companies. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles as a partner in January 2001, Arun worked as the Regional Head (North) and Director of a leading executive search firm. He started his career with Apeejay Industries, Limited. He also worked with Medicare Services India, Ltd. as Vice President and Head of Operations. Clients Served Arun has valuable experience working with both domestic and international clients and is well conversant with various aspects and processes involved in building a successful search practice. Some of his clients include companies such as Bayer, Kennametal, Tata Group, Aditya Birla Group, Holcim Group, and Honeywell, which provides him with the requisite network among both domestic and multi-national companies. Education Arun holds a post-graduate degree in psychology. Additional Information For information about our capabilities in Asia Pacific or to have a discussion with one of our consultants about your leadership needs visit our Asia Pacific website

Professional Profile Astrid Tostmann specializes in the legal sector in both industry and private practice. In addition to classic legal in house positions such as general counsel/CLO, she also focuses on national and international clients within various industries covering corporate and regulatory affairs, lobbying, risk, tax, audit and compliance. Astrid also focuses on asset management and private wealth management and has successfully built links to both practices in particular to clients who require expertise in both areas. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in 1998, Astrid spent many years within the media industry in Germany. She started her business career in an 18-month management trainee program with Gruner+Jahr AG & Co. KG (75% owned by Bertelsmann AG), Hamburg. She was project leader within marketing, research and services and focused on launching new products. Later on, she spent more time on qualitative research, mainly conducting tailor-made interviews. Later she moved into an HR position, where she was responsible for recruitment, interviewing and training in a mid-sized marketing and research consultancy in Frankfurt. Education Astrid holds a degree in law and business administration. She studied in Freiburg im Breisgau, Hamburg, Montpellier and France. She is fluent in German, English and French.

Professional Profile Barbara Valaperti is a Partner working out of Heidrick & Struggles' London, Paris and Rome offices. She is a member of the Global Financial Services Practice and coordinates the Private Equity European Practice. Barbara works predominantly on pan-European assignments, searching for top management professionals in the M&A, Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Private Equity and Leverage Finance arenas. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Barbara worked for Shearson Lehman Hutton in Paris, where she spent two years in their Corporate Service department, working mainly on French privatizations. Barbara began her career at Banque Sudameris in Paris, working in the banking department for three years and then becoming Branch Manager. Education Barbara is a graduate of l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. Additional Information She is fluent in English, French and Italian.

Professional Profile Bob Atkins has successfully completed a number of searches for senior executives in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries, and has also worked on board searches across many industries. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in 1998, Bob was Vice President and Managing Director, Pharmaceuticals, of the Hay Group for nine years, with responsibility for directing the Pharmaceutical Industry Practice in the U.S. and participating in the firm's worldwide practice. Previously, Bob was a Senior Vice President for IMS, the healthcare research and information services firm, and President of Fisher-Stevens, a service organization specializing in marketing and sales applications for the pharmaceutical industry, for 15 years. Education Bob holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and has completed additional graduate work at the New York University Graduate School of Business. He earned his bachelor's degree from Villanova University. Additional Information Bob has been active on a number of boards, both civic and business, including Passaic General Hospital, the College of St. Elizabeth and St. Mary's Hospital, all in New Jersey, and the Bureau of National Affairs in Washington, DC. He has also been a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. Most recently, Bob taught in the Management Department of the College of St. Elizabeth. He also has held teaching positions at Wharton and in the Management Department of Fairleigh Dickinson University's graduate division. In addition, Bob has authored a number of articles appearing in the Harvard Business Review, Pharmaceutical Executive, Pharmaceutical Marketing and Media and other professional and industry journals.

Professional Profile Based in the Chicago office, Caroline Ballantine is a Partner with Heidrick & Struggles. She previously spent several years as a Partner in the firm's New York office and is a founding and senior member of the Global Financial Services, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel practice groups. In addition to her work in investment and commercial banking, Caroline has played an integral role in establishing several of the firm's leading function and industry practices including the Hedge Fund Practice and has also served as the Partner-in-Charge of the Wealth Management Practice. In addition to her search work, Caroline has served on the firm's Global Nominating Committee and has been a member of its Partnership, Quality and Investment Committees. Caroline's successful 25-year search career spans many industries and functions. Her search work has focused on Boards of Directors and the top management needs of financial service organizations and for a variety of global companies. Before joining Heidrick & Struggles in 1984, Caroline was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intellectual Property Network, Ltd. in Chicago. Earlier, she was Vice President of Corporate Banking for The Northern Trust Company in Chicago and Vice President of Commercial Banking for the Agribusiness Group of The First National Bank of Chicago. Education A native of Chicago, Caroline earned an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Marquette University. Additional Information Caroline has been recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as one of the 100 most influential women in Chicago. Also, the Academy of Women Achievers of the YWCA of the City of New York has inducted her as a member. Caroline sits on several boards of directors, including those for the Art Institute of Chicago Woman's Board, the Chicago Public Library Foundation, Northwestern University Associates and Providence-St. Mel School.

Professional Profile Catherine Lepard has been active in executive search since 1991 and draws on her more than 15 years of search and consulting experience to recruit top talent into a client base spanning large multinational companies to private equity and venture-backed organizations. She has conducted cross border and international searches to fulfill roles in Canada such as CEO/president, chief financial officer, chief information officer, and vice president roles for sales and marketing, human resources and operations and supply chain. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Catherine was a Partner with a major Canadian executive search firm for four years, where she led the technology practice and co-managed the consumer practice. Immediately prior, Catherine was the director of Business Development for Canada's largest technology search and consulting firm, responsible for managing the North American consulting service's practices in Montreal, Vancouver, Dallas and Raleigh. Catherine's early career experience includes roles of increasing responsibility in sales and marketing at an international consulting firm specializing in merger and acquisition activities for Fortune 100 and venture capital financed companies. Education Catherine is a graduate of the University of Toronto.

