Heidrick & Struggles Helps Identify Young Global Leaders for World Economic Forum
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CHICAGO, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For
the second year, Heidrick & Struggles International
Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII) worked with the World Economic
Forum (WEF) as a strategic partner to assess the
global nominees for the WEF's Young Global Leaders
for 2009. This year, 45 of the Young Global Leaders
are from North America, including Facebook founder
and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Digg founder Kevin Rose,
Boris Nikolic of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
and golfer Tiger Woods.
Heidrick & Struggles CEO
L. Kevin Kelly said, "We are honored to be
entrusted with the task of helping evaluate the
world's exceptional young leaders who have a unique
platform as Young Global Leaders, to help steer
us toward better outcomes for business, society,
and the planet as a whole."
Each year approximately 200-300
exceptional individuals are identified for this
honor, drawn from every region in the world and
from a wide range of disciplines and sectors.
Heidrick & Struggles has used its expertise
to help the World Economic Forum evaluate individuals
against the specific criteria that it has set
out to shape this international community of young
leaders.
In order to evaluate the nominees,
Heidrick appointed team leaders from within its
organization to be responsible for the specific
regions of East Asia, South Asia, North America,
Latin America, MENA, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe.
Each team leader appointed team members with specific
knowledge of each country, or sub-region. In total,
over 50 consultants were involved in the review.
The Forum nominated Young Global
Leaders from 71 countries, including leaders from
business, government, academia, non-profit organizations,
and media. The 2009 new class represents all regions:
East Asia (54), Europe (58), the Middle East and
North Africa (12), North America (45), South Asia
(24), sub-Saharan Africa (20) and Latin America
(17). For a list of YGLs honored in 2009, click
here (http://www.weforum.org/docs/ygl/YGL_Honorees_2009.pdf).
About Young Global Leaders
The Forum of Young Global Leaders has three
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To transform the next generation
of leaders: through personal experiences that
exchange knowledge, build better understanding,
and define the major challenges on the global,
regional, and industry agendas;
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To build a global community of peers: by
engaging Young Global Leaders into networks
and processes that search for forward-looking
and innovative solutions for the problems
which are faced by humankind;
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To make a positive impact on global challenges:
by engaging Young Global Leaders in collaborative
actions that leverage their individual contributions
into collective action and taskforces related
to specific challenges they have identified. |
For further information please contact Davia
Temin or Suzanne Oaks of Temin and Company at
212-588-8788 or
news@teminandco.com.
About Heidrick & Struggles
Founded in 1953, Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq:
HSII) is recognized as one of the world's leading
executive search firms. With more than 60 offices
in the principal cities of 33 countries, it helps
its clients to address strategic issues that have
human capital solutions in times of growth, turnaround,
acquisition, integration, expansion into new markets,
and economic flux.
With its executive search, leadership services,
and interim management capabilities, Heidrick
& Struggles can seamlessly integrate a customized
approach to meeting the diverse leadership challenges
facing its client organizations. The organization
prides itself on its relationships with, and immediate
access to, some of the world's most talented people.
SOURCE Heidrick & Struggles International
Inc.
03/16/2009
CONTACT: Davia Temin or Suzanne Oaks of Temin
and Company, +1-212-588-8788, news@teminandco.com,
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