IMD International Search and Consulting announced the appointment of Epsen Fuller & Associates

IMD International Search and Consulting announced the appointment of Epsen Fuller & Associates as its lead North American partner firm. Epsen Fuller & Associates, a leading retained executive search firm headquartered in Morristown, NJ with offices in New York City, has deep expertise in recruiting senior executives in the technology, consumer products, life sciences, and financial service industries.

This confirms the position of IMD International Search and Consulting as one of the largest network of independent search firms in the world and as a sharp competitor of the integrated global search firms. This also lays the foundation for Epsen Fuller & Associates to offer its clients a more extensive global reach while strengthening the US and North American presence of IMD International Search and Consulting.

ìWith an estimated search force of over 150 senior consultants based in 40 offices throughout the world, IMD International Search and Consulting is ranked in the Global Top 20 and provides the best of both worlds to clients.î said Sherilyn Shackell Board Director of IMD and CEO of UK Partner Highfield Human Solutions ìWe bring our clients a truly global reach with a competitive edge of entrepreneurial drive, in-depth local expertise and a sense of superior quality ownership. With Epsen Fuller & Associates we found a highly professional partner firm with an enviable quality reputation in the USA. This will provide our UK based clients with a highly respected strategic stronghold in the US. It is a new partner with whom we can share our mission, our multicultural values and our passion for search, for quality and for trust-based client relationships. This partnership begins for us a very important expansion in the Americas and we are very encouraged by the opportunities this relationship presents.î

Thomas Fuller, General Managing Partner of Espen Fuller & Associates commented, ìAll of us at Epsen Fuller are energized about the expansion of our global reach and joining an organization whose partners exemplify the strongest independent firms in their respective countries. IMD has an especially wide window on the world and thatís critically important to an international firm such as ours, serving clients with global needs. Currently the 14th largest Executive Search firm in the world as ranked by Kennedy Information, IMD International Search and Consulting continues to build its global presence including the expansion of their North American, Asia Pacific and Nordic regions. This will enable us to provide our clients the same service and quality on a global basis.î

Epsen Fuller managing director Berthe De Vos added that she and her partners ìtook a serious look around for a global partnershipî before choosing IMD. ìThey are in an aggressive growth mode and have a very well thought out strategy. For Epsen Fuller, this was critically important. Weíve selected to join IMD International Search & Consulting because we see it as a truly working partnership that executes the highest quality international work,î she said. ìIt has high membership standards, excellent business strategies and best practices, as well as sophisticated global communications systems.î

Over the past year, other new members have included GSI Consultants in Shanghai, Executive Network in Warsaw, Bubenik Partners in Prague and Mellaart International in Istanbul.