Robert L. Benson

Chairman, Slayton Search Partners

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Company Info: Slayton Search Partners

Web site: www.slaytonsearch.com

Address: 21 Locust Ave., Suite 2D, New Canaan, Conn. 06840

Phone: 203-972-3302

E-mail: BBenson@slaytonsearch.com

Advice: Think, plan, communicate, and create teams that are diverse and performance-driven.

Qualities sought in emerging leaders: Integrity, ethics, pattern of delivering results and building strong teams

Sector specialization: Board consulting; Financial services: insurance, banking, investment management; Industrial: power generation

Job function specialization: Board directors, CEOs, marketing, HR, business development/strategy

Geographical Focus: North America, Western Europe

Companies I often recruit for: General Electric; ACE Ltd.; UNUM; Shawmut Bank; Prudential Life

Favorite historical figure: Winston Churchill

Education: Quinnipiac Univ., BS, Business Management, 1966

Languages: English, Survival German, French

Employment history: Slayton Search, Chairman, 2004 to present; Robert L. Benson, President, 2000-04; Spencer Stuart, EVP, International, 1994-2000, and Regional Managing Partner, 1987-94

Other interests: American Diabetes Assn., travel, golf

Professional/Membership Affiliations: NA

Experience in executive search consulting: 25 years

High Profile Placement: CEO, ACE Ltd., 1994

Other paths I might have pursued: Civil engineering

The global business trend that will most influence corporate performance in the future: An ever increasing influence from a broader group of economies from all parts of the world, with the U.S. no longer dominant. Europe and Asia (particularly China and India) drive global economic policies.