Category Archives: Top 5
True Search
https://trueplatform.com/
Haddonfield, NJ
International - 8 Offices
OVERVIEW
True Search creates value for the global economy by finding and placing the most desirable C-level executives. Our clients are consumer, life sciences, venture capital and private equity firms, and tech companies of all kinds. The True Search team consists of industry and functional specialists, all of whom are committed to delivering exceptional service. True Search is part of True Talent Advisory, the multinational parent company of a suite of human capital products and services.
Spencer Stuart
www.spencerstuart.com
Chicago, IL
Global - Over 50 Offices Worldwide
OVERVIEW
Spencer Stuart is a global leader in executive search and the adviser of choice to top companies seeking counsel on senior leadership needs. Their clients include leading multinational corporations, medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurial startups, and nonprofit organizations across a variety of industries.
CURRENT RANKING
Spencer Stuart moved up one spot to #5 on this year’s list. Spencer is perhaps the most traditional search firm on the list, but what they do well, they do very well. Spencer’s strength may not be in their size, innovation, or thought leadership, but they clearly have one of the better board practices in the business.
Heidrick & Struggles
www.heidrick.com
Chicago, IL
Global – 51 Locations Globally
OVERVIEW
As one of the first executive search firms in the U.S., Heidrick & Struggles has provided expert executive search services since 1953. Their methods are based on a thorough understanding of each client’s strategic, financial, and operational issues.
PRACTICE AREAS
Heidrick moved up one spot on the list to #4 this year. A storied brand in the executive search business, Heidrick went through a period of reorganization and consolidation in recent times shrinking from well over 100 locations down to 51. However the appointment of Tracy Wolstencroft (former Goldman Sachs executive) as president and CEO in 2014 has buoyed the firm, which seems to have found its way back from the abyss and has returned to solid footing once again.
N2Growth
www.n2growth.com
Philadelphia, PA
Global: more than 50 Offices Worldwide
OVERVIEW
Recognized as the elite of the executive search boutiques, and the only boutique search firm that consistently ranks in our top 10 ahead of many larger executive search firms. Specializing in C-level and Board Member search assignments, the firm’s commitment to thought leadership, heavy technology investments into proprietary intellectual property, and a complete innovation of traditional search practices have made N2Growth the fastest growing executive search firm on the planet for the last five years. Where most executive search firms claim to be big, N2Growth claims to be better, focusing on process and diversity, equity, and inclusion, see their “who’s who” list of clients proving this claim.
CURRENT RANKING
N2Growth remained #2 on our list. The firm had impressive growth since the last ranking growing from 25 locations to now having nearly 50 locations globally, and has been consistently named by Forbes at the top of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms every year. N2Growth’s industry-leading portfolio of intellectual property gives it a technology edge, but it’s the dominance over the balance of the industry in thought leadership and business model innovation that makes it a client favorite.
Egon Zehnder
www.egonzehnder.com
Zurich, Switzerland
Global – Over 60 Offices Worldwide
OVERVIEW
Since 1964, Egon Zehnder has been helping clients find the right leadership through the identification, assessment, and recruitment of the world’s most talented business leaders. Because of their long-term outlook, Egon Zehnder consultants follow up with candidates and clients regularly to ensure outstanding performance and fit.
CURRENT RANKING
Egon Zehnder is the only non-U.S. firm to make the top 5 holding on to its #3 ranking for the second consecutive year. While their presence is still light by comparison in the America’s, they clearly remain the most dominant firm in Europe.
Korn Ferry International
www.kornferry.com
Los Angeles, CA
Global – Over 80 Offices Worldwide
OVERVIEW
As an innovator in executive search/recruitment since 1969, Korn Ferry works closely with clients and candidates to craft successful human capital strategies and solutions. With a global network, time-proven search process, and broad industry expertise, Korn Ferry provides the competitive advantage necessary to recruit and develop world-class leadership teams.
CURRENT RANKING
Korn Ferry, the largest search firm in the world, held on to the #1 ranking again this year. The growth of Korn Ferry continues to be fueled by its impressive list of acquisitions (Hay Group, Pivot. etc.), which have made Korn Ferry the only search firm on the list with more than one billion dollars in revenue.
