InterSearch
Worldwide elects new Board of Directors
InterSearch Worldwide, a global network of search firms
consistently ranked amongst the largest retained executive
search practices in the world by both Executive Recruiter
News and search-consult magazines, elected its new
Board of Directors during InterSearch's annual conference
which was held between March 27-30, 2008 in Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
Patricia Epperlein, Managing Director of Mariaca -
InterSearch Brazil, was unanimously approved as the
new Chairwoman of InterSearch Worldwide. “We
are pleased to recognize Patricia as the first female
executive to lead InterSearch Worldwide. Through this
appointment, she becomes part of an elite group of
women to have led a major global executive search organization”,
commented the former Chairman Giuliano Viani.
Patricia has 16 years of experience in executive search,
specializing in recruitment for start-up operations,
boards of directors and the media/entertainment, market
research, and electrical/electronic technology industries.
She holds a Master's Degree in International Hotel
Management from Surrey University, England and a Bachelor's
degree in Business Administration from King's College
of London University, and obtained all schooling in
Germany and the UK, including training experience in
the Human Resources Department of the Edwardian Group
of Hotels in London (Radisson Group). Patricia was
formerly Project Development Manager of Conceito Assessoria
Hoteleira in São Paulo, Brazil. She is fluent
in Portuguese, English and German.
The InterSearch Board of Directors consists of Patricia,
Giuliano Viani (Italy), Peter Waite (Australia), Frank
Schelstraete (Belgium) and Andras Lipcsei (Hungary).
