The Taplow Group SA, International Executive Search

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The Taplow Group SA,International Executive
Search Human Capital Consultants
Introduction to Membership
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The Taplow GroupBackground

• In May 2002, a group of like-minded search
  consultants from around the world assembled at
  Taplow, England to form an alliance that could
  leverage their advantages of personal service and
  agility together with the strengths inherent in a
  global collaboration.

Our membership development process ensures that
all new members share our values and a common
operating style. Members of The Taplow Group are
committed to providing a quality product and
world class service to deliver outstanding
results to each client.
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The Taplow GroupCompetitive Advantage

• As independent search consultants, we
  provide a unique offering to clients, combining
  the dual advantage of local, personalized service
  inherent in boutique and individually-owned
  firms, with the extended capacity and global
  resources of very large firms, translating into,
• PERSONAL ATTENTION ON A GLOBAL SCALE

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The Taplow Group Overview

• Rated the 12th largest search entity worldwide,
  by Search-Consult.
• 38 Member Firms with over 70 Offices, in 36
  Countries.
• Each Member has a Strong Track Record of Success.
• Each Member agrees to abide by the AESCs code of
  ethics.

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The Taplow GroupGlobal Reach
38 member firms in over 70 locations.
Latin America North America/USA Europe Asia
Pacific Argentina Atlanta
Belgium Australia Brazil Austin
Denmark China Chile Boston Finland
India Peru Charlotte France
Japan Venezuela Chicago Greece
Thailand Uruguay Dallas Germany South
Korea Hartford Hungary Africa San
Francisco Luxembourg Madagascar Miami
Spain Morocco New Jersey/ New York
Norway Senegal Philadelphia Netherlands
Poland Canada Russia Calgary
Sweden Montreal Slovakia Toronto
Switzerland United Kingdom

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The Taplow GroupExecutives

• Chris Brassinne
• CEO Regional Director, Benelux
• George Griffith
• COO Regional Director North America
• Finn Aagaard
• BDD
• Sheldon Zhou
• Regional Director, Asia Pacific
• Mark Firth
• Regional Director, UK Ireland
• Helmut Boehler
• Regional Director, Central Eastern Europe
• Carman Alarcon,
• Regional Director, Southern Europe
• Hans Holter Sorensen,
• Regional Director,Scandinavia
• Miguel Lopez de Romana,
• Regional Director, Latin America

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The Taplow GroupFocus on Search Excellence
Executive Search Process
Excellence
All members of The Taplow Group operate on
retainer and espouse a philosophy of the 8 step
search procedure, which ensures Process Quality
for all cross border projects.
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The Taplow Group Independently Integrated

• The Taplow Group is owned and managed by member
  firms, and is registered in Luxembourg.
• Each member maintains its own separate ownership
  and identity, remaining autonomous with regard to
  his or her own search firm.
• We remain financially and operationally
  independent to avoid the bureaucracy of a large
  entity, allowing us to operate leaner and to
  customize service to better address the needs of
  our clients.

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The Taplow Group local professionals ,global
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• Each new prospective member is screened to ensure
  commonalities with regard to integrity,
  track-record, search process, attention to
  client, etc.
• Communication is maintained on a monthly basis.
  Board directors communicate weekly. Members meet
  at global and regional conferences.
• The Taplow Group acts as a think tank for
  benchmarking and sharing of best-practices to
  maintain a leading edge.

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The Taplow GroupDesigned to add value to your
business

• Local and Global Optimization through Shared
  Services and Shared Resources
• Local Expertise across borders
• Balancing Size with Personal Attention
• Economies of Scale in Financial and Human
  Resources
• Sharing Best Practices

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The Taplow GroupBenefits of Shared Services

• Ability to project a presence beyond the local
  market.
• Transfer of ideas and information that can
  improve the operating business as well as the
  research process.
• Combining financial resources to create economies
  of scale.
• Pulling together human resources to achieve
  cross-border/ joint-assignments and increased
  revenue.
• Shared resources and ideas assist individual firm
  to become globally competitive.

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The Taplow GroupExpertise

• Functionality
• CEO, COO, Presidents, VPs
• Board Directors
• General Management
• Finance Accounting
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Sales Marketing
• Human Resources
• Information Systems
• Supply Chain/Logistics
• Many Other Positions

• Industry
• Banking Financial Service
• Pharmaceutical Biotech
• Consumer Products (FMCG)
• High Technology Internet
• Telecommunications
• Healthcare Medical Device
• Food Beverage
• Industrial Controls
• Transportation
• Many Other Sectors

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Thank You
The Taplow Group S.A., 46A, Avenue J.F. Kennedy,
L-1855 LuxembourgTel 352 26 00 57 10 Fax 352
26 00 40
www.taplowgroup.com