Pedersen & Partners continues Latin American expansion - opening in Santiago, Chile

Pedersen & Partners continues Latin American expansion - opening in Santiago, Chile

• 31.03.2014

Pedersen & Partners, a leading Executive Search firm with 51 wholly owned offices in 48 countries, is extending their coverage of the Latin American region by opening its newest office in Santiago, Chile. Claudio González-Carrasco will be the Country Manager for the newly established office. Santiago will mark the 5th wholly owned office in the Americas for Pedersen & Partners, with offices also located in Bogota, Lima, São Paulo and Toronto.

Mr. González-Carrasco brings to the firm more than a decade of extensive experience in the Executive Search and Financial Services industries across Europe and Latin America, having held senior positions in the UK and the Netherlands, and regional management responsibilities in Latin America, with an emphasis on Chile, Colombia, Peru and Brazil. Most recently, Mr. González-Carrasco held the position of Partner, responsible for Latin America, with an international executive search firm where he completed numerous cross-border searches throughout Latin and North America.

“I’m pleased to join Pedersen & Partners, and to work with them on building their presence in Chile, and continuously throughout Latin America. Pedersen & Partners is a trusted advisor to their clients, and has a known reputation worldwide for their high standards and unsurpassed knowledge of emerging markets. I look forward to continuing to provide high level executive search with the reach and strength of their global support and know-how,” stated Claudio González-Carrasco

Overseeing the opening of the new Santiago office will be Carlos Recarte O\'Ryan, Client Partner and Head of the Retail Practice Group at Pedersen & Partners, while Claudio González-Carrasco will lead the team on the ground in Chile as the primary point of contact for the newly established office. The continued expansion throughout Latin America is a priority for Pedersen & Partners, as they continue to gain market share and deliver high quality executive search services throughout the region for their local and international clients.

Mr. Recarte O\'Ryan commented: “Chile is a significant reinforcement of our presence in Latin America, and a strategic hub to develop our business in the region; it is considered one of South America\'s most stable and prosperous nations, with a constantly growing demand for executive search. We strongly believe in the value of being able to provide on-the-ground support and build close ties with our clients, and I am delighted to add the coverage of Chile and to have a professional like Claudio based locally.”

Pedersen & Partners is a leading international Executive Search firm. We operate 51 wholly owned offices in 48 countries: 33 offices in Europe & CIS, 7 offices in the Middle East & Africa, 11 offices in Asia and the Americas. Our values of Trust, Relationship and Professionalism apply to our interaction with clients as well as executives. More information about Pedersen & Partners is available at www.pedersenandpartners.com.

Pedersen & Partners

Pedersen & Partners is a leading international Executive Search firm. We operate 54 wholly-owned offices in 50 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia & the Americas. Our values Trust, Relationship, and Professionalism apply to our interaction with clients as well as executives.