Egon Zehnder International Names Arun Dhingra Financial Officers Practice Leader

NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Egon Zehnder International, one of the world's leading executive search firms, named Arun Dhingra as leader of its Financial Officers Practice, it was announced today by Greig Schneider, co- leader of Egon Zehnder U.S.A.  The Financial Officers Practice identifies and recruits top CFO talent and helps them develop their leadership teams.

Dhingra, who has been an important member of the Financial Officers Practice since 2007, joined Egon Zehnder from the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative where he led their Financial Services Practice. In that role he partnered with CFOs on a broad array of business issues ranging from the design and implementation of finance strategy to aligning the finance function with the business.  Prior to the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Dhingra was in the Audit and Consulting practices of Price Waterhouse in New York, focusing on the Financial Services industry. A Certified Public Accountant, he received his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and his BA in Economics and Psychology from Williams College.

"Arun's knowledge of the financial officer needs of businesses in all sectors – be it general industry or financial services – makes him uniquely suited to help our clients identify, recruit and retain the leading talent for their businesses," said Schneider.

About Egon Zehnder International

Egon Zehnder International is the largest privately-held executive search firm in the world with over 400 consultants operating from 63 wholly owned offices in 37 countries.  The firm specializes in senior-level executive search, board consulting and director search, management appraisals, and talent management. 

Egon Zehnder International's clients range in size from the world's largest corporations to emerging growth companies to government and regulatory bodies and major educational and cultural organizations. Egon Zehnder International has sector specialists organized into global practices. These include Industrial, Financial Services, Consumer, Life Sciences, Technology & Communications, Services, Private Capital and Sovereign Wealth Funds. For more information visit www.egonzehnder.com.

SOURCE Egon Zehnder International