Professional Profile Charles Wallace brings more than 35 years experience helping clients strengthen their executive leadership talent to Heidrick & Struggles. He previously served as Managing Partner of the Cleveland office, and has worked with a wide variety of organizations including major public corporations and small high-growth companies. Charles focuses on helping companies strengthen their corporate governance practices and build more effective boards. He also works extensively across all segments of the automotive industry, including OEs, large TIER ONE suppliers, retailers and participants in the aftermarket. He recently recruited two board members for a large public dealer organization and was also instrumental in the recruitment of a group president for a $15 billion supplier. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Charles spent 13 years with another major international search firm. Before that, he was a Partner with McKinsey & Company. With McKinsey's Cleveland office, his consulting practice was oriented toward industrial marketing, mergers and acquisitions and general business strategy. Clients included large automotive companies, machine tool manufacturers, industrial distributors and other general manufacturing organizations. Charles spent six years with the firm in Washington, DC before moving to Cleveland. He began his career with the Sun Oil Company as an Economic Analyst. Education Charles earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Wharton Fellow. He also holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi.

Professional Profile Cliff Wright is the global Managing Partner of the Supply Chain Practice and is based in Heidrick & Struggles' Atlanta office. With over twenty years experience, Cliff's work focuses primarily within the consumer, industrial, retail, electronics and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in 2001, Cliff worked for two boutique search firms that specialized within the Supply Chain industry; Cygni Corporation, which he founded and ran for fourteen years, and Concept Corporation. Cliff began his professional career with Shell Chemical Company in a variety of management positions within sales and marketing for the Agricultural Chemical Division. Clients Served His client portfolio includes, among other Fortune 500 companies, PepsiCo, United Airlines, Avon, ConAgra Foods, Inc., Merck & Co., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Sealy, Inc., Wal-Mart, Burlington Coat Factory, Timberland, Cisco, Celestica, Federal Express, Aramark, Campbell Soup Company, Maytag Corporation, Williams-Sonoma, Levi Strauss & Company, KKR, Golden Gate Capital, Moen, RadioShack, White Wave and Nike. Education Cliff has a B.S. in Animal Physiology from Washington State University. Additional Information Although a native of Dallas, he and his wife live in Atlanta, Georgia, with their son.

Professional Profile Daniel Cheng is the Singapore Partner responsible for the development of Emerging Markets in Asia Pacific. He was previously the Managing Partner responsible for the Technology Practice. Daniel's specialty area covers different industry segments including Telecommunications, Semiconductors, Information Technology, IT and Professional Services as well as Hardware and Software products. Daniel has over 17 years' experience in the search industry covering the Greater China and South East Asia markets, specializing in searches for Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and Director positions across multiple functional disciplines such as Sales and Marketing, Engineering, IT, Human Resources, Supply Chain and senior manufacturing professionals. In addition to serving multinational clients, Daniel also has extensive experience working with Asian conglomerates as well as with Private Equity companies. Over the past few years, he has also led the development of the Higher Education sector in Asia. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles in February 2000, Daniel was the Vice President and Managing Director of AT Kearney Executive Search. In this role, he managed the Asia Pacific Technology Practice as well as the Singapore and Hong Kong offices serving the recruitment needs of both multinational and Asian conglomerates. He was also previously a Managing Director & Partner at Russell Reynolds Associates responsible for Asia Technology Sector. Before entering the Executive Search business, Daniel was the General Manager of Gilman Business Systems in Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Inchcape Pacific. Prior to that, he was the General Manager for Hong Kong and China with Mentor Graphics Corporation. Daniel spent over 10 years with Computervision Corporation based in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Taiwan. He started with the semiconductor equipment division and was later transferred to the computer-aided-design and manufacturing systems division as the District Manager for Hong Kong and China, then Country Manager for Taiwan and subsequently Asia Pacific Marketing Manager. Education Daniel is a graduate of McMaster University, Canada. Additional Information For information about our capabilities in Asia Pacific or to have a discussion with one of our consultants about your leadership needs visit our Asia Pacific website.

Professional Profile Derick Boshard has completed numerous searches in the manufacturing, consumer products, pharmaceutical, retail, leisure and professional services industries, as well as various overseas assignments with multinational clients. At Heidrick & Struggles, Derick has overseen leadership consulting services activities in South Africa. He has conducted numerous team and individual assessments, and has been actively involved in executive coaching with many of the top companies in South Africa. Before entering executive search in 1984, Derick had been actively involved in human resources for many years, serving as the Human Resources Manager of Edgars Stores and Human Resources Director at Johnson & Johnson. He also was an Organizational Development Consultant in his own practice, where he gained invaluable exposure to a range of industries. Education Derick holds a bachelor's degree in industrial psychology, with honors, from the Potchefstroom University. Additional Information He is a Registered Practitioner with the South African Board for Personnel Practice.

Professional Profile Dominique Einhorn is the Latin America Managing Partner for the Global Technology and Services practice of Heidrick & Struggles based in the São Paulo office and a member of the global Industrial and Chief Information Officer Practices. He focuses on conducting senior level executive search assignments for international publicly owned clients in the Software, Hardware, Professional Services, Communication and Multimedia industries. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Dominique spent 15 years with Raychem Corporation, where he served as Managing Director and General Manager of the Telecommunication and Energy Networks divisions, based in Brazil. He held key managerial positions in general management, sales, manufacturing, finance, administration and logistics. His in-depth business experience included OEMs in transportation, defense, commercial electronics, communication and cable television providers, utilities, industrial and petrochemical plants. Education Dominique holds a bachelor's degree in Production Engineering from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (Poli - USP) and an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. He received the "Diplôme d'Études Françaises" from the Université de Nancy. Additional Information Dominique is a Board member of the largest medical institution in South America.

