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Australian owned Braithwaite Steiner Pretty (BSP), one of the leading executive search firms in the Asia-Pacific region has merged with Odgers Berndtson, which is among the top 10 of the world's largest executive search and organizational leadership firm.
Mark Pretty, a founding Director of Braithwaite Steiner Pretty said: "Our passion for excellence over the last 16 years, has helped BSP achieve market leadership in the Technology sector across all of Asia Pacific, serving global technology vendors as they have expanded their investments in the region. This focused commitment will now be enhanced by the breadth and depth of a worldwide leader. There will be no compromise to the quality or impeccable service our clients enjoy."
Established in Sydney in 1997, BSP has built a regional business with operations in Australia, Japan, China, Singapore and India. BSP initiated its acquisition by Odgers Berndtson because the value-added benefits of a global partner will boost its already strong capabilities in delivering strategic, detailed and impeccable service internationally, said the press statement.
Odgers Berndtson has a blue-chip track record and access to expertise from a global network in 55 cities across 30 countries and five continents. The transaction adds significant scale to Odgers Berndtson’s operations throughout Asia-Pacific, including India. The marriage with BSP delivers the missing piece of the jigsaw for leading firms in the Technology space with operations in Asia Pacific, including India.
Alasdair Spink, Managing Director of Odgers Berndtson in India said, "The acquisition of BSP by Odgers Berndtson offers significant scale and resource to the Asia-Pacific region and India. We now have the depth of expertise in India that brings us head to head with the big 5 search firms. Our culture and distinctive approach to executive search is based on our belief that what we do add immense value to our clients and candidates and can help transform organizations and individuals' lives."
Adding to this, Gaurav Seth, Partner of Odgers Berndtson in India, who heads the Technology practice said that this merger provides us with a huge growth fillip, particularly in the Technology sector, given the combined strength of our client relationships in the region. "It represents a huge opportunity for our company, our clients and our candidates," he said.
