Egon Zehnder International is a leading global executive search firm. It founded in 1964 by Egon Zehnder. A recruiter is someone engaging in recruitment which is the solicitation of individuals to fill jobs or positions within any group such as a sports team or corporation. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

Realizing that the only way to overcome the resistance encountered by executive search in Europe was to adopt an entirely professional approach marked by absolute discretion, Egon Zehnder decided in 1964 to found his own firm. The corporate goal was not to be high-speed headhunting, but a professional, systematic search for the best candidate for the needs of each individual client.

In the first four years of its existence, Egon Zehnder International operated out of the Zurich office, which was staffed by a handful of consultants. Profits were plowed back into the firm to enable new consultants to be recruited. Gradually, the firm’s consulting activities expanded throughout Europe, resulting in the founding of eight European offices by the late 70s. Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...

Over the years, the firm’s demand-led expansion became a reliable mirror of market developments around the world. The opening of Egon Zehnder International’s Tokyo office in 1971, the first outside Europe, reflected the opening of the Japanese market to the West. The inauguration of new offices in São Paulo (1975), Mexico City (1982) and Buenos Aires (1984) paralleled the advent of market economics in a large number of South American countries, a pattern repeated in the early 1990s as new offices were opened in the capital cities of former Eastern Bloc states, including Budapest and Prague in 1992. In 1978, Egon Zehnder decided to transform the firm in which he was then majority shareholder, Chairman and CEO, into an international partnership. Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... The title of this article contains the character ã. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Sao Paulo. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México, México D.F. or simply México, pronounced /mexiko/ in IPA) is the capital and largest city of the nation of Mexico. ... Buenos Aires (English: Fair Winds, originally Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, City of the Holy Trinity and Port of Saint Mary of the Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as... Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Official website: www. ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... In the common law, a partnership is a type of business entity in which partners share with each other the profits or losses of the business undertaking in which they have all invested. ...

With the onset of globalization, executive search took on worldwide scope. The clearest sign of this development at Egon Zehnder International was the decision at the end of the 1980s to take the firm’s presence in the USA into a new dimension, transforming Egon Zehnder International from minor supplier to key player. Following the opening of the New York office in 1977, the firm strengthened its U.S. presence with the inauguration of eight other offices between 1981 and 2000. Since the late 90s, Egon Zehnder International has ranked alongside its U.S. competitors as a key player in terms of worldwide revenues. Now established as the leading force in executive search in Europe, the firm continued to expand globally, reaching 56 offices in 36 countries by the end of 2000. Globalization (or globalisation[1]), although often described as the cause of much turbulence and change, is in fact the umbrella term for the collective effect, the change itself. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

In the late 80s Egon Zehnder International became the first executive search firm to undertake Management Appraisals. In 1992, the first large-scale Management Appraisal was conducted for the telecom industry in Argentina. Against the backdrop of rapidly increasing demand, the Management Appraisal practice group, since renamed the Talent Management/Management Appraisal practice, was rapidly set up to leverage the firm’s expertise in this field. Similarly, in 1995 the firm responded to its clients’ growing needs for board services with the acquisition of PRO NED, an organization originally set up by the Bank of England to promote the appointment of professional directors. This proved a decisive step in the development of the firm’s Board Consulting practice. In the late 1980s, a number of informal sector practice groups began serving as exchange platforms for industry-specific knowledge. In 1996, a more formalized structure was introduced, resulting in the creation of the Financial Services, Technology & Telecoms , Life Sciences and Consumer practice groups by early 1998. In the course of the next few years, the Industrial, Services and Private Capital practice groups were created in response to the specific needs of clients in these areas.

Long before he considered his own personal retirement from day-to-day business, Egon Zehnder was driven by the desire to transform the firm he had founded into an institution marked by dynamic growth and continuous development. In 1992, Zehnder chose A. Daniel Meiland to succeed him as CEO. In 2000, Zehnder also stepped down as Chairman and, in line with the democratic decision of the partners, Meiland succeeded him in this position, as well. In 2002, Meiland handed over as CEO to John J. Grumbar who, at this point, had been with the firm for 20 years. With the inauguration of five new offices since 2000, Egon Zehnder International has continued to expand despite a tough economic environment. Today, the firm maintains a presence in 38 countries with 60 offices and some 300 consultants.

Milestones

1964: Egon Zehnder opens first office in Zurich Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...

1968: Opening of the Paris and Brussels offices The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 5 km/ 3 mi behind. ... Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, pronounced ; French: Bruxelles, pronounced in Belgian French and often by non-Belgian speakers of French; German: Brüssel) is the capital of...

1970: Opening of the Copenhagen and London offices Copenhagen ( (help· info) IPA: ) is the capital of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...

1971: Opening of the Tokyo office, the first outside Europe Tokyo ) , literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized central area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ...

1975: Opening of the first Latin American office in São Paulo The title of this article contains the character ã. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Sao Paulo. ...

1977: Opening of the first US office in New York Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ...

1978: Founder Egon Zehnder turns the firm into an international partnership In the common law, a partnership is a type of business entity in which partners share with each other the profits or losses of the business undertaking in which they have all invested. ...

1981: Opening of the second US office in Chicago Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

1994: Launch of the Management Appraisal practice

1994: Acquisition of PRO NED, launch of the Board Consulting practice

1996: Formalization of sector practice groups

2000: Founder Egon Zehnder retires, A. Daniel Meiland takes over as Chairman

2000: Opening of the Miami office as the ninth in the USA This article is about the city in Florida. ...

2003: Opening of the Seoul office Seoul (IPA: , (help· info)) is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ...

2005: Opening of the Dubai office The Burj al-Arab hotel has become an architectural icon of Dubai. ...

External links

• Egon Zehnder International corporate site

• The Focus Online