IIC Partners Names New Chief Operating Officer

IIC Partners Names New Chief Operating Officer

IIC Partners Names New Chief Operating Officer

June 2008

IIC Partners, has hired Martin Vine of the UK as its new Chief Operating Officer.

In a global search, Vine was selected on the basis of his proven international leadership skills, his record of consistent achievement and because he impressed IIC Board Members with his relentless optimism, said IIC Board Chair Martine Bournerias of Paris.

“Martin is the executive we need to lead a rapidly growing global organization, ranked among the top 10 search groups in the world and focused on raising our international profile,” Bournerias said.

“We’re a diverse group, with 55 offices in 41 countries and we felt Martin’s impressive record in challenging international assignments would fit very well with our objectives for the future of IIC. His job will be to help us build revenues, attract the highest-quality new members, deliver valuable services to clients and members and maintain our momentum in all these areas.”

Vine said his immediate priorities are to get to know the 150 partners in the organization, learn their goals and aspirations for IIC, and deliver on achievable early objectives.

Vine is a holder of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and the United States Meritorious Service Medal. From 2005 to 2007, he was defense adviser to the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan, where his duties included co-ordinating UK military support to earthquake relief in 2005. Previously, he commanded 2,000 troops from 18 nations with the Multinational Task Force in Bosnia. In Iraq, he served as deputy for security to the Coalition Provisional Authority during 2003-04. Earlier, he was assistant military attaché to the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

“Martin has a record of getting things done in complex, multi-national situations,” said former IIC Chairman Urs Wüthrich, who directed the COO search. “He’s pragmatic, diplomatic and goal oriented and we think that’s a rare combination of core skills that’s essential to success in a member-driven, global organization such as ours.”

IIC Partners is a global executive search organization, ranked among the top 10 in the world by revenues. This year IIC Partners is celebrating its 22nd Anniversary as an international operator. As an affiliation of individually successful search firms — covering 41 countries from 50-plus offices — IIC is simultaneously capable of worldwide reach and intense local focus.