was founded in 1964 with a distinctive vision and structure aimed at achieving two basic goals - to place its clients' interests first and to lead the profession in creating value for its clients through the assessment and recruitment of top-level management resources. Today, it is the leading executive search firm in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Its 330 consultants, operating from 60 wholly owned offices in 39 countries, are organized around a single-profit center partnership. This is designed to eliminate competitive barriers between the offices, allowing the firm to operate seamlessly when engagements call for mobilization across many offices in a country or a region. All the consultants have two or more degrees, and had previous professional experience in business, consulting, law and related activities having demonstrated success and achievement therein. In Central and Eastern Europe, Egon Zehnder International has offices in Budapest, Moscow, Prague and Warsaw as well as research presence in Bratislava and Bucharest.