Professional Profile Based in London, Fran Minogue is Managing Partner of the Global Retail Practice and also a member of the CEO and Board Practice. Until recently she also ran the European Consumer Practice and during her tenure revenues grew by over 60%. Prior to moving into executive search 10 years ago, Fran held a number of senior-level international appointments, including Vice President of Marketing, Europe, at Inter-Continental Hotels; Managing Director at Neutrogena Northern Europe; and General Manager at Body Shop International. Her early experience includes marketing roles at SmithKline Beecham and Associated British Foods. Fran specializes in high-level assignments within the retail and consumer sectors for both public and private/PE backed companies, frequently on a cross border basis. Additional Information A fluent French and Spanish speaker, Fran is a member of the Marketing Society and the Marketing Group of Great Britain. During the course of her career, she has been nominated Marketer of the Year and also been awarded New Product Launch of the Year and Best Media Press Campaign. A regular commentator on industry trends, she sits on the Advisory Board of the World Retail Congress and is the only head-hunter included in the Retail Week Top 100. Fran has recently received the Financial News award for best executive search in Private Equity.

Professional Profile Gabriele Ghini brings many years of consulting experience to Heidrick & Struggles' Milan and Rome offices. He focuses on the energy, utilities and chemicals industries, managing assignments for clients at both the national and international levels. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Gabriele spent seven years as a Partner with Spencer Stuart, where he was a member of the Industrial Practice and core member of the Energy Practice. During the first 10 years of his career, Gabriele held various sales and marketing positions with three chemical multinationals-Du Pont de Nemours, Uniroyal Chemical and Rhone Poulenc Agro. Gabriele also helped to launch an international human resources and assets consulting firm that specialized in recruitment and selection and would go on to become an industry leader in Italy. During his nine years with the company, Gabriele served as manager of the Rome office and was a member of the industrial team at the international level. Education Gabriele holds a university degree in agricultural sciences and a doctorate in phytopathology. He is fluent in Italian and English.

Professional Profile Ganesh Ramakrishnan is a Principal with Heidrick and Struggles based in Boston, where he is a member of our Life Sciences Practice. He focuses on senior level searches in the biotechnology and medical devices sector. Previously, Ganesh was head of Heidrick & Struggles' Life Sciences Practice in India, where he conducted numerous searches in general management, sales and marketing and R&D. Ganesh has nearly 15 years of marketing, strategy and general management experience across the United States, Europe and Asia. He joined the firm from Eli Lilly & Co., where he worked in various global marketing and strategy roles with particular focus on diabetes, product launch and portfolio strategy. He also served as General Manager of Lilly's operations in Singapore, where he was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Singapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industries. Prior to his tenure at Lilly, Ganesh was the founder and CEO of Gobi Inc., an Internet start up that was acquired. At Gobi, Ganesh had the opportunity to serve on the company's board of directors with several Fortune 500 CEOs. He also worked for several years at D. E. Shaw & Co., a leading Hedge Fund, as Director of India Planning, where he led a principal growth strategy for the firm and evaluated investment opportunities in technology and biotechnology. Education Ganesh graduated magna cum laude with highest honors from Harvard University, where he received the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize, the University's highest academic distinction for undergraduate work. He holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Professional Profile Giovanni Mantica joined the firm to lead the Consumer Practice in Europe in 1997. Prior to his work in executive search, Giovanni was Senior Vice President of Marketing with Alitalia. Previously, he was with ACNielsen, where he held different senior management positions at the European and international levels over a 19-year period and was ultimately appointed to the role of Managing Director of Central and South Europe. An expert in building successful teams in cultural turnaround environments, Giovanni has extensive experience in recruiting CEOs, COOs, marketing directors and other senior-level executives. Clients Served Giovanni has successfully coordinated assignments for major organizations such as Heinz, Coca-Cola, Danone, Bacardi-Martini, Saint Gobain, Ferrari Spa, Reckitt Benckiser, Henkel, Carrefour, Coop Italia, Whirlpool, Pioneer, Telefonica, Blu, Albacom, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro and Autostrade. Education Giovanni holds a degree in political science and journalism from the University of Pavia. Additional Information During his career, Giovanni has delivered numerous lectures and speeches on marketing and management at major Italian universities.

Professional Profile Ignacio Bello joined Heidrick & Struggles in 1989. He was Office Managing Partner of the firm's Madrid office from 1997 until January 2002. In recent years, Ignacio has worked with some of the most important Spanish pharmaceutical laboratories and FMCG companies, helping them build not only competitive management teams, but also modern and flexible organizations. He specializes in the healthcare and consumer industries. Ignacio's career prior to Heidrick & Struggles spanned 20 years and three major multinational companies, Laboratorios Lepetit (later Hoechst Marion Roussel, S.A., currently Aventis), General Foods and Kraft. The experience he acquired during this time in the areas of human resources, marketing and sales has given Ignacio an excellent global vision of the healthcare and consumer markets and a precise comprehension of the necessities of the modern industry within a permanently changing environment. Education After a two-year stay in a Saharan Africa village conducting linguistic studies, Ignacio returned to Spain and obtained degrees in philosophy and clinical psychology at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, as well as a master's degree in human resources from ICADE. Additional Information Ignacio's working languages are Spanish, French and English.

Professional Profile Ignacio Perez is Partner-In-Charge of Heidrick & Struggles offices in Mexico City and Monterrey, N.L. and Co-Leader of the Latin America Life Sciences Practice. He is also a member of the global Consumer, Chief Marketing and Chief Sales Officers Practices. He focuses on filling senior-level positions for consumer and pharmaceutical companies. Ignacio's professional experience spans over 24 years working for large Mexican and international corporations and he originally joined Heidrick & Struggles to develop the Technology Practice in Mexico and was instrumental in positioning the firm in the Mexican market. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Ignacio was President of Thomas & Betts in Mexico, where he was responsible for the Sales, Marketing, Service and Operations, and the new strategy to reposition products, for the Electrical, Telecommunication and Electronic markets. Previously, he was the Latin American Director with Motorola's Information Systems Group (UDS and Codex). Ignacio started his career at Grupo Condumex, where he worked for almost eight years, and left as the Export Manager for Latin America and Eastern Europe. Education Ignacio holds an Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree from La Salle University in Mexico City. He also completed the Top Management Program at the IPADE University. He is fluent in Spanish and English, and holds the Mexican and Spanish citizenships.

