Lay of the Land

A Global Gathering
Written by Colleen Nestor, Executive Director, Signium International, Corporate Office

Each year Signium colleagues from all parts of the world gather in a location hosted by a Signium office to discuss trends in the executive search industry, to share best practices for better serving their clients, and to discuss the Signium’s global strategy.  This year, the Chairman of Signium International, Ignacio Bao, hosted the colleagues in his home country of Spain.

Throughout the business meeting, there seemed to be consensus that world economies, along with the executive search industry, will be on the road to recovery over the next year, although at different rates depending on the region.  Signium Partners and Consultants discussed the opportunities and challenges faced by individual industries through the various International Practice Groups the firm has in place, including Board Services, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Industrial, Consumer Goods, and Professional Services.    The group also took a look 10-15 years into the future through a facilitated discussion with Michael Rosenberg of the IESE, a top business university located in Spain, to discuss how to best satisfy the new and emerging needs of their clients.

This year’s attendance was the highest in 10 years, primarily due to the addition of new offices in the past year, including Colombia, Venezuela, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore, Canada, and the newest office admitted just recently to the group, Denmark.

The Signium Annual Global Meeting enables the colleagues to continue to provide the highest level of professional service, and it also gives them the ability to reunite each year and create new friendships and business opportunities.  The group is already looking forward to gathering in the Down Under next year when the meeting will be hosted by Allan Marks and Stephen Lennard of Signium’s Australia office.  ■