The document discusses Sigma Search Network's annual partners meeting. It begins with an overview of the agenda, including what brings the partners together, the role of executive searching, and how Sigma is conducting searches. It then provides more details on Sigma's approach, which involves counseling candidates, conducting analytics-based reports, and focusing on networking over databases. The document concludes by introducing some of the key partners and their experiences.

1. S IGMA S EARCH N ETWORK Annual Partners Meeting Milan, April 2009 T A B L E P A R T N E R S P R E S E N T A T I O N

3. When we started our careers W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e

5. When we started our careers W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e CEO Sales CFO “ other things” Industrial

6. Now... It’s a crowd W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e

7. W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e Comitê de Auditoria Conselho de Administração Conselho de Família Fundação (ONG) Comitê de RH CEO Unidade de Negócio 1 Unidade de Negócio 2 Unidade de Negócio 3 Unidade de Negócio 4 Unid. Neg. Shared Servs. Conselho de Acionistas Unidade de Negócio 5 VP RHDO CFO VP Jurídico VP Oper. Industriais Rel. Instit. Comitê de Finanças Auditoria

10. So how does it feel ? W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e

12. So how does it feel ? W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e Outgoing CEOs in US & UK 1995 2001 Fired Retired or dead turnover 53%> Sources: Booz&Co. Lucier & al., 2005; Globe & Mail, October 16, 2002, p. C10.

13. Why should we care ? W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e

15. Can we do something about it ? W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e

16. Can we do something about it ? W h a t b r i n g s u s h e r e Yes, we can

24. T ABLE P ARTNERS S EARCH ' s mission is to provide a recruiting process, for top positions in large, complex organizations, that improve the effectiveness of their leadership teams and boards T h e r o l e o f e x e c s e a r c h i n g S E A R C H T A B L E P A R T N E R S F A M I L Y C O U N S E L L I N G L E A D E R S H I P D E V E L O P M E N T S T R A T E G Y C O N S U L T I N G

31. Everybody and his brother W h y S S I $4m 4 Heidrick & Struggles 6 $2m 4 Boyden 10 $2m 4 Tasa 11 $3m 6 Ray & Berndston 9 $6.5m 13 Transearch 4 $54m 80 Total 3 7 4 4 8+14 8 8 # Partners $1.5m A2Z 12 $3.5m PMC Amrop Hever 8 Estimated Revenues (US$ million) $4m Spencer Stuart 7 $4m Russell Reynolds 5 $7.5m Fesa 3 $8m Egon Zehnder 2 $8m Korn Ferry 1

34. What we do Vulnerability-based TRUST Comfort to CONFLICT COMMITMENT ACCOUNTABILITY RESULTS • Identify and discuss individual strengths and weaknesses (MBTI) • Spend considerable time in face-to-face meetings and working sessions • Understand individual team member’s natural conflict styles • Acknowledge conflict is required for productive meetings • Establish common ground rules for engaging in conflict • Review commitments at the end of each meeting • Adopt a “disagree and commit” mentality — all team members are committed regardless of disagreements • Explicitly communicate goals and standards of behavior • Regularly discuss performance versus goals and standards • Keep the team focused on tangible group goals • Reward individuals based on team goals and collective successs

35. Who we have worked with

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