James Donlon is executive vice president of ArvinMeritor, Inc. In this position, Donlon provides comprehensive financial direction and guidance to the corporation. He has more than 35 years of financial management experience, the majority within the automotive sector. Donlon joins ArvinMeritor from Kmart Corporation, where he served as senior vice president and CFO during the company’s emergence from Chapter 11. Prior to this role, from 1998 to 2003, he served as senior vice president and controller of the Chrysler Group within DaimlerChrysler Corporation. During his 25 years with DaimlerChrysler, Donlon held financial management and leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including that of director of International Planning and New Venture Development. He began his career in 1969 with Ford Motor Company. Donlon holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University (Fresno) and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Professional Profile With more than 20 years of search experience, Jane Marcus has successfully completed searches for a diverse client base including institutional asset management firms, insurance companies, mutual funds, family offices, and endowments and foundations. Jane joined the Chicago office of Heidrick & Struggles in 1999. She was named Senior Partner in 2000 and Practice Leader in 2003. Representative searches that she's completed include the president and CEO of a global financial services company and a wealth management firm, the director's position for mutual fund companies, and numerous chief investment officers for endowments/foundations, insurance companies and family offices. Her prior search experience includes 13 years with the Chicago office of Russell Reynolds Associates, an executive recruitment firm, where she led the firm's Midwest asset management practice. Jane's earlier experience includes seven years with Data General Corporation in sales and marketing roles. Clients Served The endowments Jane has worked for recently include the University of Chicago, Notre Dame, the University of Cincinnati and Texas Christian University. Education Jane holds an M.M. degree with distinction from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University as well as both a bachelor's and a bachelor's of fine arts degree from Stephens College. Additional Information In addition to her recruiting activities, Jane is a regularly featured speaker and author on human capital trends in the asset management industry. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of Stephens College.

Professional Profile Jane Stevenson focuses on searches for CEOs, board directors and their direct reports in the telecommunications, semiconductor, hardware and software industries. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Jane was a Partner with Howard Fischer Associates International, serving as Executive Vice President of the corporation and President of the southern region. Her leadership and recognition as a top-tier recruiter were pivotal in leading the firm to ranking in the top two percent of executive search firms. She also chartered the geographic expansion of the firm, building offices in two new parts of the country, as well as starting the firm's specialized industry focus. Jane joined Howard Fischer Associates after four years with SPI, Inc., a boutique firm specializing in information technology searches. Prior to her career in executive search, Jane spent five years leading public relations, admissions and recruitment programs for Loma Linda University and Columbia Union College. Clients Served Her consultative style and insightful approach have distinguished Jane as a trusted advisor to leaders of both emerging and established companies. Since 1986 Jane has managed over 300 top-level executive searches, working closely with venture capital firms such as Greylock, Sequoia and Austin Ventures, as well as Fortune 500 clients including First Data Corporation, Honeywell, Agere Systems and American Tower Corporation. Education Jane has a bachelor's degree from Columbia Union College. Additional Information She has served on the boards of the Reading Rehabilitation Hospital and Columbia Union College, and on the incubator advisory board for Philadelphia's University City Science Center, a leader in the emergence of the technology incubator concept.

Professional Profile John M. Abele is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles' Cleveland Office and manages the Firm's Global Marketing and Sales Officers Practice. John is also member of our Global Industrial Practice where he continues to conduct senior-level General Management search assignments. As leader of the Global Marketing & Sales Officers Practice, John's focus covers the entire breadth of commercial leadership functions across the industrial, consumer, technology, life sciences, and financial services sectors. John has successfully assisted clients of all sizes and ownership structures - including global corporations, private equity firms, and small, privately held businesses - in building their commercial leadership. His assignments include placing Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Commercial Officers, Chief Sales Officers, and Heads of Strategy and Business Development. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, John spent eight years with McKinsey & Company where he was a leader of their Marketing & Sales Practice and their Industrial Sector. At McKinsey, John served a variety of clients, but focused much of his time with clients in the industrial, technology, consumer, and services sectors. He has authored numerous articles and publicly presented on a variety of marketing, sales, and business development topics. John has helped clients develop corporate growth and sales strategies, navigate mergers & acquisitions, transform sales forces and distribution channels, improve marketing and pricing organizations, and successfully utilize technology as a means for growth. Earlier in his career, John was also a Manager with Hewitt Associates LLC and a Consultant with Andersen Consulting. Education John earned his MBA in finance and in management strategy, summa cum laude, from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University and his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Additional Information John volunteers additional time in numerous school activities for Incarnate Word Academy and in coaching several youth sports.

Professional Profile Johnson Chow is a Partner of the firm's Asia Pacific Financial Services Practice. Based in Hong Kong, Johnson leads the Asia Pacific Asset Management Practice and is also an active member of the Financial Services Infrastructure Practice in Asia. Over the past years, Johnson has completed a number of senior searches for some of the world's largest financial institutions such as JP Morgan, UBS, Credit Suisse, Fortis, Prudential, Morgan Stanley, Och-Ziff Capital, ING Investment Management etc. Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Johnson was the Director at Motorola Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Johnson spent 7 years as the Managing Director of Greater China at AT&T, where he specialized in Financial Services and Technology industry sectors. Johnson previously worked at A.T. Kearney Management Consultants specializing in Financial Services and China entry strategy. Previously, he worked at Citibank and Oracle Systems in the USA.

