Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A press release on Spearhead Intersearch, the Indian arm of Intersearch Worldwide


INTERSEARCH WORLDWIDE STRENGTHENS ITS PRESENCE IN INDIA

InterSearch Worldwide, one of the largest executive search networks globally, announces its expansion to India.

The newest member of InterSearch is Spearhead, a leading executive search firm incorporated in 1997 with a team of 20 seasoned search professionals based across four major cities - New Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and Mumbai. In addition to several of the largest Indian corporations, Spearhead has been retained to fill senior leadership positions in India for a client roster including organizations as diverse as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, Honda, Nike, Mars Inc., Merrill Lynch, Bata India, Tupperware, Alcon Labs, Givaudan, Accretive, Vertex India, Emptoris, MWG, CIFF, Siemens and many others.

"We are privileged to be a part of InterSearch Worldwide, a top ranked global network. The values and qualities that InterSearch stands for are very important to us. In a growing and rapidly developing economy such as India, where corporate / business opportunities abound and the war for talent is raging, it is imperative that we bring genuine value and higher standards for our clients, through global capabilities in a local setting. Our partnership with InterSearch gives us this strength and enhanced capabilities to widen our service offering. This is already evident through the amazing response received from a key barometer – our clients! They’ve given a huge thumbs up to the news of Spearhead joining InterSearch and they are excited about the new business possibilities they can explore, without having to worry about finding leadership talent in India or globally," commented Jyorden T. Misra, Managing Director of Spearhead InterSearch India.

InterSearch is the 4th largest search firm worldwide for 2007 by number of offices, according to the annual survey conducted by search-consult magazine.

Also-

InterSearch Worldwide: EMEA Business Development Meeting & Belgian HR Awards
Executive search consultants from InterSearch offices in 16 European countries attended a regional business development meeting hosted in Ghent by Schelstraete & Desmedt, the Belgian InterSearch partner, on January 24 and 25.
The meeting was scheduled to coincide with the 8th Annual Human Resources Awards organized by Schelstraete & Desmedt, an event designed to reward the best graduate thesis in the field of Human Resource Management and Organisational Development, thereby building a bridge between the academic and business world.
Ms J. Gysels of the University of Ghent won this year's HR award with her thesis on "The Relationship Between Job Search Objectives and Job Search Behaviour".
In line with the subject of the selected thesis, the main topic of the event was talent acquisition. Key note speaker of the event was Astrid De Lathauwer, Chief HR Officer of Belgium's largest telecom operator Belgacom, who gave attendees a unique perspective on "The War for Talent in 2008: Is It Really Happening?"
“It was very interesting to listen to innovative ideas on how to motivate managers to make the right recruiting decisions with a long-term view, keeping in mind concerns about changing demographics” commented Heinz-Dieter Hestermann, Board Director of InterSearch Worldwide.

Media contact:
Carla Calvo ( +39 335 7429756 calvo.c@intersearch.it)
Harris Karaolides (+30 210 7294 720 info@symvoli-intersearch.gr)

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