Prout Group Executives Join Diversified Search (AltoPartners Representatives in USA): Diversified Search Establish New Cleveland Office

We are excited to announce that Patrick M. Prout, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Betsy Bruening, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, both formerly of The Prout Group, have joined Diversified Search as Managing Directors. Prout will be Diversified’s Practice Leader for Financial Services in the New York office. Bruening will establish a new office for Diversified in Cleveland.

AltoPartners continue to expand the alliance in key regions and territories, whilst maintaining a strong presence in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. For the complete list of partner companies and territories we cover, please visit www.altopartners.com

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About AltoPartners

Established in 2006 as an alliance between three well-established groups, namely; Accord Group, Leaders Trust International and Oxygen Executive Search, today the alliance covers 51 offices in 31 countries. The AltoPartners alliance has created a distinctive force in executive search worldwide, giving global coverage across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. For more information about the work we do and the regions we cover, please visit www.altopartners.com Follow AltoPartners on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/companies/altopartners

About Diversified Search

With more than 40 years in executive search, Diversified is the largest US woman-founded and owned firm in the industry. Diversified is recognized for delivering high quality corporate Board and senior-level executive searches across all industry sectors nationally and internationally. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Diversified Search also has US offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and worldwide in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Diversified is the exclusive U.S. partner of AltoPartners, the international alliance of independent search firms with offices in 30 countries worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.diversifiedsearch.com

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