Professional Profile Jonathan Graham is a Partner with the Cleveland Office of Heidrick & Struggles and the leader of the firm's Paper & Packaging Practice. He has helped build the leadership teams of small privately held manufacturers and global suppliers including CEOs/ presidents/ general managers as well as talented in sales and marketing, finance, operations, research and development, and purchasing/ supply chain management. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Jonathan held a number of positions with both chemical companies and top management consulting firms. As a consultant with McKinsey & Company, he was a leader in the Sales Force Practice and the Business-to-Business Marketing Practice. During his tenure with both McKinsey and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Jonathan focused on developing corporate strategy, transforming sales forces and implementing strategic marketing. His industry expertise spans chemicals, electronic components, semiconductors, health care, corporate banking, computers, automotive components, and deregulated utilities. Jonathan also served as Vice President, Marketing for a Cleveland-based chemical company focused on both industrial and institutional market segments. He gained experience with research and development management through several key roles with BASF Construction Chemicals - the world's largest construction chemicals company. Education Jonathan holds a B.A. in Business and Political Science from Muskingum College and an M.B.A. from Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management.

Professional Profile L. Kevin Kelly is CEO of Heidrick & Struggles, the global executive search and leadership advisory firm. During his distinguished career as a search consultant, Kevin has helped shape corporate leadership teams for some of the world's most innovative companies. Kevin believes passionately that the challenges of our world call for a new approach to leadership and talent: that we will need a complex and diverse range of skills and people to lead tomorrow's successful companies. Kevin coaches clients through these challenges, and identifies executives who can create the optimum culture to drive commercial success. Active in search since 1993, Kevin joined Heidrick & Struggles in Tokyo. He was Regional Managing Partner of Asia Pacific and then Europe, the Middle East and Africa (2001-2006), before becoming Chief Executive Officer in September 2006. Education Kevin holds a bachelor's degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, where he serves on the Board of Visitors. He speaks fluent Japanese. Additional Information In 2008 Kevin wrote his first book, CEO - The Low Down on the Top Job. Drawing on the experiences of some of the world's top Chief Executives, as well as his own, the book explores what it takes to lead a global organization in the twenty-first century. Earlier this year a revised edition was published in the US, which focuses on American business leaders: Top Jobs - How They Are Different and What You Need to Succeed. Kevin is currently working on his second book - about the challenges CEOs face in tough economic times. If outstanding leadership is clearest in adverse conditions, then this downturn is the biggest test in living memory. The new book will consider how leaders can navigate through crisis and turn it into opportunity. Thought Leadership Roller Coaster Leadership Power Shifts in the Boardroom

Professional Profile Luis Urbano is a Partner in Heidrick & Struggles Spain, based in the Madrid office. He joined the company in January 2002 as a Partner in the Consumer Services Practice, being specialised in high level assignments within the Media & Entertainment; Hospitality and Retail Practices, frequently on a pan-European basis. Since he has a wide professional background in the field of Real Estate, Luis is also a member of the Financial Services Practice. Luis served as Managing Partner Spain for five years and since 2007 he leads the Media, Entertainment & Sports practice in EMEA. Prior to moving into executive search Luis held a number of senior international positions related to the Retail, Media & Real Estate industries including: General Manager of Thorn Emi Rental Spain (Radio Rentals) driving a major expansion which drastically increased turnover and profitability. VP Operations of Virgin Retail Europe, retail chain specialised in video, music and books. Managing Director of Grupo Riofisa. Set up the Shopping Centres Division. Today Riofisa is one of the leading developers in this market segment. Finally Luis was CEO for Deluxe Media Services Europe a leading supplier for the Media & Entertainment business Education Luis Urbano holds a degree in Economics and Business Management from the University of Madrid (Complutense) and C.E.U. (San Pablo). He followed postgraduate courses in Brussels (MCE) and Laussane (IMD). Additional Information Born in Madrid in 1958, Luis is a member of Círculo de Empresarios (Spanish Entrepreneurs Association) and guest speaker at business schools such as ESADE (Barcelona and Instituto de Empresa (Madrid). He speaks fluent Italian and English.

Professional Profile Micha Rosenthal is a Partner at Heidrick & Struggles in Stockholm. Micha's search practice focuses on clients in the Industry sector, with specific expertise in the automotive, assembly, forest, chemicals, metals & mining and transportation industries. He is also active within the Professional Services and Private Equity industries. His functional areas of expertise are HR, Supply Chain, and Business Development. He currently serves as Office Managing Partner in the Stockholm office as well as Leader of the European Automotive Practice. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Micha was a consultant at McKinsey & Co for six years and has also held positions as COO and Sales Director at a couple of Nordic consulting and search firms. Micha has extensive experience from strategy issues and strategic HR assignments across a number of industries. Education Micha's educational background is an M.Sc. from Stockholm School of Economics as well as MBA studies at Darden Graduate School of Business in Virginia, USA.

Professional Profile Michael C. Nieset is the Managing Partner for Heidrick & Struggles' global Software Practice, as well as a member of the global Board Services Practice. Previously, he was a partner and managing director with another major search firm, and was a leader in that firm's technology practice. Michael brings more than 15 years of leadership and business experience to his search practice, and demonstrated success building high performance leadership teams for his clients. He has been interviewed by and is frequently quoted in major business publications including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The Boston Globe, WORTH, Corporate Board Member, BoardRoom News, San Jose Mercury News, and others. Prior to his career in executive search, Michael spent 11 years in the financial services industry, most recently as senior vice president and Midwest region manager for a $1 billion financial services firm. Clients Served Michael has recruited CEOs and board directors for technology and media companies around the world, including recent search work in Australia, New Zealand, France and the UK, as well as North America. He has recruited at the president and COO level, as well as across all functional disciplines, including CFO, CIO, chief technology officer, chief marketing officer and senior head of global sales. Highlights of Michael's recent work include the placements of a chairman and CEO, president and COO, senior vice president of global sales, three board directors, and a chief marketing officer for an $800 million NASDAQ-listed global technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California; CEO for a $150 million NASDAQ-listed global technology company headquartered in New York, New York; CEO for a venture-backed technology company headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey; five board directors, CFO, CTO, CMO, and CIO for a $1 billion NASDAQ-listed technology company headquartered in the Southeast region of the United States; four board directors for a $150 million NASDAQ-listed global technology company headquartered in Southern California; president, Americas, two board directors and a vice president of global sales for a private equity-backed technology company headquartered in Paris, France; and a non-executive chairman, a CEO and another independent board director for a telecommunications software company headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Education Michael holds a bachelor's degree in political science from John Carroll University. Additional Information Thought Leadership Boardroom Briefing: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Michael Pyles was appointed Head of Global Human Capital for Citadel in January of 2003. He joins Citadel from GE Capital’s Global Consumer business where he was the SVP of Human Resources for two years. Citadel has become one of the world's largest hedge funds, accounting for approximately 1% of all trading activity in New York, London, and Tokyo every day.

