| October 30, 2003 Hunt-Scanlon's New York Human Capital Conference Ushers In Recruiting Industry Upturn Stamford, CT, October 30, 2003 – Hunt-Scanlon Advisors, a market research firm and information provider to the human capital and executive recruiting industries, hosted a sell-out crowd of senior-level executives at its third annual Human Capital Advantage conference last week at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The event, "Emerging Strategies in Human Capital," gathered over 275 top human resource and recruiting professionals from over 100 companies to discuss how winning companies continue to strategically invest in their human capital in an increasingly inter-connected economy. Significant highlights from the event included keynote addresses from three leading chief executives: William Wrigley Jr., president and CEO of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; Michael J. Critelli, chairman and CEO of Pitney Bowes; and David L. Shedlarz, chief financial officer of Pfizer. Mr. Wrigley's presentation took center stage as he accepted this year's Hunt-Scanlon Human Capital Advantage Award for his efforts in developing a high performance culture at Wrigley. Renowned historian and Pulitzer Prize winning author David McCullough provided a historical perspective on the emergence of leaders throughout our history. Rounding out the conference agenda were individual presentations and panel discussions delivered by senior-level executives from leading corporations, executive search firms and investment firms including: ContiGroup Companies, Gow & Partners, Spencer Stuart, Crist Associates, Russell Reynolds Associates and Harris Nesbitt Gerard. The event's audience was comprised of more than 275 attendees representing over 100 corporations, executive search firms, staffing service providers, investment banks, venture capital firms and major media outlets. Approximately 40 percent of the attendees were in the corporate HR function, 40 percent of the attendees were executive search consultants and the remaining 20 percent provided related human capital management consulting services. Twenty-one percent of the audience members carried the title CEO, President or Chairman. Another 23 percent held the title of VP or SVP, while 26 percent were managing directors or directors. The event sponsors for "Emerging Strategies in Human Capital" were: Allerton, Heneghan & O'Neill; Association of Executive Search Consultants; Eliyon Technologies; Equilar; ExecuNet; Richard Gros & Associates; Horton International; HotJobs.com; Jobsinthemoney.com; Korn/Ferry International; Morgan Samuels Company; Recruitsoft; Reeder & Associates; The Repovich-Reynolds Group; The Wall Street Journal and The Whitney Group. ABOUT HUNT-SCANLON Hunt-Scanlon Corporation is a leading market research firm and online data provider to the executive recruiting and human capital industries. The firm publishes market intelligence, including: industry rankings, online research, real time electronic newswires, three monthly newsletters (Executive Search Review, Online Recruiting Strategist and Diversity Monitor), directories of executive recruiters and senior executives, online database products, and also provides advisory services. The firm's online recruitment portals for senior executives connect buyers and sellers of recruiting and human capital services worldwide. Hunt-Scanlon produces executive-level conferences on human capital management, senior-level recruiting, staffing technology, diversity and talent acquisition strategies for CEO's, senior human resource executives and recruiting professionals. Contact Information:
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