31 January, 2024 – AltoPartners, a leading global partnership of renowned retained executive search and leadership consulting firms, is proud to announce that the AltoPartners partnership has continued on its strategic growth path through the addition of leading Spanish firm, Leaderland Iberia S.L. Founded by Plácido Fajardo, a widely respected business leader, board member and author, the firm is head quartered in Madrid focused on executive search, leadership consulting, talent management and organisational structures and assessments.

Plácido Fajardo, Founder and Managing Partner of Leaderland Iberia S.L, says: “We are delighted to join AltoPartners to represent Spain in the global partnership. We see this as an excellent way to enhance our value proposition in Leaderland and we can offer valuable global reach to serve our clients. Our executive search processes, talent and leadership development solutions will undoubtedly be strengthened from now on. Personally, as Founder and Managing Partner of Leaderland, it is exciting for me to be a member of AltoPartners again, after a previous period years ago in which I had the opportunity to build great personal relations and collaborate in fruitful international projects.”

The partners at Leaderland - Plácido Fajardo, Juan de Mora, José Ignacio Arraiz and Diego Sánchez de León - have developed a reputation as a notable executive search and leadership consulting advisors, who draw on their extensive previous corporate and consulting experience to enhance and add-value to their clients’ businesses.

Sonal Agrawal, AltoPartners Global Chair says: “We are very proud to have the team from Leaderland join us and cement our presence in Spain. Moreso, we are delighted to welcome Plácido back into the AltoPartners family and look forward to working closely with the team as they develop business across Europe and LATAM. Their well-regarded position in the market, their focus on leadership development, and the vast experience of their partners will add tremendous fire-power to AltoPartners globally. Our global partnership and reputation have afforded us the opportunity to partner with firms who share our passion, our business goals, and most importantly our values.”

With 60 offices in 36 countries, AltoPartners maintains 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 http://www.altopartners.com/

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