Professional Profile Michael Vad has been with the firm since June 2002, serving as Managing Partner of the Copenhagen office since 2004. He specializes in information technology, consumer goods, media and entertainment, retail and luxury goods. His other areas of focus are CFO, CIO and board director assignments within e-business, family-owned and private equity organizations. Michael also conducts strategic leadership reviews and other leadership consulting projects. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Michael was Vice President of 2M Invest (venture capital), where he was on the supervisory and executive boards of a number of portfolio companies. Before that he was President and CEO of Egmont Online A/S and with TDC , where he was Market Director of the company's Retail Division and Executive Vice President of TDC Internet A/S. Education Michael holds an Executive MBA from the Scandinavian International Management Institute (SIMI), Copenhagen (1999) and a master's degree in economics from the Aarhus School of Business and Administration (1989). He has also completed the TDC (Tele Denmark) Leadership Development Program at INSEAD, France (1994-96) with honors. Additional Information Michael holds directorships in several Danish companies and industry associations. He is a frequent speaker for INSEAD, SIMI and the Copenhagen Business School.

Professional Profile Patrick Cadman is working as Partner in the Consumer Practice of Heidrick & Struggles and has successfully completed numerous General Manager, Managing Director and Sales and Marketing searches across a broad range of consumer businesses. Patrick's focus is on Consumer Products and Retail. Patrick is the Regional Managing Partner for the CMO Practice for the Asia Pacific region, as well as taking regional and global leadership roles for some of the company's largest Consumer Accounts. He has a strong background in international sales, marketing and management, having worked in a variety of senior positions for ArjoWiggins, a global specialty paper manufacturer, for 14 years. During this time Patrick was based in the UK, France, Hong Kong and Japan, and also held responsibility for markets in Latin America, the Indian Sub-Continent, Ireland and Scandinavia. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Patrick was appointed as Sales Director, Asia Pacific for ArjoWiggins Fine and Drawing Papers in 2000, and Global Marketing Director for Tracing Papers in 2003. Education Patrick has an Honors Degree in European Business from Nottingham Trent University, UK; a DUT (GEA) from Grenoble University, France; and a Marketing Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK. Additional Information For information about our capabilities in Asia Pacific or to have a discussion with one of our consultants about your leadership needs visit our Asia Pacific website.

Professional Profile Pilar Santiago joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2004. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, she worked for IBM for 15 years, where her last position was Client Executive for BBVA. Prior to that, Pilar held different positions for IBM: starting in Madrid as software Key Account Director for Banking Institutions, she was later promoted to the same position for the Southern European Region (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and Israel). She then moved to Paris, reporting to the VP Software EMEA, and she was finally appointed Software Program Director World Wide Enterprise Account Sales, based in New York. Education Pilar is an industrial engineer from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and she also holds an International MBA from University of Miami. She is fluent in Spanish and English.

Professional Profile Rafael Paravicini has been with Heidrick & Struggles since 2000. He is a Partner in our Zurich office. Rafael focuses on technology and industrial companies, and has successfully completed numerous top-level executive searches, primarily for international clients. Rafael Paravicini is also a member of the global CFO & CIO practice and has executed many international CFO and other Finance searches, as well as CIO and other IT searches. Previously, Rafael served as the Head of the Enterprise & Consumer Division at Alcatel Switzerland Ltd. He began his professional career as a Communications Consultant with AT&T (Switzerland), where he later became General Manager of the Communications Consulting Group. Education After having gained his Swiss federal high school diploma (Matura), he completed an apprenticeship at ABB in Zurich.He later graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-University) with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and later completed a degree in Business Management at ETH-University (BWI - Department of Economics). Additional Information Rafael was born in Berne in 1959. He grew up in Berne and abroad.

Professional Profile Ramón Bartolomé has been a successful consultant in executive recruiting in Spain for more than 20 years, and has been with Heidrick & Struggles since 1993. Ramón began his career with Infortecnica, an important editorial group specializing in the computer industry. He then spent more than five years working for Nixdorf Computer Company in Spain, first as Marketing and Communications Manager and then as Third-Party Division/OEM Manager, where he was in charge of designing and implementing commercial policies and strategies for the company. After two years with Korn/Ferry International, Ramón developed Master Consulting, an independent firm with offices in Madrid and Barcelona. He brings an important client referral list to any major search in the Spanish market. Education Ramón studied Physic Sciences at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Additional Information He speaks Spanish and English.

