Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (ticker: HSII, exchange: NASDAQ) News Release - 29-Jun-2000
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Heidrick & Struggles Opens First Northwest Office in Seattle's Two Union Square
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000--
World's Leading Executive Search Firm Selects Seattle
as Target Technology Market for Bricks-and-Mortar Presence
Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq:HSII), recently ranked by Executive Recruiter News as the number one executive search firm in the U.S. and worldwide, continues its U.S. expansion plans with a new downtown Seattle office in Two Union Square.
The new Seattle office is located on the 47th floor in Two Union Square.
With Heidrick & Struggles' understanding of the Digital Economy combined with the significant growth of its technology and e-commerce practices, Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are target markets for a bricks-and-mortar presence. However, prior to the opening of its Seattle office, consultants from other national Heidrick & Struggles offices have conducted more than 100 executive searches for Pacific Northwest clients including Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, Amazon.com, Alaska Airlines, RealNetworks and HomeGrocer.com.
The new Seattle office opens with 14 employees and plans to reach 20 by the end of 2000.
"Seattle is an important city with many existing and potential clients," said Jason Hancock, managing partner of Heidrick & Struggles' Seattle office. "With the reputable venture capital and high-tech community here, it is time for Heidrick & Struggles to be in Seattle, and this new office represents our continued expansion strategy to be well-positioned within all of our key markets."
Heidrick & Struggles aligns its interests with those of its clients to create total human capital management solutions. With the ever-increasing demand for senior level talent in the growing digital economy, Heidrick & Struggles professionals work closely with traditional, Web-based and technology-enabled organizations to ensure that they have the leadership critical to their success.
Hancock, managing partner in the company's Seattle office, specializes in recruiting senior level executives for technology companies focusing on the e-commerce, software and services sectors. Prior to launching the Pacific Northwest office of Heidrick & Struggles, Hancock worked in the company's San Francisco office.
Heidrick & Struggles International (Nasdaq:HSII) is the world's largest and premier executive search firm, specializing in chief executive, board of directors and senior level management assignments. Today, nearly 900 Heidrick & Struggles professionals serve a broad range of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, major health care organizations, universities and not-for-profit organizations, leading mid-cap companies and emerging growth companies from offices in 72 locations throughout North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. For more information about Heidrick & Struggles, please visit our Web site at http://www.heidrick.com.
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