Mickey Matthews, International Chairman of Stanton Chase - Executive Search market worth USD 13 billion

(Mickey Matthews) This September Belgrade was the host of the Stanton Chase EMEA Meeting. It took place in Falkensteiner Hotel, on 14th and 15th September with over 70 consultants (26 offices) from Europe, Middle East and Africa participating in active discussions and tackling various issues.

Stanton Chase International is an international firm established in 1990 with 75 offices in 45 countries. In recent industry surveys, the company is ranked among the top 10 international Executive Search firms by size, stature and reputation.

Given the importance of this Regional Meeting, the criticality of the EMEA Region to Stanton Chase and its global clients and the superior business performance of the Belgrade office, Mickey Matthews, the International Chairman of Stanton Chase, from Baltimore, USA, also attended this meeting. We used this opportunity to pose him a few questions:

What are the global trends in Executive Search?

– Globally, the executive search and leadership consulting market is a $13B industry and is rapidly evolving primarily through the disruption that technology is creating. The disintermediation of all businesses globally by digitalization is something we at Stanton Chase are on the front end of for ourselves and our valued clients. Through viewing technology not just as tools to implement but also as creating opportunities for business impact and improving our customer experience combined with our collaborative, connected, client centric and entrepreneurial values we have accelerated our cross border joint work and relationships internally and externally in serving our clients to help them to achieve their strategic corporate growth objectives.

What is the position of EMEA region within Stanton Chase organization?

– Additionally, the EMEA Region continues to lead and set the pace for Stanton Chase. With 44% of our office locations, 62% of our global revenues, and many of our deepest client relationships we have successfully shared cross border for the benefit of our good clients the Stanton Chase EMEA team continues to set a high bar for all.

What is the position of Belgrade office within Stanton Chase organization?

– As evidence of the outstanding results of Stanton Chase Belgrade in these 12 years of its presence in Serbia, the Stanton Chase Belgrade office has proven to be the regional leader in the Executive Search business. Their extensive experience in region-wide and local industry as well as service in accordance with western standards make them a competent long-term partner not only on Serbian, but also on the markets of ex Yugoslav republics – Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia. Their team expertise comes from running successful searches on all Top Managerial levels. The list of their clients includes over 100 reputable local and multinational companies from all industries.

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