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Egon Zehnder

Egon Zehnder International Ltd. is a global management consulting and executive search firm. Egon Zehnder is the world's largest privately held executive search firm and the third largest executive search and talent strategy firm globally[4] with an annual revenue of CHF 804 million.[5]

History

The firm was founded in 1964 by Egon P.S. Zehnder.[6] In 1992, Zehnder, who at the time was 62, had transitioned out of running the firm and that A. Daniel Meiland, who had been the firm's regional director for North America, would be named chairman of the executive committee and chief executive officer.[7]

By 2000, Egon Zehnder was the largest executive search firm in Europe.[3]

Senior management

List of CEOs

  • Damien O’Brien (2008–2014)[8]
  • Rajeev Vasudeva (2014–2018)[9][10]
  • Edilson Camara (2018–2024)
  • Francesco Buquicchio (2024–)[11][12]

List of chairpersons

  • Damien O'Brien (2010–2018).[8]
  • Jill Ader (2018–2022)[13]
  • Michael Ensser (2022–)[14]

External links

References

  1. Egon Zehnder Reports Growth in 2024 Amid Global Challenges Egon Zehnder, 24 March 2025^
  2. About Us www.egonzehnder.com, retrieved 2025-07-08^
  3. Julia Flynn. Egon Zehnder Plans U.S. Expansion As Executive Searches Go Global Wall Street Journal, 4 January 2000, retrieved 3 January 2017^
  4. Hunt Scanlon - Big 5 Global Search Firms huntscanlon.com/, Hunt Scanlon Media, retrieved 3 January 2017^
  5. Egon Zehnder Reports Growth in 2024 Amid Global Challenges www.egonzehnder.com, 2025-03-24, retrieved 2025-07-08^
  6. Headhunter-Pionier Egon Zehnder gestorben. In: Finews, 18. November 2021.^
  7. Egon Zehnder International Inc. Wall Street Journal, 15 June 1992^
  8. Wei Gu. Executive Talent Search Focuses on Adaptive Leadership; Egon Zehnder Chairman Says Today's Workers Shun the Authoritative Approach Wall Street Journal, 19 October 2014, retrieved 3 January 2017^
  9. https://www.ft.com/content/231fa1d2-9191-11e8-bb8f-a6a2f7bca546?syn-25a6b1a6=1^
  10. https://www.ft.com/content/279cdc9a-7560-11e8-b6ad-3823e4384287?syn-25a6b1a6=1^
  11. Francesco Buquicchio Named Next CEO of Egon Zehnder Egon Zehnder^
  12. Namrata Singh. Staffing Companies Join Search for Women Leaders The Times of India, 23 June 2014, retrieved 5 December 2016^
  13. https://www.ft.com/content/f6083ee0-8607-11e9-97ea-05ac2431f453?syn-25a6b1a6=1^
  14. Egon Zehnder Elects Michael Ensser as Next Chair www.egonzehnder.com, retrieved 2023-01-13^