Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (ticker: HSII, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - 2-Dec-1998

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IACPR Names Heidrick & Struggles 1998 Best Performing Search Firm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Jennifer Silver
(404) 577-0959
jsilver@heidrick.com

(ATLANTA - December 2, 1998) - The International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruitment's (IACPR) 13th annual membership survey ranks Heidrick & Struggles the best performing search firm. The 164 respondents - 83 search consultants and 81 corporate human resource executives - ranked 45 search firms and Heidrick & Struggles was top on the list with 16 percent of the votes.

"This honor is particularly noteworthy because it comes from clients and peers," said Patrick S. Pittard, President and CEO of Heidrick & Struggles. "We have an excellent market position and deep talent at all levels of our firm which enables us to provide quality service to our clients."

The IACPR is an international group of senior level human resource executives, retained search professionals and consultants working on key issues in the industry.

Founded in 1953, Heidrick & Struggles partners with many of the world's leading organizations to create key strategic management teams. Operating from more than 50 offices in principal cities around the world, Heidrick & Struggles specializes in identifying chief executives, board of directors and senior level managers for organizations including Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, hospitals, universities, associations, not-for-profits and many other types of organizations.