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Russell Reynolds Associates (RRA) is an executive search firm that assists international and domestic companies recruit new leaders and assess business processes for effectiveness.

History
A Yale graduate, Russell Reynolds began his career as a commercial banker, working with Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. for nine years before joining an executive recruiting firm in 1966. In 1969, using his background and banking connections, he established Russell Reynolds Associates. Their first customer was Oppenheimer & Co, a brokerage and investment banking firm. RRA was the first executive search firm to successfully establish a business mostly based on retainers. By 1977, Russell Reynolds Associates was considered one of the world’s “Big Six” executive recruiters. In 1993, after an office in Toronto was added, Russell Reynolds left the firm and was succeeded by Hobson Brown, Jr.

Business Overview
Assessment

Russell Reynolds Associates advises based on a rigorous evaluation technique to build stronger leadership teams. They work with their clients to build leadership development and talent benchmarking, assist in mergers and acquisitions, create a portfolio company leadership strategy, and improve cultural changes.

CEO/Board Advisory Services

Many companies need assistance when integrating new executive leadership. RRA helps create a Board and CEO Succession plan for a seamless transition. The Leadership Assessment process is important to drive the business going forward. Assuring the Board is running smoothly and effectively is another service that Russell Reynolds provides.

Culture Advisory

Evaluating culture, aligning culture with strategy, and assessing culture and talent together are all important aspects of boosting organizational performance and the effectiveness of the leadership team.

Digital

Today’s digital technology has greatly affected traditional business practices. Organizations are required to find new leaders who understand next-generation platforms. Boards and management teams should show a functional expertise and the ability to adapt to digital transformation in their respective markets.

Office Locations
The executive search firm operates from 47 cities across 26 countries.

🇳🇱 Amsterdam

🇺🇸 Atlanta

🇪🇸 Barcelona

🇨🇳 Beijing

🇺🇸 Boston

🇧🇪 Brussels

🇦🇷 Buenos Aires

🇨🇦 Calgary

🇺🇸 Chicago

🇩🇰 Copenhagen

🇺🇸 Dallas

Dubai

🇩🇪 Frankfurt

🇩🇪 Hamburg

🇫🇮 Helsinki

🇭🇰 Hong Kong

🇺🇸 Houston

🇹🇷 Istanbul

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London

🇺🇸 Los Angeles

🇪🇸 Madrid

🇦🇺 Melbourne

🇲🇽 Mexico City

🇺🇸 Miami

🇮🇹 Milan

🇺🇸 Minneapolis/St. Paul

🇨🇦 Montreal

🇮🇳 Mumbai

🇩🇪 Munich

🇮🇳 New Delhi

🇺🇸 New York

🇳🇴 Oslo

🇺🇸 Palo Alto

🇫🇷 Paris

🇺🇸 San Francisco

🇧🇷 São Paulo

🇰🇷 Seoul

🇨🇳 Shanghai

🇸🇬 Singapore

🇺🇸 Stamford

🇸🇪 Stockholm

🇦🇺 Sydney

🇯🇵 Tokyo

🇨🇦 Toronto

🇵🇱 Warsaw

🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

🇩🇪 Zurich

Leadership
CEO:

Clarke Murphy

Board of Directors:

Russell Reynolds Associates board of directors as of April 2017.
 * Kevin K. Carton
 * Eric Daniels
 * David R. Goode
 * Landon Hilliard
 * Nancy McKinstry
 * The Rt. Hon. The Lord Patten of Barnes, CH
 * Rae Sedel
 * Jackson Tai
 * Elizabeth Beshel Robinson

Notable Current and Former Employees
In April 2017, Russell Reynolds Associates hired Marc de Leyritz to its Board and CEO Practice. Marc has previously worked with multinational clients at a global executive search firm. He is a leader in advising CEOs and board effectiveness consulting. Prior to entering the executive search industry, Marc worked as an investment banker with Lazard and J.P. Morgan.

Robert Craig was hired by Russell Reynolds Associates Los Angeles office in March 2017 as a consultant in their Industrial, and Energy and Natural Resources Practice, as well as Financial Officers Practice. Robert has over 25 years of experience in the energy and power industry. He has served as CFO at a private renewable energy company, Lincoln Clean Energy and Wind Capital Group. Craig was also active as a leader in investment banking at Banc of America Securities, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers.

The Industrial, and Energy and Natural Resources Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates expands with two new hires in Chicago, March 2017. Lloyd Semple and Dan Hawksworth are joining the team. Semple was hired to work with clients in diversified industrial products, automotive, oil, and chemicals industries and to advise and recruit C-suite level executives. Semple’s background includes management consulting and various leadership roles within Accenture professional consulting firm. Hawksworth advises clients in the hiring of Industrial, and Energy and Natural Resources executives as well as with Human Resources Officers. Prior to joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Hawksworth was VP of Human Resources for Honeywell International’s Sensing and Productivity Solutions business group. He has held several other executive leadership roles during his 11 years with Honeywell.

The Russell Reynolds Associates New York office hired Margaret Blakey as a Global Real Estate consultant in their Financial Services team. Blakey has years of experience working in commercial real estate investment banking. She co-founded and served as managing principal of Canopy Investment Advisors, a firm focused on commercial real estate debt investments. She has also served as in leadership roles at BNY Mellon and Capmark Investments.

Notable Clients
International and domestic companies in a variety of industries have hired Russell Reynolds Associates to recruit their most valuable leaders and C-suite level executives.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has looked to RRA to appoint their Chief Digital and Information Officer to replace their former CDIO Mark Dearnley.

In April 2017, Fairfield University, one of the nation’s top 10 Catholic universities, looked to RRA to find a new President when Rev. Jeffrey Von Arx, who served the role for 12 years, announced his reassignment.

Leading medical device outsource manufacturer, Integer Holdings Corporation, retained Russell Reynolds Associates to initiate a comprehensive search for their new President & CEO.

When healthcare real estate investment trust, HCP Inc., needed to find a new CIO, they hired RRA to perform the search.

In March 2017, with hopes of bringing law school administrators together and encourage better results, University at Buffalo hired their new dean of the UB School of Law through an execute search from Russell Reynolds Associates.

The world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, Points of Light, hires Russell Reynolds to help recruit their new CEO after Tracy Hoover steps down.

In June 2016, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner looked to Russell Reynolds Associates to help find the city’s next chief of police.

In 1994, Russell Reynolds Associates was hired to find a replacement after Ben Cohen, CEO of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., resigned.

Awards
In March 2017, Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates, Peter Drummond-Hay, was awarded AESC Lifetime Achievement award for long-term achievement in executive search and leadership consulting profession. Drummond-Hay is currently head of all Asia Pacific division at RRA. He has been a part of the RRA leadership team for more than 30 years and has mentored a large number of consultants who have gone on to senior leadership roles.