Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (ticker: HSII, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - 17-Mar-1999

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Heidrick & Struggles Opens in New Delhi, India Expands Presence in Asia

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(New Delhi, India, March 17, 1999) ­ Heidrick & Struggles one of the world's leading executive search firms, today announced that they have opened in office an New Delhi, India. This is the firms' first office in India and its sixth in the Asia Pacific region. The office will be Co-Managed by Mr. Uday Chawla and Mr. Atul Vohra.

"There are four requirements we must meet when we decide to move into a new market," said Thomas J. Friel, Managing Partner of Asia Pacific. "We must be ready to make a long-term commitment to the country, the country and the market must be able to support our business, our global clients must have needs that require us to be there and we must have the right partners to support the office. The New Delhi office meets all of these requirements".

Heidrick & Struggles is one of the world's leading executive search firms, specializing in chief executive, board of directors and senior level management assignments. Today, over 700 Heidrick & Struggles professionals serve a broad range of organizations from Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, major hospitals and universities, leading mid-cap companies, and emerging superstars from offices in more than 60 cities throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information about Heidrick & Struggles, please visit our website at (www.heidrick.com).