InterSearch Worldwide elects new Board of Directors
InterSearch Worldwide, a global network of search firms consistently ranked amongst the largest retained executive search practices in the world by both Executive Recruiter News and search-consult magazines, elected its new Board of Directors during InterSearch's annual conference which was held between March 27-30, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Patricia Epperlein, Managing Director of Mariaca - InterSearch Brazil, was unanimously approved as the new Chairwoman of InterSearch Worldwide. “We are pleased to recognize Patricia as the first female executive to lead InterSearch Worldwide. Through this appointment, she becomes part of an elite group of women to have led a major global executive search organization”, commented the former Chairman Giuliano Viani.
Patricia has 16 years of experience in executive search, specializing in recruitment for start-up operations, boards of directors and the media/entertainment, market research, and electrical/electronic technology industries. She holds a Master's Degree in International Hotel Management from Surrey University, England and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from King's College of London University, and obtained all schooling in Germany and the UK, including training experience in the Human Resources Department of the Edwardian Group of Hotels in London (Radisson Group). Patricia was formerly Project Development Manager of Conceito Assessoria Hoteleira in São Paulo, Brazil. She is fluent in Portuguese, English and German.
The InterSearch Board of Directors consists of Patricia, Giuliano Viani (Italy), Peter Waite (Australia), Frank Schelstraete (Belgium) and Andras Lipcsei (Hungary).
