World Search Group Admits Eight New Member Firms

World Search Group, an organization of international search firms allied to serve clients on a worldwide basis, has elected eight firms as permanent members. The additions include: Western Management Consultants, headquartered in Toronto, Canada; Le Page International, in Quebec; Kensington International in Chicago; Bench International in Los Angeles; Stanbridge International in Singapore; Prime Search in Lisbon, Portugal; CPC Executive Search in Warsaw, Poland; and MC Consulting International, with dual headquarters in London and Paris. The new members bring the alliance's total number to 26 member firms. "We are in an aggressive growth mode," says Bill Handler, director, Americas of World Search Group and president of W.L. Handler, a retained firm in Atlanta and chairman of Handler.com, an Internet recruitment service. "We are seeking new members in other critical parts of the world including Mexico, Japan, and Korea."