Gerard R. Roche

Senior chairman, Heidrick & Struggles International

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Company Info: Heidrick & Struggles International

Web site: www.heidrick.com

Address: 245 Park Ave., 43rd Floor, New York, N.Y. 10167

Phone: 212-551-0505

E-mail: groche@heidrick.com

Advice: Develop qualities described, and chop the pile of wood in front of you. Don’t be perennially looking for the next job. Be exceptional and we’ll find you.

Qualities sought in emerging leaders: Exceptional track record. A strong set of personal characteristics, lead by integrity, communication skills, sensitivity, and balance.

Sector specialization: Consumer, industrial, financial services, nonprofit

Job function specialization: CEOs, board directors

Geographical Focus: Global, but especially New York

Companies I often recruit for: Alcoa; Coca-Cola; Nike; World Economic Forum; CBS

Favorite historical figure: Sir Thomas More

Education: Univ. of Scranton, BS (honors), Accounting and Philosophy, 1953; New York Univ., MBA 1958

Languages: English

Employment history: Heidrick & Struggles, Senior Chairman, 1964 to present; Kordite, Marketing Director, Plastics, 1959-63; American Broadcasting Co., Account Executive, 1956-58; AT&T, Management Trainee, 1955-56

Other interests: My six grandchildren and family, reading; debating (any subject, any side), golf

Professional/Membership Affiliations: Knights of Malta; Board of Directors, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America; Board of Directors, The Nurturing Network; Leadership Council, Harvard Divinity School; National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management

Experience in executive search consulting: 42 years

High Profile Placement: CEO, IBM

Other paths I might have pursued: Jesuit priest

The global business trend that will most influence corporate performance in the future: Economic and social vibrancies of the Pacific Basin, especially China; geopolitical developments in the Middle East; technology.