IMSA Search Global Partners Continues Growth Trajectory With Strong Global Expansion

These are exciting times for IMSA Search Global Partners. At the recent annual gathering of its Managing Partners – once again on Zoom due to Covid concerns – IMSA Search President Monika Ciesielska shared the many accomplishments of its international team of senior executive search consultants from around the globe.

Newly Elected Board of Executive Search Excellence and Expertise

Elections held at the annual meeting resulted in a diverse and cohesive international board. Monika Ciesielska, IMSA Poland Managing Partner, was reelected IMSA Search President, and the following members were affirmed in Board positions: China’s Jerry Chang – Head of AI & New Technologies; Norway’s Stig-Rune Reese – Head of IMSA Assessment Center of Excellence; USA’s Mitchell Berger –  Head of Marketing & Public Relations; Denmark’s Jens Christian Jensen – CFO; and Italy’s Marianna Carbonari – Head of Global Practice Groups. Collectively, IMSA Board members bring decades of worldwide managerial, entrepreneurial, and executive search experience and expertise across a broad range of industries and practice areas.

New Regional Roles Further Strengthens IMSA Reach

With an eye toward further growth, IMSA has added the role of Regional Vice President in four regions: David Nirenberg in the Americas (Canada, US, Brazil, Chile, Mexico), Jerry Chang in Asia & Pacific (China, India, Japan), Olga Selivanova-Shoff in Europe (Austria, Germany, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Czechia, Poland, Romania, Russia), and Achraf Iraqi in SEMEA (Morocco, UAE, Mauritius, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland). These leaders will facilitate communication amongst all the search experts within their geographic regions, fostering teamwork and collaboration, and driving regional business development. This new strategic focus will leverage IMSA’s internal talent and further enhance the already-strong regional expertise.

IMSA Search Adds 10 New Offices

With 50+ offices in 25+ countries on 5 continents, IMSA’s 220+ Executive Search experts span the globe to identify the right candidates with the abilities and fit to successfully lead organizations locally, regionally, globally. In spite of the coronavirus pandemic, IMSA Search has maintained an active pace of global expansion, having recently added 10 new offices to its worldwide network in: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Russia, and United Kingdom. Also, the firm plans to continue to grow by adding five additional countries to their international roster over the next 12 months.

30 Years Delivering Top Local and Global C-Suite Talent

IMSA Search has been helping clients with their local and global senior talent needs for over 30 years. IMSA’s global reach and local expertise is the foundation of the firm. Consultants in each office are leaders in executive search in the regions they serve. Deep knowledge of industries both globally and locally provide clients with international coverage and access to an expansive pool of top global talent. IMSA partners are committed to delivering the best leaders to drive business forward for their clients worldwide.

At the Cutting Edge of AI and Search Assessment

With pioneering technology to enhance executive search, IMSA utilizes its proprietary artificial intelligence search automation platform, the first of its kind in the global executive search business. IMSA Barons.ai contains CV’s of senior executives from around the world interested in high-level opportunities, and identifies suitable candidates across multi-dimensions at incredible speed. Also, through the IMSA Search Assessment Center of Excellence, IMSA applies the power of psychometrics- and analytics-based assessment with the Hogan System to provide more nuanced and targeted candidate profiles. Leveraging these tools, IMSA Search consultants deliver a more diverse short list of top-tier candidates from around the world more quickly than ever before.

IMSA Recognized Among Top Global Executive Search Firms

Once again IMSA Search has been recognized by Hunt Scanlon in its GLOBAL 40 annual ranking of top global recruiting firms for the third year in a row. Each year Hunt Scanlon Media reviews and analyzes, in their words, “an exhaustive list of global recruiting providers, culled down to the top 40 global talent providers that now dominate the recruiting business worldwide.”

For IMSA members and their clients, there is much to celebrate as they look forward to  another year of growth and success.