Cornerstone International Group

About Us

Talent and depth in your leadership team is the most important enabler of success for your organization. Which is why you should be meticulous in identifying, locating and engaging exactly the people you need.

You don’t find them on job boards.

Cornerstone International Group has one of the largest global networks with 60 offices in 40 countries. In Canada we have member offices in Toronto and Vancouver, both providing extensive search, assessment and coaching services.
The organizations has two head offices strategically located in Asia (Shanghai) and North America (Atlanta, Georgia).We know this complex and demanding discipline well, placing more than 1,000 CXO positions each year. We also know the difference between success and failure will have a huge impact on the business of our clients.

Both before (with leadership assessment) and after (onboarding) a rigorous search process, we work to ensure the highest possible chance of success in filling the most difficult talent needs.

We are regularly ranked by Forbes Media among the leading firms in our industry.

Achievements

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Daniel W. Heiman

Chair of North American Region & Audit Committee

Gerhard Benneck

Chair of M & A Services

Meg Bradt

Founder and Principal of Simetra Executive Search Partners

Giuseppe Campellone

Managing Partner of Cornerstone International in Italy

Nancy Chu

Chair of Member Development - Asia and Board Officer

Diego Cubas

Partner and Regional Director, Cornerstone Mexico; Client Partner, Cornerstone Lima

Josef-Maximilian Dantinger

Founder and Managing Director of PAB HR Consulting

Anne De Landsheer

Managing Director and owner of Peak Lifecycles HR

Jon Dissen

Partner

Gonzalo Door

Managing Director & Partner of Cornerstone Mexico

Fabio Fonseca

Managing Partner, HAVIK Executive Search

Lydia Goutas

Managing Partner at Lehner Executive Partners

Linda Gray

Senior Vice President and Practice Lead of Executive Search for Ratliff & Taylor

Gulsah Hammas

Managing Partner of Cornerstone International Group’s Retained Search Office in Istanbul, Turkey

Richard Jackson

GM Role at RLC Recruitment

Göran Jansson

Chair of EMEA Region

Ales Jirec

Managing Partner

Vijay Karkare

Managing Director of Cornerstone India

Alan Kneale

Managing Director at Auxilium

Ralf Knegtmans

Managing Partner and Co-owner of De Vroedt & Thierry

Irene Lin

Director and Office Manager at the Taiwan office of Cornerstone International Group

Miguel Lopez

Managing Partner at Recluta

Alexander Lutchin

CEO of Executive Coach Global – Cornerstone Toronto

Ronald May

Managing Partner in Executive Search for FMT International

Justin Mills

MD & Hand-on Executive Recruiter, Cornerstone London

Anna Nesterchuk

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Business Active

Laurie O’Donnell

Chair of Leadership Development – Americas and Asia

Cristina Pasat

General Manager

Marmi Perez

Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Optimus Executive Search Solutions

Stelios Pigadiotis

Managing Partner

Natalia Prokhorova

Managing Partner of Cornerstone Moscow

Allan Rae

Director of Rae Consulting

Ana Renedo

Managing Partner of Cornerstone Buenos Aires

Markku Sahi

Managing Partner

Eli Shapira

Founder & COO at Human Impact

Larry Shoemaker

President

Lina Sintes de Tellez

Managing Partner

Henning Søgaard Nielsen

Managing Partner

Sándor Söpkéz

Managing Partner of EastEuroCo

Iwona Szybka

Managing Director / Senior Executive Search Consultant

Elena Terol

Founder Manager of Excellent Search & Selection

Dr. Christian Ulrich

Owner and Manager of Ulrich Associates AG

Simon Wan

Chief Executive

Heinz Wester

Chair of Member Development Europe & Middle East

Nikos Yannoulatos

Manager Partner

Edwin Yeo

Managing Director

Jacqueline Zhai

Director of the Cornerstone Beijing Office

At Cornerstone International Group, they put at your service a network of 225+ consultants at 35 member firms in 60+ business locations and 35 countries. Each is owned and managed by skilled entrepreneurs who are leaders in their markets and backed by technology and shared best practices. You receive personal attention and the clout of a global organization.

Cornerstone International Group

Solutions And Expertise

Cornerstone International Group is a recognized leader in executive search and leadership development. It is an increasingly complex and demanding discipline; they know the difference between success and failure will have a huge impact on the business of customers.

Solutions

Assessment
Board Services
Career Services
Executive Coaching
Executive Search
Leadership Develop.
Onboarding
Outplacement
Succession Planning

Industries

Advertising/Marketing
Aerospace/Defense
Agriculture
All Industries
Alt. Investments
Asset Management
Associations
Automotive
Biotechnology
Chemicals
Clean Tech./Sustain.
Clinical Research
Cloud Based
Colleges/Universities
Commercial Banking
Communications
Construction
Consulting
Consumer
Consumer Products
Consumer Services
Cultural Arts
Cybersecurity
Data & Analytics
Devices
Education
Energy
Engineering & Archit.
Faith Based
Family Offices
Financial Services
FinTech
FinTech
Foundations
Global Markets
Government
Healthcare Services
Hedge Funds
High Tech
Industrial
Industrial Products
Insurance
Internet
Investment Banking
Investment Mgmt.
K-12
Legal/Compliance
Life Sci./Healthcare
Luxury
Machine Learning
Manufacturing
Media & Entertainment
Medical
Medical Devices
Mobile
Natural Resources
Non-Profit
Oil & Gas
Payments/Processes
Pharmaceuticals
Private Banking
Private Equity
Professional Services
Quantitative Finance
Restaurants
Retail
Software
Sovereign Wealth
Sports
Supply Chain
Technology
Trade Finance
Transportation
Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
Utilities
Venture Capital
Wealth Management

Functions

Advertising
All Functions
Board/Governance
Business Development
CEO/President
Communications/PR
Customer Service
Data/Analytics
Development
Diversity & Inclusion
Finance/Accounting
General Management
GM/Operations
Government
Human Resources
Information/Digital
Invest. Mgmt./Banking
Investor Relations
Legal/Compliance
Manufacturing
Marketing & Sales
Medical/Clinical
Research & Develop.
Risk Management
Supply Chain

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News Briefings

Cornerstone International Group Names Board Chair for Global Marketing

Marketing and branding professionals continue to gain stature at executive search firms. Recently, Cornerstone International Group, a global executive search and leadership development firm, appointed Diego Cubas as its new board chair for global marketing. “As we continue to develop and expand, it became evident that this role was needed to provide leadership into the

Getting the Right Senior Level Candidates on the Radar

When discussing recruiting, the term “key selection criteria” simply refers to the skills, attributes, knowledge and qualifications that a job candidate needs to succeed in a role. In theory, a hiring manager would find someone who meets all of the requirements, make an offer and take off running. But when it’s an executive role that

Cornerstone International Group Opens Offices in Zurich and Brussels

Executive search consultants are seeing an increase in hiring mandates from around the world. To meet demand, they continue to develop new practices, hire new recruiters and open new locations. Global recruiting consortiums, meanwhile, are taking advantage of a resurgence in certain geographic areas. Cornerstone International Group, a global executive search and leadership development firm, recently

Things to Know About Hiring a Search Firm

Hiring top executives who can both effectively manage and lead an organization is a major challenge. When a company makes vital senior-level appointments, the risks are high. For top roles, the base salary is typically more than $150,000. When searching, organizations will be looking for the most suitable candidate who checks off all the boxes, including

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