The Association of Executive Search Consultants appointed two new directors to its global board: Rodrigo Foz Forte, managing partner, EXEC – Executive Performance/Panorama, based in São Paulo; and Martin Schubert, partner, Eric Salmon & Partners, based in Frankfurt.

AESC Chair Paul Benson, Vice Chair Morten Nielsen and Secretary and Treasurer Ineke Arts will remain in their current roles. Benson is senior client partner, global head of infrastructure, construction and services, at Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY); Nielsen is senior partner and global managing partner, life sciences practice at Witt/Kieffer; and Arts is partner, technology, EU association and consulting practices, at Hoffman & Associates/IIC Partners.

The complete 2019 AESC global board of directors includes:

• Paul Benson, Korn Ferry, chair – London
• Morten Nielsen, Witt/Kieffer, vice chair – Cleveland
• Ineke Arts, Hoffman & Associates/IIC Partners, secretary and treasurer – Brussels
• Karen Greenbaum, AESC, ex-officio – New York
• Sonal Agrawal, Accord | India/AltoPartners – Mumbai
• Emanuela Aureli, Spencer Stuart – London
• Richard Boggis-Rolfe, Odgers Berndtson – London
• Kate Bullis, SEBA International – San Francisco
• Dorota Czarnota, Russell Reynolds Associates – Warsaw
• Rodrigo Foz Forte, EXEC – Executive Performance/Panorama – São Paulo
• Julian Ha, Heidrick and Struggles – Washington, DC
• Alicia Hasell, Boyden – Houston
• Nobi Kaneko, Kaneko & Associates – Tokyo
• Cathy Logue, Stanton Chase – Toronto
• Martin Schubert, Eric Salmon & Partners – Frankfurt
• Stefan Spang, independent AESC director, McKinsey & Company – Düsseldorf
• Roxanne Taylor, independent AESC director, strategic advisor and brand strategist; former CMO at Accenture – New York

“Today’s business moves at lightning speed,” Benson said. “Propelled by real-time digital technologies and a customer-first approach, it’s multicultural, multigeneration and multiplatform. And it’s more competitive than ever. AESC and its global members bring a deep commitment to operating at the forefront of talent consulting on behalf of their clients.”