The Board of Directors of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), the global association for executive search and leadership consulting firms, announced that it has elected Karen Greenbaum as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 27 October 2014.

Ms Greenbaum succeeds Peter Felix, who announced his intentions to retire at the end of 2014 after 16 years as AESC’s CEO earlier this year.

Ms Greenbaum was selected following a rigorous global search led by a committee of eight senior AESC members.  Committee members were chosen from a cross-section of large executive search firms, networks, and independent boutiques across AESC’s three-region geographic footprint in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific.

Aidan Kennedy, AESC board chair and a London-based partner with CT Partners, noted: “Karen Greenbaum is a world-class leader in professional services. She is a client-focused business person, a thought leader on the human capital agenda and an experienced search professional.  She brings a fresh perspective to the AESC and is the right leader to build on our successes and to advocate for our members.”

Ms Greenbaum said “I am honoured and excited by the opportunity to lead the AESC, the association for retained executive search globally.  I know how important it is to respect the past while responding to the changing needs of our members, our profession and most importantly, the clients we serve.  I look forward to building on AESC’s successes and particularly the momentum achieved under Peter Felix’s leadership.”

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