Professional Profile Randy Jayne is the Global Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles' Aerospace, Defense, and Aviation Practice, and was the founding Partner-in-Charge of the firm's Semiconductor, Hardware, and Systems Specialty Practice. He is an active member of the Industrial Practice, Technology Practice, Board of Directors Practice, and Higher Education/Not for Profit Practice and has been a leader in the unique Washington, DC market of Associations, Government Relations and related searches. Randy's search practice includes clients in a wide variety of market sectors, including complex hardware and software businesses focused on both commercial and government markets. He draws on his past experience as a company President, a Chief Operating Officer, and as a Board Member of a public company as he recruits senior executives. Randy has successfully completed searches for CEOs, Board Members, Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents, and a wide variety of functional Vice Presidents, and has placed these executives in start-up firms, small and medium-sized public and private firms, major Fortune 100 corporations, and leading not-for-profit entities and national laboratories. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Randy served in leadership positions in a number of high technology companies. At McDonnell Douglas Corporation, he served in a number of executive assignments, including President of the $1.1 billion McDonnell Douglas Missile Systems Company, and Vice President and General Manager of the $1.5 billion F-15 Eagle program. At Insituform Mid America, the nation's largest trenchless pipe and pipeline company, Randy served as President, Chief Operating Officer and member of the Board of Directors. He also served at the Director and Vice President levels at General Dynamics Corporation. Education Randy holds a B.S. degree from the United States Air Force Academy and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Additional Information Before embarking on his corporate career, Randy was an officer in the United States Air Force. He held numerous flying assignments, including two combat tours in Southeast Asia, and served in the White House as a White House Fellow, and on the staff of the National Security Council. He also served as Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget in the White House. He recently retired as a Major General in the Air National Guard. He serves on the Board of Directors of CAE, a major international technology corporation listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges, the Institute of Defense Analysis, and the National Air and Space Museum. He was for eleven years a member of the Director of Central Intelligence's National Security Advisory Panel at the CIA. Areas of Expertise: Aerospace, Defense & Aviation Automotive Board of Directors Communications & Media Hardware & Systems Industrial Private Equity & Venture Capital Semiconductors Software Technology

Professional Profile Richard Emerton is the Head of the UK Board and CEO practice and the Regional Managing Partner of Leadership Consulting in EMEA. He joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2002 from Arthur Andersen where he was a senior partner in and sat on the executive board of Business Consulting in EMEIA. Richard took on his role as head of the Board and CEO practice in 2009 as part of our strategy to combine Senior Leadership Advisory services with our CEO and Board level relationships. Since joining Heidrick & Struggles, Richard has worked on a wide range of senior-level Executive and Non Executive assignments from Chief Executives and Chairmen of Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 companies to partners in major global consulting firms. Clients Served Richard's clients include leading organisations across a broad range of industries: Accenture, BAA, Big Yellow, BP, BHP, Brambles, British Energy, BlueScope Steel, EdF Energy, EDS, Friends Provident, Goldman Sachs, Kier, KKR, National Express, Rexam, Rusal, Shell, and Severn Trent. Education Richard graduated in law from Oxford University in 1982.

Bob joined this Fortune 500 company, the world's largest independent channel for document management systems and services, as SVP and CFO in September 2004. He joined IKON from IBM Corporation, where he was Vice President and Controller responsible for the financial strategy, planning and execution for worldwide operations, overseeing IBM's financial staff of more than 10,000 employees and contractors. Prior to his nine years with IBM, Bob spent 16 years with DuPont where he also held several senior positions in corporate and regional offices, including Vice President and Managing Director, DuPont Asia Pacific and Vice President, Finance, DuPont Mexico.

Professional Profile Stefano Salvatore is the Managing Partner in Heidrick & Struggles Spain, and is a member of the Industrial and Technology Practices. He has extensive experience in various sectors such as Automotive, Logistics, General Manufacturing, Renewable Energy & Utilities (wind, solar, bio-fuels), IT & Telecommunications and in functional areas such as Supply Chain, Operations, General Management, Sales/Marketing, Finance, Human Resources. Stefano began his career in executive search in 1992 and joined Heidrick & Struggles in January of 2000 as a Principal. In 2001 he was promoted to Partner and from late 2002 to 2005 he was Industry Practice leader for SELA region (South Europe & Latin America) and a member of the global Industry Leadership Team. Prior to Heidrick & Struggles, he was Director of Executive Search for Spain and Portugal at A.T. Kearney (an EDS company). During this time he participated in both local and international projects related to technology, industry, operations and professional services. Stefano had an active role in the start up of the Madrid office in 1992 of a British Executive Search firm. He later opened the Lisbon office and was promoted to Managing Director, between 1995 and 1998, of the Portuguese subsidiary. Before his career in Executive Search, Stefano's focus was within the telecommunications sector as International Sales Manager for Telettra (Alcatel Group) for telecom and radio transmission products. Stefano joined this company from the Fiat Group, which at that time owned Telettra. Education Stefano has lived in Italy, Spain, Portugal and in the United Kingdom, where he graduated with an MA Honors from Edinburgh University. Stefano speaks fluent English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and has a good knowledge of French.

Professional Profile Steve Blake has been General Counsel and Secretary since joining Heidrick & Struggles in July 2005 and was named Executive Vice President in January 2007. Previously, Steve was General Counsel of Aquion Partners, LP from 2001 to 2005 and from 1998 to 2001, he was Associate General Counsel for General Electric Capital Corporation. He also served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Indiana and practiced law with the Indianapolis law firm of Johnson Smith, LLP. Education Steve earned his J.D. from Indiana University's Bloomington School of Law in 1990 and is a 1986 graduate of Indiana University's Kelly School of Business with a degree in finance.

