CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cook Associates Executive Search (www.cookassociates.com/executive-search), a leading retained executive search firm, today announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2011, led by a 42 percent revenue increase in its search business compared to the same period last year. The company, which expects to fill 100 percent of its searches this year, also announced its search business revenue increased 39 percent for the nine months year-to-date in 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.
Noted Mary Kier, CEO of Cook Associates Executive Search and a 27-year veteran of the company, “Despite continuing uncertainty in the economy, our pipeline remains strong and confirmations continue to trend up as we approach the end of the year. We’re on track to beat our revenue targets and remain cautiously optimistic.”
Added Cook Associates Chairman John Kins, “Cook continues to execute strategic growth initiatives and will be looking to add additional consultants in key practice areas and geographies. Areas such as private equity, technology, business services, financial services and insurance, venture capital and industrial remain particularly strong for us.”
Cook Associates is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. For more information about the company’s history, please visit www.cookassociates.com/50thanniversary.
About Cook Associates Executive Search
Founded by executive
search pioneer Ruth Cook in 1961, Cook Associates Executive Search has
thrived for more than 50 years because of its commitment to securing
executive-level talent to drive corporate performance for clients. We
specialize in recruiting key contributors that range from independent
board directors to CEOs to functional VPs and other executives. Within
their respective industries, our clients are innovators that span the
gamut from Fortune 100 to early-stage companies, including publicly
traded, family owned, private equity and venture capital backed
companies. For more information, visit www.cookassociates.com.
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