New York, NY, May 12, 2026 — The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), the global association representing the firms that place and advise the world’s leaders, is pleased to welcome Executive Intelligence Group as a new Member. The firm’s acceptance follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure quality standards. Based in Canberra, Australia, Executive Intelligence Group is a small, women-owned business established in 2008. The firm has nearly 20 years of experience providing executive search, chair and board member recruitment, recruitment management and scribing services, and professional development. For Executive Intelligence Group, the “human touch” is paramount to every assignment and the team prides themselves on striking the right balance between quality process strong judgement, wise counsel and personal contact with clients and candidates. Executive Intelligence Group Co-Founders and Principals Tricia Searson and Karina Duffey said: “We are delighted to have been accepted into the AESC's membership. As the only Canberra-based business to hold this membership, it marks an important milestone for us — one that affirms our foundational values and provides independent recognition of the quality and rigour of work we deliver for our clients.” About AESC AESC Member firms place and advise the world’s board directors and C-suite leaders. [...]

Jennifer Herrmann honored with 2026 AESC Award of Excellence New York, NY, May 7, 2026 - The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), the global association representing the $20+ billion executive search and leadership consulting profession, presented Jennifer Herrmann, lawyer and partner at Spencer Stuart, with the AESC Award of Excellence. “Jennifer Herrmann represents the very best of executive search and leadership consulting,” said James Edmund Datri, President and CEO of AESC. “Through her exceptional judgment, integrity, and deep commitment to quality, she has elevated the practice of general counsel search and strengthened the profession more broadly. Her career reflects the highest standards of client service, candidate care, and trusted leadership advisory.” Jennifer joined the firm in 1997 in its Philadelphia office and has spent nearly three decades advising general counsel, boards, CEOs, and the broader C-suite. Her work has focused on Fortune 500 general counsel and senior in-house legal leadership roles across the financial services, insurance, industrial, and consumer sectors. Jennifer has made significant contributions at Spencer Stuart. From 2010 through 2025, she led Spencer Stuart’s North America Legal, Compliance & Government Affairs Practice and co-led the practice globally, helping build its reputation for exceptional quality, rigor, [...]

New York, NY, May 6, 2026 – The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) has named Findem the recipient of the 2026 AESC Vanguard Award, honoring organizations that challenge conventions, push boundaries, and leverage their influence to drive meaningful change through leadership. "The AESC Vanguard Award recognizes transformational leadership and its impact on culture and business success,” said James Edmund Datri, President and CEO of AESC. “Findem is pushing the boundaries of what is possible in executive talent and leadership decision-making. By challenging outdated conventions and applying technology in ways that reveal deeper insight into people, skills, and potential, Findem is helping shape a more dynamic and forward-looking future for leadership.” Tina Shah Paikeday accepts the AESC Vanguard Award on behalf of Findem Findem, an AESC Global Partner, has challenged one of the most deeply held assumptions in talent acquisition: that the traditional ways organizations identify, assess, and engage leadership talent are sufficient for the future of work. By building an AI platform that maps the full arc of a person’s career, Findem is helping organizations move beyond fragmented hiring processes and surface the kind of human potential that traditional tools often miss. The AESC Vanguard [...]