Professional Profile Since joining Heidrick & Struggles 1999, Stuart has actively served clients in the business and professional services and private equity sectors, and in the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer functions. He also assists clients in the assessment of their top talent for strategic purposes. From 2001 to early 2006 Stuart led the firm's Boston office as Office Managing Partner. In his twenty years in the executive search profession, Stuart has been responsible for senior level searches across most industries, and for most functional roles within the senior ranks of client organizations, including numerous CEO, COO, and Practice Leader level positions. From 1993 through 1998, Stuart was the Vice President of Recruitment and Professional Development at CSC Index, the strategy consulting arm of Computer Sciences Corporation. Reporting to the CEO, he was instrumental in recruiting and building the talent across the firm in Asia, North America, and Europe. From 1989 to 1993, Stuart was a key player in the founding and development of Chartwell Partners International, a boutique executive search firm in San Francisco. He began his search career at Russell Reynolds Associates, also in San Francisco, from 1984 to 1989. Upon completion of his graduate studies at MIT, Stuart was an engagement manager in the Chicago office of McKinsey & Co., Inc., where he supported clients in a variety of industry sectors including banking, insurance, industrial, healthcare, and technology. Earlier, upon graduation from college, Stuart worked at Bankers Trust Company in New York City, where he supported platform lending decisions with credit analysis. From 1978 through 1980 he was a Consultant at Data Resources, Inc., both before and after its acquisition by McGraw-Hill. Education He received his M.S. in Management from MIT's Sloan School in 1981, and his B.A. in French and Economics from Connecticut College in 1977. In 1995 he completed the Executive Management program in Strategic Human Resource Management at Harvard Business School. Additional Information Stuart is an active volunteer and community member at both the board and direct volunteer level: Big Brothers of Greater Boston, Boston AIDS Action Committee, Recordings for the Blind, Jewish Family and Children's Services, Canon Kip Episcopal Community House, and related organizations. He was previously the Board President of Massachusetts Citizens for Children and is currently Board Vice President of The Second Step, a domestic violence organization. Thought Leadership The New Role of the Sourcing Executive - Getting the Outsourcing of Services Right

Tom Trainer is PepsiCo's Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Tom leads PepsiCo's Business Solutions Group, (PBSG). To name but a few of his achievements, Tom received the Information Week's CIO of the Year, a tribute in CIO magazine's 10th anniversary issue as "Quintessential CIO" for his vision and leadership, and inclusion as a select member of specialized government task forces such as the President's Council for "United States Strategic Infrastructure in 21st Century" and the Institute for Strategic International Studies.

Professional Profile Werner Knips has been with Heidrick & Struggles since 1990. He has helped to build the firm's business in the real estate and construction sectors worldwide. From 1996 to 2000, he also headed up the chief human resources officer functional specialty group in Germany. Werner has handled more than 600 searches, 300 of which have been in the real estate and construction sector, for CEOs, CFOs, general managers, senior developers and corporate real estate managers. He manages several key relationships with national and international clients. These include international financial service institutions, banks, asset management companies, construction groups and blue-chip business-to-business services companies. Werner started his career in banking before moving into consulting in 1985. Education Before commencing his academic degree, Werner gained banking qualifications at the Dresdner Bank. He graduated from the Fachhochschule Düsseldorf with a degree in business administration, and earned a diploma in physical education at the Deutsche Sporthochschule in Cologne. Additional Information Werner is an active member of CoreNet Global and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He has initiated and chaired several top management real estate conferences, and is the Founder and Deputy Chairman of the association Initiative Corporate Governance of the German Real Estate Industry (www.immo-initiative.de).

Bill joined Maersk in September of 2003. Prior to landing this role, Bill was the SVP of HR for Atlas Air. Maersk Sealand is one of the largest liner shipping companies in the world, serving customers all over the globe.

Professional Profile With more than 40 years as an executive recruiter, Gerry Roche has worked with hundreds of corporations and their boards. He has identified top executives throughout the world in almost every function and industry, placing more CEOs than any other recruiter. Joining Heidrick & Struggles in 1964, Gerry became Senior Vice President and Eastern Manager in 1973. Named Executive Vice President early in 1977, he was responsible for all domestic operations. The following year he became President and Chief Executive Officer. In 1981, he moved into the Chairman's role to permit greater time for the high-level search work for which he is internationally known. In 1994, he co-founded the firm's Office of the Chairman with John Thompson. Earlier, Gerry was an Account Executive for the American Broadcasting Company; a Sales Manager, Product Manager and Marketing Director for the Kordite Corporation, the plastics subsidiary of the Mobil Oil Company (acquired by Exxon in 1999); and a Management Trainee at AT&T. Clients Served Gerry's work includes CEO searches for companies such as Office Depot, Home Depot, IBM, 3M, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Coca-Cola, AT&T, Chubb Corporation and the Walt Disney Company. Additionally, Gerry has helped to shape the boards of many Fortune 500 companies by placing multiple directors as in the cases of Alcoa, Inc. and Nike, Inc. Education Gerry received a bachelor's degree with honors from the University of Scranton, an MBA from New York University and an honorary doctor of laws degree from the University of Scranton. Additional Information Widely recognized in the industry, Gerry was named "Recruiter of the Century," chosen by his peers in a poll conducted by Hunt-Scanlon. Gerry is featured in "Leaders Talk Leadership: Top Executives Speak Their Minds," the October 2002 book published by Oxford University Press. He served as a distinguished member of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Expert Panel for its 2002 Global Corporate Achievement Awards, and has also been a featured speaker on shows such as CNBC's "Business Center" and "NBC Nightly News." Gerry is a member of the Knights of Malta, and sits on the Board of Directors of the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. He is a former Director of Gulfstream Aerospace (acquired by General Dynamics in 1999) and a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, the University of Scranton. Gerry is also a past member of the Executive Council of The Inner-City Scholarship Fund, the Executive Board of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School and the Advisory Council of The Divinity School at Harvard University. Areas of Expertise:Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer Consumer Markets Private Equity & Venture Capital

Robert E. "Bob" Hallagan became Chairman of the National Association of Corporate Directors in January 2006. He is currently Vice Chairman of Heidrick & Struggles. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Hallagan successfully led Heidrick & Struggles to record revenue growth and profitability as CEO of the firm. From 1981 to 1991, he was the Managing Partner of the Boston office, which he joined in 1977. Mr. Hallagan serves as Chairman of the NACD's Center for Board Leadership, a 501c3 organization, where he oversees its mission of developing "Best Practices" for effective board leadership. With a distinguished career in financial services before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Mr. Hallagan was Executive Vice President of the Boston Stock Exchange, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hawthorne Securities, and a Loan Officer with Citibank. Mr. Hallagan is a director of ResCare, Inc., Berkshire Life Insurance Company, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and the Harvard Business School Alumni Association.